Product: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Two Disc Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 2.0
Not Exactly a Kid's Movie
The movie had good visuals and plenty of action, and had the potential for good storylines and character development - but fell short, in my view, of reaching its full potential due to an overall lack of clarity and coherence. Early on, for example, the kids were unexpectedly thrust into Narnia, but they didn't seem overly perplexed as to why this had happened. Another example occurred in subsequent scenes, when there was some confusion over who the central character was intended to be in the movie - Peter or Caspian. This point was still somewhat muddled at the end.Overall, because this movie is part of the Narnia series, it is expected to have a moral to the story. Unfortunately, the particular meaning of this movie was not as clear as it might have been. The moral, presumably, was that the characters should have sought out the lion, Aslan, right from the start, rather than trying to proceed on their own wisdom and strength. The movie could have punctuated that point better throughout the movie, in my view, and especially at the end. Although the ending is satisfying, the moral point could easily be lost on viewers.Also, the movie was rather violent - not gory, but filled with suggestions of serious violence throughout. For this reason, it's not clear that the movie is highly recommended for children. All in all, the movie is pretty good for a couple of hours of entertainment, and had good potential, but it was not as good as it could have been.