Prince Caspian ~ Lost in Adaptation

Was Disney's second adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia loyal to the book it's based on by C.S. Lewis?

[leshyaedawnfire]

Something you didn't mention but I loved was the reveal by Aslan that Reepicheep and the other talking mice are actually direct descendants of the mice that chewed off the ropes binding Aslan after the White Witch killed him in the first book, and that they gained the ability to talk BECAUSE of that act. It's a really nice touch!

[gracekim]

When you notice ASLAN is more emotive than the ‘live action’ lion king

[quinnsinclair]

I feel like there's a joke to be made about the only two consistently casts dwarfs in hollywood fighting to the death.

[msnorringtonsims]

I think where they were going with Susan is similar to what they did with Peter: like her brother, she grew into a woman in Narnia. She was known as a desirable queen with numerous suitors. She spent years being courted by grown men who had their shit together. Then suddenly she was a little girl again being hit on by little boys who could barely talk straight. Susan already had a difficult time relating with her peers before Narnia. Afterward, it was made so much worse. Caspian would have been appealing to her compared to normal boys. Accepting her reality is part of her arc. She says as much to Lucy when asked whether she’s pleased to be back “I was just getting used to not being in Narnia.” And her further comments imply that she’s afraid to settle in because she hasn’t any idea how long it’ll last this time. So I think the film makers were trying to further explore how disruptive their Narnian adventure had actually been. Especially on the oldest children. Likely why Aslan told them it was their last trip.

[cmae]

I'm pretty sure Peter and Susan being "too old" to come back was an allegory for the time. Back when these books were written, it was looked down upon to be into fairytales, roleplaying, fantasy, etc if you were older than 13(?) and not a "grandparent" (basically under 60)
c.S Lewis actually mentions this in a dedication thing to his goddaughter (niece? Granddaughter?) Lucy, stating she had grown too old to enjoy the story he'd written, but hoped she would read it again when she became "old enough" for fairytales again.

Kind of a "coming of age" thing for the time.

[shebjess]

Dom: "The noble knight, the redeemed hero, the true
Me: "And Peggy!"

[AlphabetSoup]

'Now he's just there, not betraying people for Turkish Delight' -- probably my favorite line. I actually liked Edmund the most of all the original children, but I am a sucker for a good redemption arc.

[cathalhughes]

I really liked the white witch scene showing how Peter was tempted to bring back the witch in some kind of messed up way to bring back the old glory of narnia while it's Edmund who destorys that chance of her return

[Psychwriteify]

This series peaked at the first line of the Voyage of the Dawn Treader:
"There once was a bit named Eustace Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

[maxdrive]

One thing I noticed you left out was in the book Edmund still regrets his actions in the first book because when they get their gifts from father Christmas they ask Edmund where are yours and he has to explain that he didn't get any due to his betrayal

[taniahylian]

I actually thought that casting an older Caspian was a clever choice. I mean, Peter is struggling with knowing he was an adult *and* a king, and now he's just a teenager. For him, Caspian is the inexperienced one and so he doesn't trust in his decisions and fights with him all the time.
Meanwhile, Caspian sees these supposed kings and queens as just teens and so doesn't fully trust them himself.

[thomasraines]

The way you say “HE IS JESUS!” is hilarious. Also “Susan” used to describe her was good.

[Macapta]

Dom - "Turns water into wine"
me - "cool"
Dom -"heals the sick"
Me - "sweet"
Dom -"rejuvenates an old woman"
Me - "nice"
Dom -"Knocks down some schools"
Me - "underst..wait what?"
Dom - "Chases off some bad teachers"
Me - "that's fun but can we roll back to that school bit for a second?"

[erinbailey]

As a young person who was also in infatuated with Ben Barnes based off looks, I find Susan’s love story VERY realistic 😅

[violetsapphire]

Ok, so I was really in love with the Spanish Telmarines cause I was like "OH! They're clearly descended from the crew of a Spanish pirate ship! That's clever!"

[ali]

Dom is 67% on his way to being an early 2000s Pride and Prejudice extra. Go for 100% Dom. You can pull it off.

[MoonKent]

I always took the "Aslan grows bigger with you" to mean that he could never be outgrown or seem to diminish. As an adult, I've often been surprised at how small my childhood haunts have become since growing up, and since C. S. Lewis was always a big proponent in the belief that you didn't have to outgrow fairy tales, I thought it was a reference to that.

[Zealous_Delusional]

Fun fact: Ben Barnes’s aunt was my childhood dentist and was super excited cause I was one of the few patients who had actually read the books. Love ya Ruthy toothy!

[LoisyAbigail]

I actually liked having Caspian being the same age or even older than Peter, it creates the perfect breeding ground for conflict. They both distrust each other because Peter looks younger than he actually is and Caspian is 'inexperienced' despite being roughly the same age.

[LadyofLetters]

Let's be real - Caspian's hair is the best thing about this film