It's hard for me to imagine anybody going to see 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' and not be impressed by how well this film series is progressing. While 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' was a good film, quite honestly, 'Prince Caspian' takes the improving Narnia series to an even greater level.
Religious symbolism aside, 'Prince Caspian' is in every way better than an already-good 'Lion.' This film simply builds on everything that was established in the first, despite focusing more intensely on, or even creating new, story lines that were either toned down or non-existent in the book. Most of these played-up story lines served to improve the intrigue of the movie- most notably, the longer, more drawn-out battle scenes, just as they did with the battle in 'Lion' (a battle that was just one page long in the book). The only exception to this was the Caspian-Susan romance, a plot point that was perhaps slightly misplaced and pointless.
Quite literally, the last half of the film is nearly nonstop action, something that surprised me, but I certainly won't complain about. Also, inviting the scene with the temptation of the White Witch Jadis, and playing up the power struggle between Caspian and Peter was a brilliant move. The portrayers of the Pevensie children did a much better job in their acting. King Miraz's portrayer played the role perfectly, embodying the character to its fullest.
'Caspian' indicates that the 'Narnia' series is quickly evolving into perhaps the greatest fantasy film series to date, better than the Harry Potter movies. Keep the same direction under Adamson, and this famous book series will be done justice.
Religious symbolism aside, 'Prince Caspian' is in every way better than an already-good 'Lion.' This film simply builds on everything that was established in the first, despite focusing more intensely on, or even creating new, story lines that were either toned down or non-existent in the book. Most of these played-up story lines served to improve the intrigue of the movie- most notably, the longer, more drawn-out battle scenes, just as they did with the battle in 'Lion' (a battle that was just one page long in the book). The only exception to this was the Caspian-Susan romance, a plot point that was perhaps slightly misplaced and pointless.
Quite literally, the last half of the film is nearly nonstop action, something that surprised me, but I certainly won't complain about. Also, inviting the scene with the temptation of the White Witch Jadis, and playing up the power struggle between Caspian and Peter was a brilliant move. The portrayers of the Pevensie children did a much better job in their acting. King Miraz's portrayer played the role perfectly, embodying the character to its fullest.
'Caspian' indicates that the 'Narnia' series is quickly evolving into perhaps the greatest fantasy film series to date, better than the Harry Potter movies. Keep the same direction under Adamson, and this famous book series will be done justice.