Back in the land of Narnia

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Sitting there in the dark theatre, I was brought back to the land of Narnia last night. Together with High King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just and Queen Lucy the Valiant, we were back for an adventure to help Prince Caspian regains his rightful throne as the King of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel and Emperor of the Lone Islands. Well, how do i find Disney's second movie on the land of Narnia, you may ask.

Hmm... this sequel to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe pales in comparison, I must say. I still prefer the first one. Of course, there are still scenes which I like, such as the stealth mission by the griffins to drop personnel for a sneak attack on the castle of the Telmarines. But I do find the first battle of Beruna (vs the White Witch) in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe much more grand and inspiring than the second one (vs the Telmarines) in Prince Caspian.

And I feel that all the five characters - Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy and Caspian - could be more developed. There were only short scenes here and there where the personality of the characters were being portrayed. Well, High King Peter seemed to lose his charm in this sequel, with his weakness and personal ego being exposed. King Edmund came out as the stronger one, with his faith in his sister's words that Aslan was alive and his stand against the seduction of the White Witch. Queen Susan was more skillfully and much braver. Though she certainly is undergoing her phrase of adolescence, with her love interest being none other than Caspian. Queen Lucy had a minor role in this sequel. Her main contribution was her faith in Aslan and her search for his return. I must admit though, the scene where she stood alone on the other end of the bridge, with all the Termarines being afraid to advance forward, while she then took out a small knife was pretty amusing.


Well, after 145 minutes in Narnia, I was transported back to "our world". As I left the cinema, I can't help but yearn to visit the land of Narnia once more. However, the next visit will be a long time away with the third part, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, being scheduled to be out only in 2010. And High King Peter and Queen Susan will not be there anymore. Only King Edmund and Queen Lucy, together with their cousin, will once more return to the magical land of Narnia.

 

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