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PostedMay 17, 2008
WFTII
from Near Atlanta GA
I don't read the Chronicles of Narnia. I visit Narnia at least once a year; and I've been doing it for about 30 years now. So you may consider it authoritative when I say that they didn't exactly use the novel as a shooting script.
You may also trust the word of a premier lover of Narnia when I say, in response, "So what?"
The condensation of Prince Caspian's backstory is brilliant.
I fell in love with the actors playing the Pevensie kids in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", and I love them still. I thought then that they really looked as if they could be brothers and sisters; growing up has changed that a bit, but not seriously.
I very much enjoyed Ben Barnes' acting as Caspian. I always saw Prince Caspian as younger, and blonde. Their vision differed from mine and I couldn't be happier.
On to the "Why?" department (Warning: Slight Spoilers Ahead): I understand changes have to be made to translate a novel into a movie. But I don't understand why the animosity between Caspian and Peter, nor why it never is resolved to my satisfaction.
The Telmarines seem disturbingly Hispanic to me. I wish the ethnic resemblance could have been lessened.
Why add the who sequence about trying to take the castle? Do the moviemakers genuinely think we're too stupid to realize the stakes without this violent and, I think, unnecessary, addition to the plot?
My wife and daughter didn't for the romantic element. I loved it myself.
Bottom line: at the end of the movie, I was holding back tears of joy. They translated this novel very well. I liked it better than the first one. And I'm already marking my calendar for May 7, 2010, when "Dawn Treader" is scheduled for release.
You may also trust the word of a premier lover of Narnia when I say, in response, "So what?"
The condensation of Prince Caspian's backstory is brilliant.
I fell in love with the actors playing the Pevensie kids in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", and I love them still. I thought then that they really looked as if they could be brothers and sisters; growing up has changed that a bit, but not seriously.
I very much enjoyed Ben Barnes' acting as Caspian. I always saw Prince Caspian as younger, and blonde. Their vision differed from mine and I couldn't be happier.
On to the "Why?" department (Warning: Slight Spoilers Ahead): I understand changes have to be made to translate a novel into a movie. But I don't understand why the animosity between Caspian and Peter, nor why it never is resolved to my satisfaction.
The Telmarines seem disturbingly Hispanic to me. I wish the ethnic resemblance could have been lessened.
Why add the who sequence about trying to take the castle? Do the moviemakers genuinely think we're too stupid to realize the stakes without this violent and, I think, unnecessary, addition to the plot?
My wife and daughter didn't for the romantic element. I loved it myself.
Bottom line: at the end of the movie, I was holding back tears of joy. They translated this novel very well. I liked it better than the first one. And I'm already marking my calendar for May 7, 2010, when "Dawn Treader" is scheduled for release.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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