Grant, O God, thy protection,

and in protection, strength,

and in strength, understanding,

and in understanding, knowledge,

and in knowledge, the knowledge of justice,

and in the knowledge of justice, the love of it,

and in that love, the love of all existences,

and in the love of all existences, the love of God,

God and all goodness.

My family watched this heart-warming movie last Saturday night. Even my 3-year old daughter stayed awake to finish the film.

The movie itself is magical. The characters are lovable. It is a movie that shows how selfishness, greed and hunger for power rubs off any thought of concern for others as long as your “agenda” is fulfilled. It also shows redemption by acknowledging mistakes and false judgments/decisions and doing something about it to fix the mess created.

It is easy not to believe in the stories that younger siblings tell to older ones because they feel superior and smarter. Sibling squabbles happen but in the end, being a family and working together is given importance. Lucy and her sister Susan are so well-mannered you would want young girls to behave the same way they do. Peter is protective of his siblings which is an endearing character.

The White Witch who rules Narnia with an iron fist was cunning and comes in a form that can be trusted. She knows how to feed the hunger for power of young Edmund. Aslan is so enchanting, his voice is so deep and so is his wisdom. The beavers are full of fun. The scene where Father Christmas arrived was not given a longer sequence (its in the book). The print version is even more engaging, playing on the reader’s imagination and thoughts.

There are some similarities with the Lord of the Rings trilogy but then, its ok. They are both magical and enchanting stories and films.