Prinz Cazpian
Nikki had a take and wanted to know what I thought about the Prince Caspian movie.
To answer that question, I have to first say that Prince Caspian was not my favorite book in the series, but that it has quite a few interesting aspects. The permeability of Narnia is introduced, for the Telmarines are men. The appeal and danger of power is explored in a few ways: the White Witch has her admirers, so many generations later; the intrigue of the Telmarine court seems much more realistic than the “two kings and two queens” all getting along in Narnia (this incongruity is nicely touched on in the movie); the power that forgetting gives to one’s own agenda; the mystery of why even the faithful sometimes feel deserted; the difficulty in doing the right thing in the face of external (and internal) doubt about what the right thing is.
So I was curious about what would survive in the film adaptation.
From this point, there will be spoilers.