History Film / Thechroniclesofnarnia

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* ShoutOut: In ''Prince Caspian'', Susan fights by both shooting enemies and also slashing at them with her arrows, which brings to mind a [[TheLordOfTheRings certain Elvish prince from a certain murky forest...]]

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-->'''Edmund:''' Oh, really? I found them under your bed. And you know what? I ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny licked every one of them.]]''

Production was handled by Creator/WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who was expected to produce the remaining films. In 2017, Creator/JoeJohnston has been announced to work on an adaptation of ''The Silver Chair'' that might induce a ContinuityReboot.

Production was handled by Creator/WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who was expected to produce the remaining films. As of the late 2010s, he film series' status remains uncertain.

Production was handled by Creator/WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who was expected to produce the remaining films. The film series' status remains uncertain, specially after the buyout of Fox by Disney.

''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' in 2005, ''Film/PrinceCaspian'' in 2008, and ''Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' in 2010. Its central cast includes Creator/WilliamMoseley as Peter Pevensie, Creator/AnnaPopplewell as Susan, Creator/SkandarKeynes as Edmund, Creator/GeorgieHenley as Lucy, and Creator/LiamNeeson as Aslan.

Production is handled by Creator/WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who is expected to produce the remaining films.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Not that Aslan wasn't an out-and-out jerk in the book, but his move counterpart is more soft-spoken, compassionate and fatherly to the protagonists than his book counterpart.

** Minotaurs have hands, wolves don't. There's not a lot of useful things to do on a ship if you don't have opposable thumbs.

* TheBlitz: ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' opens with a [[ActionPrologue dramatic sequence]] depicting the bombing of central London by the German Luftwaffe, and the Pevensie family making a dash for their Anderson shelter. For a present-day audience, the scene drives home how truly terrifying the bombings must have been, whilst serving as the reason for the children's evacuation to the countryside.

** The expansion for the third one was also very well done as well, with little threads added showing Caspian and Edmund's brotherly friendship, Eustace and Reepicheep's bond, the inner struggles that Caspian, Edmund, and Lucy were all going through and a tiny, humorous one of Edmund being a bit of a thorn in Drinian's side. Also, seeing how Caspian was devastated to lose the Pevensie's a second time as they had become family to him was a wonderful expansion from the book.

* AdaptationExpansion: Many scenes that take only a paragraph or two in the books are greatly elaborated. Quite nicely, actually, especially for the first film. A good example is the final battle, which is barely covered in the book. There, the narration follows Susan, Lucy, and Aslan, who don't arrive until the very end of the battle. Also, the scenes of the Blitz are shown, which were probably necessary because children today often don't learn about WorldWarII in school until they're too old (or think they're too old) for films like this.

* EvilIsHammy: Sergio Castellitto obviously enjoys his role as Miraz. TildaSwinton has her moments, too, which doesn't make her acting less awesome.

* CharacterDevelopment: All of the main characters get some. Susan, Edmund and Caspian have the most. Lucy gets a little between the 2nd and 3rd movies. Peter gets some for the worse in ''Prince Caspian'' and Eustace gets a lot in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.

* SlashFic: Apart from the [[StrangledByTheRedString Susan/Caspian]] ship, there really are no other usual pairings that do not involve [[HoYay partners of the same sex]], [[BrotherSisterIncest blood connections]], and [[{{Squick}} sometimes both at the same time]].

MexicanStandoff: Prince Caspian holds Miraz helpless with a sword to his throat, while Miraz's wife points a crossbow at Caspian, and Susan points a bow and arrow at her.

* {{Badass}}: Tons of people in ''Prince Caspian''. Notable examples are Miraz, whose duelling skills are shown to be more than a match for Peter's; Susan, whose archery skills have become impeccable; and Edmund, who has more awesome moments than Peter and Caspian combined... and less dialogue than either. It's as if he spent those 1,300 Narnian years [[TookALevelInBadass training for this movie]].
** All the royals in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. Caspian and Edmund are both deadly swordsmen, and Lucy wields both a sword and Susan's bow and arrows with a lot of skill.

* UrbanLegends: Somehow, the idea that {{Evanescence}} had written material for the soundtrack of the first film, but had been declined as being "too epic," spread far and wide until Amy Lee herself finally declared it was all bogus.

Production is handled by WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who is expected to produce the remaining films.

** It's also explained in the book that the White Witch's Turkish Delight has some mind control powers over whoever eats it, and shown that Edmund only let her get close to him out of fear, making Edmund's betrayal over a supply of candy seem far less petty.

''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' in 2005, ''Film/PrinceCaspian'' in 2008, and ''Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' in 2010. Its central cast includes Creator/WilliamMoseley as Peter Pevensie, Creator/AnnaPopplewell as Susan, Creator/SkandarKeynes as Edmund, Creator/GeorgieHenley as Lucy, and Creator/LiamNeeson as Aslan.