Aslan: The Savior Archetypal Character in Chronicles of Narnia

Aslan: The Savior Archetypal Character

Chronicles of Narnia directed by Andrew Adamson is a wonderful story about a group of kids from the Second World War in England. They had to escape London where they go to a house with a closet that brought them to a magical world.They are tasked with defeating the “Queen of Narnia” and bring back balance back to Narnia. One particular person, Aslan, follows the Savior Archetypal path similar to Jesus’ life . These archetypes can be seen through situations, character development, and symbolism in the film.

Firstly, Aslan can be connected to the archetypal path through situations that relate to Jesus’ life. For example, when Aslan appeared at about an hour and twenty minutes into the movie. This symbolizes the birth of Jesus Christ . This was told in the Bible at Matthew 1:16 when it says, “and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.” . Secondly, when Edmund betrayed Aslan by joining the “Queen of Narnia’s” army, this was similar to when Judas betrayed Jesus for silver. This is shown in the Bible at Luke 22 : 2-6 when it says, “ Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the

Allinson 2 teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present. Lastly, when Aslan is sacrifice...

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... fitting the character personalities of being dark and drewery. Finally, the final battle where good triumphs over evil and the reign that good has. This is a parallel to the Heaven vs Hell situation that we have in the bible, and the eventual last battle that is prophesied to come true where the good forces of Heaven will triumph over evil and have that one thousand year reign.

To conclude, we can see throughout the film Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, we can see the Saviour Archetype of Aslan and how this relates back to the biblical and prophetic life of Jesus Christ. This can be seen through the situations in the film, to the character development from several key characters, and finally to the symbolism of several key artifacts that the film can relate back to Christ’s life. Is there any other films that hold the Saviour Archetype.