Toddled Dredge

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• 1 Emily // May 22, 2008 at 7:00 pm

  I wouldn’t recommend skipping it entirely. There are problems with it, of course, but I didn’t find them so glaring as to make it not worth my time. For the opposite opinion to what you posted, try Frederica Mathewes-Green here: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTQ5NTU3MjQxNTlmNmM4YjEwYmY1NmZjYWVkMzUyNmY=

• 2 patrick // May 22, 2008 at 7:41 pm

  haven’t seen Prince Caspian yet but definitely looking forward to it… i’ll have to look over the book one more time just to remind myself how the original story goes

• 3 suburbancorrespondent // May 22, 2008 at 8:10 pm

  Just from reading the movie review, I can see that the movie has a lot in it that never happened in the book. But I wasn’t going to see the movie anyway. I couldn’t bear to have the pictures of Narnia that have been in my head for 35 years being replaced by someone else’s idea of what it looks like.

• 4 Dawn // May 22, 2008 at 9:06 pm

  Thank you for posting this. I had been considering going to see the movie next weekend but after reading the article and reviews I’m convinced not to spend our money. I was so thoroughly disappointed with the first movie that I had hoped that this one would be better. Obviously it’s not. I’ll stick with my very wonderful memories of reading the books over and over and over again as a child. I don’t need movies when my imagination created such vibrant “movies” by itself.

• 5 Jamie @ ohbecareful // May 22, 2008 at 10:11 pm

  Good review(s), although I’m not surprised that to hear that the movie barely resembles the book.

  I’m something of a purist when it comes to movies based on books to begin with, but what they did with the first Narnia movie? Abuse. (I mean, yeah! Let’s go ahead and use C.S. Lewis’s Narnia to make a political statement about today–fun for the whole family! Okay kids, this is Lucy; she is cute. She finds a magical land. War is evil. Peter must not want to fight, because that would be like killing Daddy. Aslan is a gentle giant… do you want to pet the big kitty? Oh and by the way he dies for another but comes back to life and *indistinct*… But that’s not important! The end.)

  I wasn’t really holding out hope for Prince Caspian.

• 6 Minnesotamom // May 22, 2008 at 10:19 pm

  Hmm. I enjoyed the last Narnia film, probably because I’ve never read the books (I know, I know…). I listened to them on FotF Radio Theatre and enjoyed them tremendously. I guess the fact that I knew who Aslan represented overshadowed my thoughtful critique of the film. The small amount of previews I’ve seen for Caspian have me fairly convinced that it’s too violent for the likes of me.

• 7 gretchen from lifenut // May 23, 2008 at 10:53 am

  My eldest daughter and I saw Prince Caspian this past weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it.

  Maybe I am a nutjob, but the scenes with Aslan and Lucy were very powerful and beautiful and reminded me of my own walk with God. Others may not come with you, but don’t let that stop you.

  The temptation scene with the White White was creepy but showed her seductive powers. Aslan reigns supreme, however, as imagery of him is shown reigning supreme.

  Honestly, I can’t understand where the naysayers are coming from!? Did we see the same film?

• 8 Terri // May 23, 2008 at 11:08 am

  I’m disappointed with the negative reviews of this movie. I loved the first movie, and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Of course it doesn’t follow the book exactly, but that would have made for a boring movie in my opinion. As for the spiritual themes, they’re still there though perhaps a bit more buried, but they weren’t terribly explicit in the book either. I certainly don’t think Christians should expect secular movie makers to produce an overtly Christian-themed movie even if the movie is based on such a book. I thoroughly enjoyed the books as a child and have read them several times, and just finished rereading Prince Caspian. I, for one, enjoyed the movie and am looking forward to the next one.

• 9 LeeAnn (AKA Frazzmom) // May 23, 2008 at 12:40 pm

  I was disappointed by the film as well. If you are just looking a good film- I would still recommend it, but if you are a true fan of Narnia- you will be disappointed… Here are my thoughts after seeing the film http://frazzmom.blogspot.com/2008/05/learning-from-aslan.html

• 10 Pieces // May 23, 2008 at 12:50 pm

  Thanks for the link–very interesting. I’m glad to know that it is one that we can skip. Or at least go in with lowered expectations.

• 11 Rachel // May 23, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  I watched this on its opening day. I knew from the trailer that there would be a lot of elements that I didn’t like, but even so I was amazed at the visceral anger that the movie brought about, not only for me but for my whole Narnia-loving family. We are still talking about how terrible the adaptation was. (My blog review of it is my URL link.)

• 12 Sue // May 23, 2008 at 2:46 pm

  It’s all so subjective. I liked the first one, and I’m eager to see this one. I also loved the books.

  What can I say, I’m easy.

• 13 edj // May 24, 2008 at 12:20 am

  I like Jamie’s comment. I always knew I would hate any Narnia movies. I just wish they weren’t coming out when my kids are of the age when I am coming across as a crank for forbidding them!
  I’m glad it’s getting bad reviews. This should never have been allowed! I don’t want to run the universe, just this part of it.

• 14 Llama Momma // May 24, 2008 at 10:27 pm

  I just got back from Prince Caspian and really enjoyed it!

• 15 Barb // May 25, 2008 at 4:06 pm

  I agree with those who enjoyed the movie, and I have been a hardcore Lewis fan for 25 yrs.

  In answer to some of the linked comments, no, Prince Caspian is NOT an allegory for the 2nd Coming of Christ, that book is “The Last Battle”. Prince Caspian is about finding and following the true faith despite doubts , doubters and obstacles, and what some would call the lack of any sign of Aslan’s presence or existence.

  The additional new scenes, while adding more battles ALSO add another allegory where we see what happens when Peter ties to manage on his own without Aslan.

  Yes, Peter’s character is somewhat different from the book. He still has things to learn and he does learn them in this movie, which has I think profound Christian moral themes.

  Susan is stuck-up and vain, but she ends up there in the book too!

  So, overall I think it was very well done, I enjoyed it immensely and my sons did too.

  Thanks for the links though. I’m glad I read them before I saw the movie.

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