Product: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Two Disc Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 5.0
Great fantasy movie
I watch fantasy movies for the fantasy aspect. For some unknown reason, I have never read the Narnia series (although they do reside in my TBR mountain), so my take on Prince Caspian reflects the fact that I look upon the plot not to see the faithfulness to the book but to see the continuity from Chronicles and the storyline as a whole.Peter becomes the brat-like teen boy I expected after no longer being High King, and I was not totally surprised to see Edmund reversing his prior role of trouble-maker and cleaning up after Peter. Susan's aloofness was not so much her loss of position--I have always seen her as the shyest and most reserved of the quartet; it was quite nice to see her break free and begin to act more independently. Dear Lucy with her complete faith and certainty that all will be well no matter how dark things may seem does not come across as denial of reality--it shows complete conviction in the ability of any man (or creature) to choose right over wrong. Prince Caspian showed a healthy skepticism of Peter just often enough to infer that he also felt out of his league some of the time; all-in-all, a quite realistic portrayal of a young, untried monarch who really wants to do the right thing but is sometimes unsure what the right thing entails.This was definitely a darker tale. The battle scenes were not the only darkness prevailing thoughout and the glimpse of the White Witch was such a powerful reminder that not all help offered is help worth taking. I understand it is the second of a planned trilogy of movies, and I look forward to more.