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This is the way Narnia's values invade our hearts; we love the story and are shaped by it, even when we don't know all its details or realities. Cast and crew, director, producer, and stars all seemed to be working toward a goal that transcended their own cares of the moment, and they worked toward it with a respect and a desire that appeared grounded in the "magic from before the beginning of time."

How could this not make a difference when The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe hits theaters in December?

Drew Trotter is President of the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also a film critic who regularly lectures on film and culture at seminaries, churches and colleges throughout the eastern U.S.

Base camp photo by Drew Trotter; Moseley photo copyright © Walden Media; Swinton photo copyright © 2005 Disney Enterprises, Inc., and Walden Media, LLC.

Note: The Swinton photo is from the book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Official Movie Companion, by Perry Moore, coming in November from Harper San Francisco, Publisher.

© Drew Trotter 2005, subject to licensing agreement with Christianity Today International. All rights reserved. Click for reprint information.

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