Just came back from watching The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian with J, and I must say, even though I guess it didn't do so well in terms of turn-out and reviews (article: 'Prince Caspian' underwhelms at box office), I felt it wasn't half bad.
It's been argued by some that the movie(s) would have been so much better if there wasn't the blatant Christian allegory underlying it all. However, I really feel that it's actually quite a feat in being an obviously Christian-focused movie that manages to NOT completely alienate those viewers that aren't Christian while still being an overall good movie. I mean definitely, there are movies and books that may be a little overbearingly religious for those who may not be of the Christian tilt, but I honestly don't feel that with C.S. Lewis' books and movies; if anything, they're still pretty enjoyable on their own, which I don't imagine is easy to do: after all, getting a Christian Message across without offending some viewers (who can be a little sensitive about these sorts of things, especially here in B) is quite a feat in an of itself, let alone being an enjoyable movie on its own as well.
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ASIDE: The tons of eye-candy certainly didn't hurt either, teehee; this poster doesn't do them nearly enough justice (although this one kinda does, :] ), so you should definitely watch them in action.
But honestly, between Peter (William Mosely) and Caspian (Ben Barnes), and of course, my perennial favorite, Edmund (Skander Keynes), I had my choice of pretty young things, whereas J was left with Susan and a young Lucy. I mean, Susan has a nice body and is quite pretty, a very lovely looking girl of the classic peaches-and-cream Old-English-rose-variety actually (but I guess most guys would consider her rather plain, or at least not glamorous, a fact that I actually rather appreciate, to be truthful, because I just couldn't see Susan Pevensie played by a Kiera Knightly-type or Scarlett Johansson-type), and Lucy actually reminds me of Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter movie franchise, although I guess, looking back on the pictures, not really; maybe it's the middle-parted hair? And of course, the amazing Tilda Swinton is back as the glacial White Witch.
Honestly, between Peter and Caspian, light and dark, I honestly don't know which one I'd choose, haha. Both are gorgeous.
(Although Peter [Mosely] does look rather Abercrombie here)
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Also, the Narnian costumes are well-thought-out and excellently executed (I only found pictures of their war outfits but their Narnian civilian clothing is beautiful.) I'd love to have a set of everything in Susan's Narnian wardrobe, and of course, the guys look much better in their Narnian clothes than in their back-in-England clothes.
I would suggest watching it. It's not a bad movie, even if you've never read the books or, if you're like me, have read the books, but completely forgot the gist of it (and wouldn't mind the eye candy. :] ), haha.
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Although to be truthful, the only time I remember hearing about Prince Caspian in the books was in the Silver Chair and Voyage of the Dawn Treader, neither of which I remember having the plot that was shown in the movie. Of course, would Disney have made up it's own plot with a movie that clearly has a following that expects it to follow the C.S. Lewis-written plot...?
I wouldn't imagine so....Wikipedia it is....
Wikipedia: Prince Caspian
Hmm, I guess it is fairly true to the story...maybe?
Although...hmmm....
SPOILER ALERT
Highlight to read, but don't say I didn't warn you....
I don't know if Lewis would have put that much unresolved sexual tension (UST) between Susan and Caspian in his original novel; I guess I should re-read it? hmm, have K bring it up when they come up. But definitely, it was pretty obvious and a little cute, although I don't really go for the romance thing... I do wish they'd gotten together. Sad that their return to England had to separate the two, definitely, but I suppose it's more realistic, since they couldn't really have known each other that well given the short amount of time the Pevensies had Returned, and more bittersweet this way. I guess I should expect to see some SusanxCaspian ff (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4262753/1/If_Wishes_Were_Horses) and (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4262630/2/As_Time_Goes_By) on the net soon enough, teehee. This other one is more Susan+Caspian than SusanxCaspian, but very good as well, :] (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4100399/1/Of_Duels_and_Daises)
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Yeah, I should definitely have K bring it up for me so that I can reread it. It's actually a pretty good story on its own.
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Anyway, I'd recommend this movie, so check it out if you're interested and have the time, :]
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