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Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on c.s. lewis(book)and andrew adamson’s(film)the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch & the wardrobe. B. The final 40 minutes of the film stands true to the book in depicting bravery in the face of the white witch and her evil minions. C. In the book Lewis has distinguished between the male and female characters in a very noble manner, and the movie very nicely complimented this aspect of the book D. To bring about some thrill there are certain elements introduced in the movie which differs from the book. E. Although the film has largely been created from the perspective of Hollywood men with pure business sense, this cannot hide the fact that the film has been able to retain the iconic greatness of Lewis’s novel. III. Conclusion: In spite of using several creative liberties to cater to the money-minded Hollywood men, Adamson has to most extent retained the true elements of the novel. The adaptation of the book into a movie was initially opposed by Lewis. He was apprehensive that the movie would not do justice to the book. His reasoning was that the developing technology that is being used to create a movie often depicts man more corrupt than character development. The screen adaptation of the book in a certain way takes away the core essence of the book that is enough to disturb any Narnia fan. In Hollywood adaptations of books, liberties are always taken and to some extent they are acceptable. Moreover, for making any movie creative licence is almost always adopted by filmmakers to make the movie more attractive and appealing to movie audience. this is also valid to some extent. Keeping in mind the above factors, This paper explores the differences of this epic fantasy adventure film which was directed by Andrew Adamson and released in 2005, and the novel written by C.S Lewis and published in 1950. Although the first half of the film was annoying, the ultimate 40 minutes of the film can be considered as excellent more because the film ends with a positive message. The major difference between the book and the film that grabs the attention is the character manipulation of the Pevensie children. It means that the inherent characteristics of the children are portrayed in a different way in the film. In the book when the children are asked to save the city of Narnia from the evil witch, they immediately comply. Their characteristics imply commitment to doing good i.e. remaining in Narnia and accepting the challenges with bravery and dignity. On the other hand in the movie, Susan (youngest of the children) is depicted as a pacifist in situations that demand protestant movements to defend the good from evil. It is Susan’s character among the four children that have been largely restructured in the film. Peter (one of the brothers) and Susan in the entire film seem eager to escape from Narnia and go back home which is essentially a different message from the book. Lewis has designed the child characters as brave and selfless who are ready to cross any hurdles to defend the truth, while in the film they seem to think more of themselves than well-being of the natives of Narnia. In the book, it seems that the children can sense a higher calling to perform their duties towards Narnia, while in the film it seems that the children are either not aware of such calling or they do not seem to care about it.