The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Gets a Character Score of 75 from Discovery Journey

Discovery Journey allows parents to discover books and movies that align with their family’s values. Combined with related activities, Discovery Journey makes sharing family values with children fun.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 5, 2006 -- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is now available on DVD and video and although it carries an MPAA: PG rating for “battle sequences and frightening moments,” parents may still wonder if it is appropriate to rent or purchase for their children’s viewing. Discovery Journey takes the guess work out of these ratings by detailing the content of children’s books and movies for positive and negative examples of the following ten traits: self-discipline, compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty, and faith. The more strongly a book or movie presents these values-oriented messages, the higher it scores. Points are deducted for negative behavioral influences, such as violence, bad language, nudity, sexual content, scary elements, and the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. The result is a Character Score, ranging from zero to 100 that parents can use to select media that have integral values messages.

The result of the recent movie review generated a Character Score of 75 as follows:

Character Traits
Self-Discipline: 4 Stars   
Compassion:    5 Stars   
Responsibility:    5 Stars   
Friendship:    5 Stars   
Work:            6 stars   
Courage:    5 stars   
Perseverance:    6 stars   
Honesty:    4 stars       
Loyalty:    4 stars       
Faith:            4 stars

Absence of Influence   
Violence:     0 stars
Language:     6 stars
Nudity:         4 stars
Sexual:         6 stars
Drugs/Alcohol:    5 stars
Scary:            1 star
Bad Behavior:    4 stars
   
Suggested Ages: Discovery Journey recommends this movie for viewers who are of age 10 and up.

Messages: The movie certainly furthers the book's Christ allegory with a stunning visual sacrifice and rise of Aslan providing the perfect reminder of Christ’s sacrifice and rise. The movie also teaches children to believe in yourself and you can accomplish great things.

Discovery Journey's Opinion: The theme of believing in yourself and protecting your family is very prevalent. The battle scenes and some of the Narnia creatures (wolves for example) may be frightening for young children. The battle scenes are very graphic and the White Witch kills Aslan. Otherwise the theme and excitement of the story was wonderful.

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Susan Sitton co-founded Discovery Journey with her husband, Brent. Today, Susan Sitton helps lead the Discovery Journey team of 12 caring, dedicated "guides" with a combined total of 172 years of classroom experience and 18 college degrees among them. Discovery Journey previews new books, reviews new movies, provides entertaining activities and ideas for a variety of situations, and offers general tips for quality family life – at the touch of a button day or night through www.discoveryjourney.com. Susan is a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Christian University. Her previous professional experience was as marketing and membership director for several trade associations. Susan is the mother of triplets and a toddler.

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