Prince Caspian

[serafina20]

I have to see it again to really form thoughts. I enjoyed it, overall, but... well, maybe, for once, not rereading the book right before I saw the movie wasn't the way to go. I don't have that one internalized like I do "Wardrobe", so I spent a lot of time going, "Was that in the book? I think that was. Wasn't he younger? When did..." and not, you know, paying close enough attention. Or something.

I could not stop crying at the end of the movie. Maybe because I'm not religious, or maybe because I've never gotten over my desire to have a fantasy world always waiting for me, but I do not understand why Peter and Susan aren't allowed to go back to Narnia. It's just not fair. And I'm fairly certain that this is the book where I started not being too fond of Aslan.

Anyway. Susan was goregous and Lucy was so cute. Edmund has cemented himself in my heart. Peter was a dick, but I'm kind of glad. I've always thought they'd be kind of scarred after growing up then being forced to go back to living not only as kids, but average, nobody kids. And Peter, I think, beautifully expressed that frustration (while Edmund, the malcontent from before, took what he'd learned as Edmund the Just and continued to live that).

Also, I really felt for Susan where the whole movie, she was trying not to give her heart back to Narnia, finally does, only to be told, "Sorry, luv. You're gone." Really, it's not wonder to me that she ultimately rejected Narnia for some place that didn't toy with her heart (or what was left of it).

So. I enjoyed it. Reepicheep was awesome. Music was lovely. Narnia was breathtaking.

Comments

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

No, not at all. Whatever gave you that silly idea?

[touchstoneaf.livejournal.com]

they did change a lot, though I get why (mostly a compressed time kind of thing that was enforced by the transfer to film-form)...and by way of making each kid a sort of symbol of various experiences. What you said about Susan is spot on, and I think it was that way in the book too, but so subtle i didn't get it till they did it more openly in this flick. Peter as anger-management was new, and necessary, I think, as you said, to highlight that dichotomy. I had wondered about that too, in the books. In Lewis, they go back to their lives and all's well for a year. In real life/psychological terms, this woudl be trauma, and Peter expressing that made me happy...even if he was a dick to Caspian. No moonlight and roses like the novel, where everyone meets up and works together and all's well. But then part of that came from the compressed time thing too, forcing Peter to be THERE and responsible for the one big lost battle, rather than coming in to help save everyone AFTERWARD. Well, that and there wasn't time for Caspian and his Old Narnians to have built up months of faith in and devotion to each other as part of the same cause, one Caspian was raised by his prof to espouse, rather than just as companions of necessity who don't really trust each other. That changed the Old Narnian w/ reluctantly-accepted foreign (Telmarine) king dynamic. Though the payoffs (with Peter before the mano a mano with Miraz, and when Caspian chooses a side and becomes an Old Narnian in his heart, not just by necessity, when he chooses not to kill his uncle and be 'his kind' of Telmarine king) were much better with the bitter buildup. Neither scene was in the book, but that doesn't mean they weren't emotionally fulfilling.

seriously, my big problem was mostly i hated that they started playing that song at the end as the kids left. Why couldn't they wait till the end credits and stick with instrumentals? I hate when movies like this have modern music playing over the top of something NOT modern! but that might be just my hangup.

I also liked seeing more political moaneuvering with the Telmarine council. Made it more adult-friendly. The book version was so smooth there that it would have made it too easy to swallow for an adult viewer.

Note: Caspian was supposed to be younger when the book started but was stated to be 'about Peter's age' by the time they met him, so it works.

how u been?

[madhatterrune.livejournal.com]

So this is completely unrelated to Prince Caspian, but I had to hunt you down to find out where your Icon is from! HOT!

Thanks ^^"