The Movie "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" was a good adaptation of the book.

I would like to begin this round by pointing out that Con agreed with my entire statement on the book and movie overview and correlation. We both agree that the book and the movie follow the same basic plot line. That said, I will now address Con's arguments, refute them, and present to you once more how the movie was a good adaptation of the book.1. Edmund: Con stated "My argument to this is that according to the book, you basically never see any greed on Edmund's part except at Deathwater and it pretty much goes away after that. This makes Edmund look like he has better charactor in the book. The movie made Edmund look like a aragant and greedy person which demises his charactor in the book. " I would like to point out that having someone appear to have better character in the book is not a real argument. Edmund had a great character flaw in the book, that of greed. The same is true with the movie. The difference lies in the length of time. The sudden appearence of Aslan at Deathwater is understandable in the book, but in the movie, the overrall effect was to show more fully how reliance on Aslan can allow Edmund to overcame his character flaw, perhaps to an even better extent than in the book. Additionally, I would disagree with the assertion that "it puts him on the same level as Eustace was". Eustace was obnoxious, but I would NOT claim him to be a villain in any way. Edmund's flaw was greed, Eustace's selfishness andcowardice, and Lucy's vanity. All of the children overcome these and learn to trust in Aslan to an even fuller extent.2. In response to Con's argument "The question I have for Pro is, how much more money and time, do you think, would have been needed to make it into two islands. Another question is, where did all the dragon's treasure come from. The island was deserted and volcanic with no inhabitants, how did the treasure get there? " It is not for me to relate to Con the expenses involved in movie production. The movie cost millions to produce, and to scout out an entire new island set, set it up, and get the scenes right would cost many thousands. Also, with today's short attention span, I don't think a 3 hr. movie would be that riveting, regardless of the subject matter. With regards to con's treasure question, I would point out that it is insignificant and unsubstantial. The book doesn't answer the tresure question either, so you can't expect the book to solve that mystery.3. With regards to the green mist, I would see this essentially as an agreement by Con. He stated that the green mist served to provide more adventure to the story. How is that a bad thing? He stated that it was a waste of time and money, but I have yet to understand how the green mist undermines the themes and intentions of the book. Con should explain if he thinks that it does. The mist provides a more visual picture than the book provided, allowing greater perception of concept by the audience. Now moving down to Con's arguments.1. Eustace: Now, to state it once more, I never contested the fact that the movie altered certain portions of the book. That is undeniable. But my argument is that it was a good adaptation of the book. Con needs to show how his points contradict this. As for Eustace, I would say that the length of time he is a dragon does not affect the effectiveness of the adaptation. However, to go on the point, I would say that Eustace's endurance of a dragon allows the audience to more visually see Eustace's turn around. The book relates this part of the story more from Eustace's perspective, and the section is not well suited for screen. It really would be very difficult to provide a visual representation of his change more holding to the book than what was provided, and I think it would be impossible.2. Caspian: I would like to respond to Con by saying that the presence of this scene would not deny the representation of the book in the movie. Caspian, in the book, had a violent outburst at the prospect of not going to the end of the world. The addition of Caspian in that scene served to seften his character and add an interesting addition to Caspian's character. It paints a better picture of Caspian's loyalty to his subjects. I believe I have successfully countered the arguments presented by Con. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Movie) was a production that adequately followed the book and successfully retained and even added on to, positively, the themes presented by C. S. Lewis.