Movie Review: Narnia

December 9th, 2005 | 1 min read

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, a movie I have long anticipated, did not disappoint. It was not perfect--and by that I do not mean that it substantially deviated from the book--but it was cathartic, uplifting, and thoroughly enjoyable.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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