Narnia: the movie

Overall, a pretty decent rendering of the book.

Pro
1. The Christian Gospel centering on the Stone Table is intact.
2. The delight of imaginative fantasy is well done - of getting to Narnia, the professor at the end (did you stay for the scene after the ending credits began?)
3. The witch, Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Tumnus were all characterized very well.
4. The unjust treatment of innocent Aslan at the Table was great.
5. Aslan says He was there when the magic was written - reference to His greatness.

Con
1. When Aslan comes back to Susan and Lucy, he refers not to the Deeper Magic, which the witch didn't know about, but says that if the witch had interpreted the magic differently she would have known how things would go. Turns out the difference between good and evil is interpretation, not a rebellious heart...

2. Aslan as King who isn't safe, before whom we can't stand "without our knees knocking," doesn't come across. Yes, he is noble and good and strong. But not the Aslan of the book. Son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea ain't there. This was done because our world has remade God into an image we prefer. When the witch questions His keeping His promise, and He roars, the queen runs for her life in the book. In the movie she just sits down. More modern drama - have to present them as equals till the end - I suppose.

3. Major changing of lines to avoid the women in combat issue - in the Father Christmas scene. The book - and the truth - says: "battles are ugly when women fight."

4. Whole-cloth addition of this river scene, simply for drama. Just like in Lord of the Rings with Aragorn. Gotta have our non-stop action, I guess.

5. The battle scene was overdone, I thought, just like in Lord of the Rings. In fact it started feeling a lot like a cheap knock-off of LoTR after awhile.

6. When the witch accuses Edmund before Aslan and all, Lewis has Edmund not caring, just looking at Aslan with a serenity beyond such accusations. The movie takes this away, making him very uncomfortable and remaining unsure of himself.

7. Peter isn't done very well.
a. He doesn't want to approach the professor at the beginning, saying "we can handle it." Direct opposite of the book, where he is wiser and humbler, right from the beginning. Disney thinks they can tell a better Peter story than Lewis did.
b. He comes across as just as childish as Edmund, even at the beginning.
c. Even halfway through, at the beaver's house, and I think beyond, he says he just wants to get Edmund and go home.

There's probably more, but I don't want to appearing to be ranting. It was fairly good entertainment. Tears were in my eyes at certain points, remembering the book and the Book.