White Witch of Narnia
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Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia
The White Witch of Narnia is called Jadis and also known as The Ice Queen and Queen of Narnia. The White Witch is heavily featured in the 2005 movie "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe." Learn more about Jadis from the Chronicles of Narnia movies on this page.
Discover who is the actress who plays Jadis in the latest Chronicles of Narnia films. If you want to know how you can look like Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia, then make sure you also take a look at my Narnia White Witch Costume page which is packed full of ideas for aspiring Snow Princesses and Ice Queens! Hope you enjoy this Jadis fan page and please do leave a comment in my guestbook at the end.
Discover who is the actress who plays Jadis in the latest Chronicles of Narnia films. If you want to know how you can look like Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia, then make sure you also take a look at my Narnia White Witch Costume page which is packed full of ideas for aspiring Snow Princesses and Ice Queens! Hope you enjoy this Jadis fan page and please do leave a comment in my guestbook at the end.
Who is the White Witch of Narnia?
Tilda Swinton (Katherine Mathilda Swinton) plays the Narnia White Witch in the 2005 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (UK Version). She also has cameo roles as Jadis, The White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia movie sequels "Prince Caspian" and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."
Born in 1960, Tilda is a British actress and has also starred in the following notable films:
The Deep End (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
The Statement (2003)
Young Adam (2003)
Constantine (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Burn After Reading (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
The odd issue with the Chronicles of Narnia is the ordering. There are two common orders for reading the original books written by C. S. Lewis and the movies started out by following the actual publication date which meant that the most popular book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was filmed first. But for Ice Witch fans it's "The Magician's Nephew" (hopefully the 4th Narnian film) which should be of most interest because this centres around Jadis, The Queen of Narnia.
In "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," Jadis has turned Narnia into a land where it is always winter but never Christmas. That's why she is also known as The Ice Witch or The White Witch. She rules by fear, turning those who oppose her into stone. This is demonstrated in the movie when the poor Faun, Mr Tumnus, ends up as a statue.
She is a woman obsessed with power and devoid of emotion for any other creature. Tilda Swinton plays Jadis to perfection.
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Jadis the White Witch of Narnia in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
There is a plot by a dwarf called Nikabrik to bring the Ice/White Witch back to life so they can use her to overthrow the oppressive King Miraz. The plot does not work - which is a shame because we don't see enough of Jadis.
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Jadis the White Witch of Narnia in Prince Caspian
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Voyage of the Dawn Treader
In the movie she appears to Edmund, first as a bad dream and then as a trickery of the mind. Jadis tries to tempt Edmund to bring her back to life.
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Jadis the White Witch of Narnia in Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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The Magician's Nephew
If Tilda Swinton is on-board to play Jadis again for the 4th Chronicles of Narnia movie, then I'm very excited about this film. There's a reason why "The Magician's Nephew" has always been the 2nd most popular Narnia book. And that reason revolves around the thirst people have for knowing more about Jadis. So for Ice Witch/White Witch fans, this is fantastic news.
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SRitchieable
Apr 13, 2012 @ 7:06 pm | delete
- Jadis' "Deplorable Word" (Magician's Nephew) is C.S Lewis' metaphor for the atomic bomb. Remember that the first 'bomb' was dropped in Lewis' lifetime, it was the 'shock of the century' for everyone. Artists and writers searched for ways to express the horror of the nuclear (and later hydrogen) bomb - Lewis succeeded where they failed by stripping the bomb down to its moral essentials. What was it - not what was it scientifically but what was it morally? It was a weapon that could end life on a scale not imagined before. To imagine it as the "secret of secrets" that a wicked witch would "learn in a secret place and pay a terrible price to learn" was a masterful way of exploring the subject. And notice how C.S has Jadis use "the Deplorable Word" (aka the metaphor of the atomic bomb) - right at the moment when she had lost the Charn power struggle to her sister. "'Victory' she said. 'Yes victory' I said 'But not for you'. Then I spoke the Deplorable Word and I was the only living thing remaining in Charn'." A victory - but at what price? Jadis herself would have died with her dying world had Digory not awakened her and (through a series of unfortunate accidents) let her enter Narnia. Worth thinking over, whenever the White Witch Jadis is discussed.
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Ladymermaid
Feb 28, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
- White witches are known for being the good witch while black or red witches the bad. Disney certainly knows how to spin a tale of intrigue and imagination that can capture young and old alike. Nicely reviewed.
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kinworm
Mar 1, 2012 @ 1:34 pm | delete
- Thank you LadyMermaid. Tales of Narnia are steeped in imagination.
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kevinw1
Apr 24, 2011 @ 6:33 pm | delete
- Why do you think they cast a blond White Witch in the movies when in the books she is very clearly dark haired? BTW, I wouldn't say the Magician's Nephew centers around Jadis. She's there, but not central. Even Uncle Andrew is more central.
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kinworm
Apr 25, 2011 @ 2:09 am | delete
- Well The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was a Disney movie - I never expected that they would stick slavishly to the book. Tilda, who played the White Witch, suggested that her look was based on the Aryan race due to the time period and also that the look is a stark contrast in the movie to Edmund's dark hair. I would say it's more to do with creating an Ice Queen style.
Jadis, for me, is central to the Magician's Nephew because she is such a powerful character - not based on how often she actually appears in the book. But I should have made that clearer. Thanks for your interesting comments, I appreciate you stopping by.
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