A scene from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
It's probably the best and cutest movie I've ever seen in ages. My teenage daughter agrees with me, too. War! So much war, but it wasn't gruesome. The war tactics were genius, too, and reflected much of Medieval history. I loved the war scenes. Never felt that way with other modern war movies I've seen; haven't seen many though 'coz I hate war movies. The duel sequence, between Peter and Miraz, was awesome. It looked so real. The acting of all the actors from beginning to end was so natural. The humor was cute. I love Edmund's character here. He came out really strong, so real for anyone who has learned the lesson through a bitter failure in the past. The strongest contender of the enemy is always the one who understands and knows the enemy the most. This is particularly true when dealing with deceiving spiritual foes. And the lessons on Faith here, wow! The illustration was so simple and so real. Lucy's childlike faith, Peter's impatience, the failure to wait for Instructions from God (Aslan – the Lion of Judah in the Bible), the failure to immediately act on one's convictions (Lucy and Edmund) these are all classic themes repeated all over in the Bible. Maybe I am able to appreciate these Narnia movies because they reflect so much the themes in the Bible, though many detractors would disagree with that.
Most of the negative reviews I have read only reflect a lack of understanding of the story. If you haven't seen the movie, I suggest you do. My daughter and I want to go see it at least another time. It's just too wonderful not to see again. We both haven't read the original C..S. Lewis book and now we're getting curious. We might get a copy of it, too. This story is better than the first one. It has more twists and turns. If you haven't read the Bible, it would help if you do. You would be able to appreciate the movie more.
The Pevensie siblings actually bonded very well through the filming of these Narnia movies. I got this excerpt from an interview at www.post-gazette.com:
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"Having Skandar and Will around, it's like I've got two big brothers -- especially Will, who's always there if you want to have a cuddle on set, which is lovely. Whenever you're feeling down, Will's always there, and he's always happy unless you've just done a shouting scene and it's all a bit intense.
"I think the reason we all have this chemistry and bond is because we've basically grown up together, almost. We've spent years together. It's crazy, isn't it?" said Georgie, paired with Moseley for interviews.
Actress Anna Popplewell, who plays Lucy's older sister, Susan, agrees that it's "cheesy" the way everyone talks about the four young cast members being like a real family. But she has a theory about that.
"I think when people send people on summer camps or bonding trips, they send them to do things like high rope climbing and extraordinary things. And when you do extraordinary things with people like fighting battles or simulating huge wars, you do bond very quickly."
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I just have to add this touching scene between Aslan and Lucy. The lion was adorable.
I loved the battle scenes. :-)
Moseley, who won't be in the third movie, on filming his final shot, a battle scene: "There was this beautiful sunset in the Czech Republic and we were all just running -- the whole cast -- down this hill and it just felt like we were bound for this very, very last moment. It immortalized our experience together and embodied everything we'd been through, and it was sad, but I felt like I was ready to move on at that point."
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Well, I hope to see him and Anna in other movies then, soon.
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