Last night I went to see Prince Caspian with a group of friends. A few of us decided it would be fun to dress up so I pulled out my best ‘Narnian’ gear. I had a vintage cotton dress that was vaguely medieval in style, some belts, a little leather bag and a cape that I made when I was thirteen. Jill came as the Lady of the Green Kirtle from the later book, The Silver Chair, and Christine was our Prince Caspian.
The movie, like its prequel, far exceeded my expectations. The Chronicles of Narnia are very dear to me, I have a rather battered set of the paperbacks that my grandmother sent me when I was very young and each page and line is a familiar friend to me so I was concerned when they started filming the series that they would not hold true. However I also recognize that turning a book in to a movie or play or such is not easy, and changes need to be made sometimes to present it as a whole. I think they did wonderfully with The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and although they took more licence with Prince Caspian it also preserves that warm, magical charm which the books have always held for me and I am so grateful to them for capturing the spirit of the original, I also think the casting was perfect.
My favourite scene is between Lucy and Aslan in the grove of the birch trees, I remember reading this same scene in the book and it always brought tears to my eyes, although it was different in the film there was enough of that poignant, deep feeling that I was overwhelmed with nostalgia.
I’ll probably go back to see it again while it’s still in the cinema, and I really want to rewatch the first one too now. However, more than anything I’m looking forward to the release of The Voyage of the Dawntreader, as that is my favourite of the series.
“…they felt as glad as anyone can who feels afraid, and as afraid as anyone can who feels glad.” - C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian
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Wow! That’s awesome! I really like your costumes! You look great!
What a coincidence!
My friends recently went to that movie- they said it was wonderful as well.
I couldn’t watch though T_T for I had ballet practice.
You looked so great!
I am going to the cinema to watch it with my boyfriend today in a couple of hours :3! The Chronicles of Narnia are really important to me… although some people say that is shit because there’s not a lot of blood =_= Which is your favourite book of all the series, Skye?
I need to see *both* movies now!! Thanks for the delightful review!! B
I enjoyed the movie as well, though I don’t remember much of the series since I read it when I was very young.
I’m planning on checking out The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe from my library soon! :)
This movie was really wonderful, I saw it with the rest of my youth group when it first came out here in the US. It was funny, the boys “ooohed” at the certain part and cheered during others.
I would really like this on DVD when it comes out, and I might as well buy the Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe to my collection!
I am also overcome by these movies! Not just by the story but by the film’s richness, its brilliant magical scenery, and just the general beauty and intensity of it. None of my friends would go with me the day I wanted to see it, so I hauled the King off his throne that lazy Sunday afternoon : ) He really enjoyed it, in spite of some grumblings at first!
When I grow up, one of my dreams is to have a camp for junior-high age kids that would be like spending a week in Narnia. We could live in those rich red velvet tents, swordfight, ride horses, have adventures and best of all wear those clothes!
Those movies really are inspiring.
~Dani
I would also like to see The Voyage of the Dawntreader, especially when Eustace turns into a dragon! What a mighty scenario it would be!
But my personal favourite is The Horse and His Boy. But I do not think that they would make that one into a movie, since they would need a whole new cast and everything. And P, E, S and L would be adults as well. Maybe it would confuse the children who has not read the books. But one can still hope :)
Take care!