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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
movie·PG·Dec 9, 2005·
Box OfficeHit · 4.1x
$180M
Budget
$745M
Gross
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
movie
PG
December 9, 2005
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
The 2005 Narnia film stays true to Lewis's Christian allegory with traditional casting and no modern ideological changes, delivering safe, story-focused entertainment at a 1/10 woke score.
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Detailed Analysis
The 2005 film adaptation remains almost entirely free of progressive ideological influence, faithfully rendering C.S.
Lewis's 1950 novel with its Christian allegory of sacrifice, redemption, and good versus evil centered on Aslan as a Christ figure. Casting adheres strictly to the source: the Pevensie siblings are played by white British child actors William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, and Georgie Henley, while Tilda Swinton portrays the pale-skinned White Witch Jadis and Liam Neeson voices the male lion Aslan, with no race, gender, or sexuality alterations to established characters. Mythical creatures like centaurs and fauns provide incidental diversity drawn directly from the book's fantasy world-building rather than any modern DEI mandate.
Key Factors
- Faithful casting matching 1940s English children and book descriptions with no swaps
- Core premise driven by traditional Christian themes of atonement and battle against evil, not identity politics
- Capable female characters like Lucy and Susan justified by the story's own lore and Lewis's narrative, without feminist framing or lecture moments
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Is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe's overall score.
Is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
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