Fun fact: Reepicheep and his warriors are the descendants of the mice that bit through Aslan's ropes in the first movie. As a gift for their assistance they were granted the ability to speak
@TinyT1mm " "Ah!" roared Aslan. "You have conquered me. You have great hearts. Not for the sake of your dignity, Reepicheep, but for the love that is between you and your people, and still more for the kindness your people showed me long ago when you ate away the cords that bound me on the Stone Table (and it was then, though you have long forgotten it, that you began to be Talking Mice), you shall have your tail again." " Prince Caspian, Chapter XV
Did you catch Edmund's fun pun when he announces Peter's challenge to Miraz? Miraz calls him Prince Edmund and Edmund responds "King. Just king though, Peter's the High King." Edmund's title is King Edmund the Just. Fun little wordplay there!
The sword fight at the beginning with Edmond and the dwarf was to show who they are because Edmond was considered one of the best sword fighters in Narnia if not the best. Hence the dwarf’s words as the end of the fight.
What's so interesting about Miraz is that he doesn't actually believe that the Kings and Queens of Old have returned-- he thinks that the kids are just figureheads the Narnian's are using to prop up their cause. Then he talks to Edmund, and then he fights Peter-- and realizes that they have experiences FAR beyond their years. It's such a subtle but nice touch to this film
The ending scene where the Kings and Queens of old leave Narnia with "The Call" by Regina Spektor playing in the background always gets me a little teary-eyed. I love these movies and books, and frequently watch them when I'm bored of current movies. Loved y'alls reaction!
It started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope, which then turned into a quiet thought, which then turned into a quiet word. Then that word grew louder and louder, till it was a battle cry. I’ll come back when you call me, no need to say goodbye ❤
A great sequel. Great development for the characters, and personally, I loved how Edmund seemed so much more comfortable and happy. They did his development well
To answer the implied question: _The Two Towers_ came out first, but Tolkien and Lewis were writing at the same time and discussing their work with each other regularly. Tolkien based Treebeard's personality on Lewis, and the whole "walking trees" concept comes from a combination of the dryads of Greek myth and Tolkien's particular frustration with the lack of magical elements in Shakespeare's _Macbeth_
Lord the end when they leave make me cry every time lmao 😂 Also it took me a while to realize it, but when he asked him “how many men did you lose?” and he responded “three” he looked at the three men behind him. Meaning he then killled those 3 to make it look like they were killed by the Narnians. That’s dark as hell Also the Pevensies siblings are responsible for bringing in the “Golden Age of Narnia” which lasted 15 years (which is how long they were in Narnia) which brought a long term standing of prosperity and knowledge to Narnia. However, the Pevensies definitely know how to fight haha 🤣 I always love how this movie truly shows you how much they grew into their role as rulers and how much they changed in their lives.
The Pevensie mostly tried to solve things through negotiation and brain tactics, they may not be battle hardened but they sure we're good strategists especially Peter and Edmond.
@@Tooba-K123 I haven’t read all the books, but didn’t they like fight in at least 2 different wars when they were ruling over Narnia? Plus Edmund was said to be Narnia’s best swordsman which means he had to get the practice somewhere.
I go back and fourth between wether I think Prince Caspian is a better film or the First film. At least it shows that this movie was not a bad sequel as at that time every movie series had bad sequels
I think it doesn't get enough praise. It's actually one of those rare films that I often mention as having improved on the book. Stardust, Coraline, Prince Caspian... I can't think of many.
I love both equally tbh. I was especially obsessed with the battles and the dark aesthetic when I was a kid. And I can’t say I didn’t have a crush on Lucy/Georgie Henley when I was a kid. Funny realizing years later we’re the same age too because it means I was growing up with these films in the same way she was.
My frustration was with the 3rd movie, as it is my favorite book of the series. But they added unnecessary subplots, skipped essential scenes, and made other changes that were more disappointing/boring instead of being interesting/fresh enough to be warranted.
I definitely believe this movie and the first one were both equally good movies and did well adapting the books with some tweaks here or there. The next book,movie 3, I agree they adjusted too much and it just didn’t feel as great of a movie compared to the book of voyage but they should still watch it and compare.
It hurts so much when they leave in this movie because they know they’re saying goodbye and they’re okay with never returning 😭 I wish they’d stay there
I feel like Lucy is still the best with her positivity and common sense, Susan and Prince Caspian are good but Peter and Edmund switch places in this movie, Peter is a giant pain in the butt and Edmund learned his lesson in the first movie and steps up as a fighter big time, great reaction.
In Narnia's Golden Age both younger siblings became better than the older ones, Edmund became an expert swordsman which is why Peter has him duel Trumpkin. Lucy also became a better archer than Susan though we never see her use a bow in the movie because she was an archer in A Horse and His Boy.
@@cp368productions2 I love it I mean it makes perfect sense considering that they had more time to grow up into the situations and be more influenced by their environment because as you know the older two were teenagers they already had formed a lot through the childhood in the real world comparing the younger two were kind of brought up in Narnia x
@@cp368productions2 which is why I was so glad when they added that scene in Dawn Trader of Lucy hitting the serpent with the arrow. Also Edmund was the strategist and law holder of Narnia.
Something I loved about the bear scene is that, despite Lucy being in immediate danger, Susan still tried to talk to the bear. Because, like Lucy, she knew them as intelligent beings who wouldn't just attack like wild animals.
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
In the books, the conflict between Peter and Caspian isn't really a thing, so the movie got a lot of criticism for putting it in. I appreciated it, because I think it makes a lot of sense given the situation, but I can understand why they didn't flesh it out as much as you wanted them to. Also, Lucy's cordial doesn't bring people back to life, it just heals injuries/illnesses
Book Peter in general acts a lot more maturely than his film equivalent. It makes sense when you think about it. He had to be a pseudo father figure to his younger siblings while their dad was off to war, so he was already wise beyond his years before ever entering Narnia. Living an entire life while reigning over a kingdom only contributes to that. The same is true for all the children to a degree, seeing your home bombed does that to you. Book Peter accepts straight away that their time has passed, he doesn't have the same childish ego. All he aims for is to help Caspian take the throne.
Every Aslan reveal gives me chills. As a life long fan I’ve learned to love the movies apart from the books and can’t wait to see Greta Gerwig’s vision, as long as it keeps the heart and faith aspect intact.
I'd be lying if i said I wasn't apprehensive.. Remakes these days aren't very faithful to source material and try to push on modernity too much... ( as a woman i'm honestly tired of the "Mary Sue" trope for example )
@ agreed, that’s why I hold my childhood love for books in a vault lol and can find things to love in the remakes. Greta’s interviews give me hope that she understands the weight that comes with making a Narnia adaptation. Hopefully she follows through.
@@sofiachill5415 Greta has never disappointed with her projects so I have slight hope, fingers crossed. If it was anyone else I wouldn't have any hope because all remakes are @$&#.
I seriously doubt that she will honour C. S. Lewis’ beliefs and moral code that he imparted into his stories. Things were simpler back then, when there actually was good and evil, right and wrong. Modern stories tend to paint a grey world, where characters’ morals and motivations are fluid. I’ve seen too many IPs taken by people with modern sensibilities, who can’t help put their own stamp on it, which usually tarnishes it. Fingers crossed, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
I’m so ready for them to see their cousin. I’m sure they know the actor from marvel but seeing him as a little kid and playing a character like Eustace 😂 I know the movie isn’t the most popular but his performance was a standout for me
@@mckenan3578 They do some cool things in the 3rd one. I love the room with the water. Really cool. Plus I love Eustace. Seeing that actor go from Narnia to a Chef on The Bear. What a glow up.
In the book the competition between Caspian and Peter is nonexistent. Caspian in younger in the book and has a strong sense of wonder and hero worship at the return of the kings and queens of old. As Lewis says, "Imagine if King Arthur were to actually return."
The mice are descendants of the ones that ate the ropes off of Aslan on the stone table in the first movie. Aslan granted them the ability to speak for their kindness
I loved this film. The Problen with Susan is a famous essay by Neil Gaimanback in the 90s. Susan never returns to Narnia, Peter returns in Book 7 and Lucy & Edmund return in Book 3, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Book 4, The Horse and His Boy is set 10 years into The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe following Shasta, a young boy raised by a fisherman and Bree, a stallion escaped from Narnia.
Gee, thanks for spoiling the rest of the books for everyone else. I don't know why you had to reveal all these things. They may just be small details to you, but some people don't like spoilers. Did you feel smart telling people about all this? Are you happy that you spoiled something for a lot of those who didn't know what to expect from the remaining books?
The guy you recognize for being in a bunch of movies is a really famous Italian actor. His name is Pierfrancesco Favino and he’s been in Angels and Demons, Rush and World War Z, among others. The one playing the king is another famous Italian actor and director, Sergio Castellitto. More recently he’s been in Conclave (which is nominated for an Oscar).
At every stage in my life, Ben Barnes has popped up in projects to remind me that he is indeed beautiful. People keep talking about Punisher, but leave out Westworld. 😂
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
Susan standing alone with her bow and Lucy standing alone on the bridge against all those soldiers are great shots. And the song as they're all leaving at the end is beautiful.
18:49 actually there is a theory that the Hogwarts houses were inspired by the four kings and queens of narnia. Peter( Griffindor) , Edmond( Slytherin), Lucy( hufflepuff) and Susan( Ravencalw). Don't know if it's true or not but its cool 😊
but according to the books descriptions of each character it does not fit perfectly. Edmond was called the just king, for he was wise and a good leader and diplomate/strategist, Lucy is very brave, yes she is kind and loyal but it was always her bravery and passion that stood out, and Susan was actually described as kind and gentle.
42:05 - that is amazing because you know that Minotaur is about to just go berzerk on that guard but then he just "shushes" him and let the dwarf knock him out lol its awesome!
The Narnia books must be read. I read them exhaustively as a kid. Probably when I was five or six. King Arthur and Narnia were my first entry into folklore and or fantasy prior to Harry Potter when I was six and then I read the lord of the rings books when I was eleven. CS Lewis and Tolkien were friends and colleagues at Oxford university. The antagonist is themselves.
The third movie is really cool. A little unfocused, but the ending and the emotional journey the characters go through makes up for it in spades. Can't wait to see your reaction to it!
I've always thought they should have gone back and adapted the later books now that the original cast is older. They would be a good age for a Horse and His Boy adaptation now, I think, or they could do the last book or two since the characters were older then. I think that would've been a more meaningful plan than just another rebooted movie series. I'll probably watch, but these adaptations will always mean more to me because they're from my childhood.
Dude, this movie was insane for little bi teenage me. I was obssessed with Caspian, Peter, and Susan, with Edmund actually being my favorite. This movie was dangerous for me at the time, lol. 😅
In the later books that don't have movies you find out Susan doesn't come back to Narnia because of her love of material things like "lipstick". It is basically a metaphor of someone choosing the secular world over religious beliefs.
ahh the "Susan likes things so she can't go to heaven"... I remember that and feeling torn about it because at that time though being a religious person and knowing you are supposed to renounce things of the earth I still thought Susan wasn't at all wrong to want to grow into her womanhood lol
@@returntosoilgumiho Interesting. I originally took it as a "false (superficial) idol" kind of metaphor (though, still equally clunky). It's not so much that she is not allowed to return because of her exploring her womanhood but that she has put her faith in false and superficial idols (e.g., consumerism and materialism). Alternatively, I think it could also be read that she has lost faith in her inner beauty and, thusly, turns to the idols of superficial beauty. I think also that her not being brought back could also be implying that she is no longer a leader as she is following the crowd by allowing what everyone else deems as worthy exploration of her womanhood (e.g., "lipstick") to dictate how she explores her womanhood. That is, she no longer leads but follows.
I feel personally she finds her way there in the end she just chooses England over Narnia and since they see their parents in the "real Engand" when she passes on she winds up there rather in Narnia like the tohers.
@BH-2023 Those are all great points and it makes sense the way you've put it! I however do also think that there is an undertone of "innocent childlikeness" beinhmg close to godliness and all 4 of them have varying degrees of it as they enter and become Kings and Queens of Narnia i.e leaders i.e residents of the kingdom of God. Peter and Susan grow into adulthood first and they can't come back to Narnia ( took that to be code for easily enter the kingdom of God) for their growing attachment to things of the earth...but things of the earth for growing men and women include money, vanity(qeue the lipsticks), etc... Peter and Susan should probably both fall into the grind and hustle that makes you give more importance to the false important idols of the world said money, vanity etc equally...because in our imperfect world these things signal how good of a life one can live, who they can marry, what they become. To me it would have felt like a simple allegory for the errs of worshipping false idols if Peter had married and had kids and refused to go on the final journey because he wanted to make money which would have been the most important thing for his life _and_ Susan had been "too interested in lipsticks and boys" which would have been important for her becoming a mother or a member of adult society. It would have felt like either of them growing to an adult age made it harder to see the kingdom of God which is very realistic for any adult christian without making it seem like it was a malady of the mind or a certain genders mind. This is how I personally took it and maybe how it might not seem to anyone else but even in modern christianity and churches right now there is a strong tendency to remind women that they are the root of sin and their sexuality is their weakness. I don't even mean in terms of literal dressing I mean in terms if just being. It's a "don't be like other women and fall into looking at yourself in the mirror", "tuck your chest in, look why are all those boys looking at you, you must be doing something" or even "why put on lipstick, beauty is vanity". Yet when in actual fact beauty like sex, like money are things that are an evil only when people use and worship them. There is a middle ground but instead in some churches and families its turned into a thing of acting like people shouldn't enjoy sex, acting like the desire to be beautiful by enhancing(not changing) one or two features to boost confidence is idolatry and wanting to make money in any way is far from wanting to love God. I totally get that that's not what you're referring to when you talk about idols. To bring this back to Susan and why I felt like instead of being an allegory for general loss of self and power to idolatry what it ended up feeling like was simply that Susan lost out on heaven the first go because she was being a woman and women's desires are a sin. If what any of the siblings said what Susan was more interested in was something less generally what all breathing women in the world have wanted at least once in their lives (female pastors, wives of great kings in the bible, Sarah etc) i.e the desire to attract and be seen ideally in a biblical way to marry and bear fruit which by extension in past days meant adorning your hair etc and nowadays means putting on that modest lipstic and appearing in front of guys then I would understand. If they said Susan was driven by lust and was dressing very inappropriately, sleeping with boys wantonly and defiling her temple of a body I would get it. But the choice to use normal female desires as what stops you from entering heaven makes it feel like the desire to be a woman is in itself what is being discussed. Again if worldly things were what was being censured then Peter also falling prey to them so both the older sublings miss out would have actually made more sense. Tbh I think the pattern of the treatment of Susan whether consciously or subconsciously started much before the lipstics. I'd daresay there was always an akwardness with her writing as early as the Prince Caspian days. Peter is a human being and not once in Narnia do we see him look at or have any carnal desires. Lucy is pure and beautiful representing a child rather than a girl and so Susan is our only female really and she's the one who falls in love placing her heart on a boy rather than on Narnia and on Aslan where everyone else's is contentedly placed... I could go on and on but I realise i am rambling and now just doing a character study lol. Thank you for answering and I do indeed think what you described could very well be what C.S Lewis was going for. However in not balancing and mixing up who strayed due to the process of growing its ended up feeling like an allegory to women instead of to a general character... there's a very large chance I'm projecting here but this is what I got from Susan not making it to heaven
@returntosoilgumiho I take it as Susan was superficial and wanting to blend in with the crowd and thought Narnia was a fairytale so she wouldn't be seen as weird. Things like lipstick is a just an example of a larger symbolism of not being herself. Like she threw away the lessons she learned in Narnia and became someone else to be happy where she was.
7:37 - dude hitting a whole tree, that wasnt just a limb lol, like that on horseback and then hitting the ground that hard and being dragged a bit with no helmet or protective gear is DEATH lol
CS Lewish and Tolkien were good friends they would hang out together and discuss each other's words, Narnia and middle earth. Imagine being present for one of their conversations.
As a recent English graduate who took a Tolkien course, which covered all his poems, essays, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, I definitely understood that despite their cordial relationship to sharing literary ideas, Tolkien despised Lewis’ simple use of allegory whereas Lewis despised Tolkien’s writing and complicated design. Nonetheless, each of them contributed to an immense revival of fantasy, storytelling, and infusing their Christianity to a degree that doesn’t shirk their unique worlds.
@exempligratia101 despised is a strong word. They spent a lot of time together. Universities would have u believe they despised each other nothing could be further from the truth. They were even in a writers group together as far as I know.
@@dejavu2030 well, I should’ve said that they diverged in their respective writing styles. But they attended Oxford University and met in the local pub where they conversed, as you had mentioned. I know that Tolkien even attended Lewis’ funeral, which really speaks to their cordiality and respect for one another.
As much as I like the Minotaurs in this movie, General Otmin from the first film will always be my favorite movie Minotaur. He was such a badass (not to mention my introduction to the species in general).
Totally agree with you, General Otmin was a badass. Although fit the current minotaurs, we can give him the benefit of doubt that they either evolved a bit or are malnourished because of hiding from Talmarines.
It's Peter and Susan that are the ones that are told they won't be returning to Narnia. Edmond and Lucy still have more to learn from Narnia. Also The elixir Lucy carries doesn't revive people from the dead. It heals wounds even grievous ones that could lead to death. Think that's an important distinction.
It's explicitly mentioned that Lucy's elixir only heals the injured but doesn't revive death. I don't know how some people miss that point and think it's plan b for death.
Little prepubescent me was absolutely oblivious to the tension between Susan and Caspian but my gut did flips when they finally kissed. This movie put “The Call” over the Jonas Brothers in my house! 😂
In the book Nikabrik (warwick davis) is prejudiced against humans, particularly Telmarines. He doesn't believe in the old kings or Aslan. He is also one who simply wants to win, and is willing to side anyone or anything in order to do that.
Fun facts about the book: the scene of them invading the castle isnt in the book, personaly I thougt the book was really fast with the war and the movie did great adding that scene. Also in the book Susan and Caspian almost didnt talk and all that romantic air didnt exist. The movie didnt say but its implicit that minute by minute that the siblings stay at narnia, they start getting their habilitys back from when they were adults, thats why even in child form, they are still great fighters and strategists
26:36 - crossbow bolt usually only had 2 fletching feathers so it would have stayed flat unlike a bow arrow that would have had 3 fletching feathers and would rotate for more accuracy for being less powerful than the crossbow
Love the sequel more than first. I like the contention between Price Caspian and Peter, and when Edmond stabbed The White Witch. Can't wait for the third film, its amazing as well.
Just here to point out that Strand is an old English (and German) word for beach, which is a nice touch since they arrive at a beach in Narnia. The Strand is part of the northern river bank in London (Strand station was closed in 73 and now forms part of Charing Cross station)
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
I adore these films (literally had a Voyage of the Dawn Treader poster on my wall from when it came out till I cleared out a lot of things over Christmas) and I still tear up at the end when they go back. I really wish they’d gotten to do the entire series with this cast & crew.
do not clap for dinklage. he had no problem playing a dwarf in this film but went out of his way to complain about the snow white remake and basically prevent 7 dwarf actors from getting a chance at having an acting career
I remember crying at them leaving Narnia not just in the movie theatre but also when I rewatched the movie later. I really adore the song they played with it too.
Aslan’s role in these films should’ve been how Luke was handled in the sequels. He’s always the savior in the end, but it takes the characters reaching a certain point in their arc before he intervenes bc he wants them to learn/grow
In LW&W, we got a prequel scene that wasn't in the book: the bombing raid where Edmund risked his life to go back into the house to fetch Dad's picture, which gave us a hint of character and why he was so out of sorts with Peter. In PC we got two new scenes in London: the one with Peter getting into a fight and the one with Susan trying to politely fend off the schoolboy admirer. Both scenes kind of set up how Peter and Susan act after they return to Narnia. High King Peter the Magnificent, victor of many battles, is taking a beating from some schoolboy bullies, and Queen Susan the Gentle, who was courted by princes and nobles of all the surrounding kingdoms, is being courted by a nebbishy schoolboy.
FR that's why it's hard for them to accept the "realities". The only reason they were used to the idea of adjusting in "reality" is because they had to gaslight themselves into thinking that Narnia wasn't real and just a children's game they made up in their mind to escape their harsh reality. At least Peter learned to balance it but Susan still couldn't. Edmund and Lucy basically grew up in Narnia so Narnia is their home while the earth is their mission/trial, they never wavered from their faith/home.
"Ben Barnes!!??" yes sir, that's how he became famous and how long us girls have been drooling over him. thank you very much "i'd say 7 to 10 years" me: cries in never seeing again mr tumnus and everyone else cause 1300 years i mean, Peter feels responsible, but Caspian also fucked up not being at the gate when he should have been...so, it's both their fault. Also Edmund serving character development x1000. worthy king of everything
Most people don't realize that Peter not only feels responsible for the current Narnia, he feels responsible for leaving it in the first place. He even tried to explain to the dwarf that they didn't leave willingly. Had Peter even had slightest idea that they would have to return to their time, he would have left someone in charge with proper guidance of management, strategies and precautions against any threat that might come for Narnia and also escape or backup plans in case they still get defeated.
This series and song invokes so much nostalgia and memories for me, It’s bittersweet and warm at the same time. Hearing this song again at this age and so on will forever make me cry, it will always have me remember my little self being adventurous, who always believes in magic, full of hope, full of dreams and where once I viewed the world colourful.
7 books in the series! The Magican's Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and his Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle! All worth a read
Andrew and I are on the same wave length.... Yes I've seen this movie before but it's been a decade, but when Trufflehunter spoke it sounded a lot like a dwarf from the Hobbit. Andrew said Balin and I'm like yep that's it!!! It's Ken Stott.
1:36:57 well Susan and Peter did live many years in Narnia before returning back home so we don’t know what they learned during those years. They can’t go back anymore like how the professor tries but can’t. His time is up
Fun fact: CS. Lewis and JRR Tolkien were friends.... CS Lewis actually mentioned to Tolkien about writting about living trees, Tolkien kind of laughed at him and saying "living trees, that's mad".... well the rest is history 😊 (Tolkien got his idea for the ents after CS Lewis) 😊
The reason the 'White Witch', Jadis, has this background part in the stories in all three movies is due to a big part of her character background. If you read the books (or even some background info on the character), all of them, you'll understand... she wasn't brought back into this story (for the movie) just for giggles.
What some people don't realize is that the circle was bewitched. No one would think straight in that circle. They would be thinking about trying to get rid of their biggest worry. Edmund attacked from back he was still covering his eyes from his forearm.
Honestly, I really enjoyed how funny Lewis made the dwarf characters in PC, and also, how his early exploration in the development of their general characterizations offers foreshadowing of how that played into the fates of dwarfs in the LB.
Idk if you guys notiiced the symbolism again in this movie, but when the witch was in the ice, it covered aslan's photo in the background. Showing the deception Satan can bring. That's why it's so chilling when Edmund smashes it too :')
Torn on this movie. On one hand, I love the casting of Prince Caspian and the Telmarines. On the other hand, I hate the added sub plot with Peter being a douche and the mission to the castle. I also hated the added sub plot with Susan crushing on Caspian. Though, the best part of this movie was the adaptation of Reepicheep. The most badass knight of Narnia!
The movies deviate from the books more and more as they go. The first one was really faithful to the source material. This one generally followed the plot, but they made several big and small changes... Caspian was just a kid, something like 10 years old, Peter was a lot more mature (since he was basically in his thirties by this point, even though his body is still that of a teenager) and they made up his whole arc this movie and his beef with Caspian, there's obviously no romantic subplot between Susan and Caspian since he's still pre-pubescent, the Pevensies were actually gone more like 1000 years (C.S. Lewis compared it to King Arthur suddenly showing up in 20th century England) and their disappearance had absolutely nothing to do with the Telmarines taking over. But still, it's a pretty good rendering of the original story. But man, by the third one they really lost the plot. That one is kind of hard for me to watch, as a fan of the books. Not because it's a bad movie, but just because they took _so_ many liberties with the original, which I loved. I'm really hoping the new Greta Gerwig ones will stay truer to the books than these later movies did.
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Fun fact: Reepicheep and his warriors are the descendants of the mice that bit through Aslan's ropes in the first movie. As a gift for their assistance they were granted the ability to speak
As a fellow reader of the novels I can concur
thats so cool
Fun Fact: They're not descendants of the mice
@TinyT1mm " "Ah!" roared Aslan. "You have conquered me. You have great hearts. Not for the sake of your dignity, Reepicheep, but for the love that is between you and your people, and still more for the kindness your people showed me long ago when you ate away the cords that bound me on the Stone Table (and it was then, though you have long forgotten it, that you began to be Talking Mice), you shall have your tail again." " Prince Caspian, Chapter XV
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Did you catch Edmund's fun pun when he announces Peter's challenge to Miraz? Miraz calls him Prince Edmund and Edmund responds "King. Just king though, Peter's the High King." Edmund's title is King Edmund the Just. Fun little wordplay there!
I love Edmund. 🥰🤗
@@HickoryDickory86 same he’s always been my fav character
Same❤
The sword fight at the beginning with Edmond and the dwarf was to show who they are because Edmond was considered one of the best sword fighters in Narnia if not the best. Hence the dwarf’s words as the end of the fight.
What's so interesting about Miraz is that he doesn't actually believe that the Kings and Queens of Old have returned-- he thinks that the kids are just figureheads the Narnian's are using to prop up their cause. Then he talks to Edmund, and then he fights Peter-- and realizes that they have experiences FAR beyond their years. It's such a subtle but nice touch to this film
If yall liked Edmund in this, you’re gonna see how much he gets to work with in the next one.
The ending scene where the Kings and Queens of old leave Narnia with "The Call" by Regina Spektor playing in the background always gets me a little teary-eyed. I love these movies and books, and frequently watch them when I'm bored of current movies. Loved y'alls reaction!
That ending sent me down the Regina Spektor rabbit hole. Great artist
It started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope, which then turned into a quiet thought, which then turned into a quiet word. Then that word grew louder and louder, till it was a battle cry. I’ll come back when you call me, no need to say goodbye ❤
I love that scene and the song!
I cry every single time. One of my favorite songs ever.
i remembered watching this in the cinema and I cried ugly!
A great sequel. Great development for the characters, and personally, I loved how Edmund seemed so much more comfortable and happy. They did his development well
Love him in this hes his own army
My man was one-man army 😂 he was saving up everyone and still being a terrific NPC.
To answer the implied question: _The Two Towers_ came out first, but Tolkien and Lewis were writing at the same time and discussing their work with each other regularly. Tolkien based Treebeard's personality on Lewis, and the whole "walking trees" concept comes from a combination of the dryads of Greek myth and Tolkien's particular frustration with the lack of magical elements in Shakespeare's _Macbeth_
I'm not sure if it has been mentioned, but Caspian's tutor was half-dwarf and half-Telmarine, which is why he knew the legends and history of Narnia.
Lord the end when they leave make me cry every time lmao 😂 Also it took me a while to realize it, but when he asked him “how many men did you lose?” and he responded “three” he looked at the three men behind him. Meaning he then killled those 3 to make it look like they were killed by the Narnians. That’s dark as hell
Also the Pevensies siblings are responsible for bringing in the “Golden Age of Narnia” which lasted 15 years (which is how long they were in Narnia) which brought a long term standing of prosperity and knowledge to Narnia. However, the Pevensies definitely know how to fight haha 🤣 I always love how this movie truly shows you how much they grew into their role as rulers and how much they changed in their lives.
Yeah and also when you know, some will never retourn....
The Pevensie mostly tried to solve things through negotiation and brain tactics, they may not be battle hardened but they sure we're good strategists especially Peter and Edmond.
@@Tooba-K123 I haven’t read all the books, but didn’t they like fight in at least 2 different wars when they were ruling over Narnia? Plus Edmund was said to be Narnia’s best swordsman which means he had to get the practice somewhere.
I go back and fourth between wether I think Prince Caspian is a better film or the First film. At least it shows that this movie was not a bad sequel as at that time every movie series had bad sequels
I think it doesn't get enough praise. It's actually one of those rare films that I often mention as having improved on the book. Stardust, Coraline, Prince Caspian... I can't think of many.
I love both equally tbh. I was especially obsessed with the battles and the dark aesthetic when I was a kid. And I can’t say I didn’t have a crush on Lucy/Georgie Henley when I was a kid. Funny realizing years later we’re the same age too because it means I was growing up with these films in the same way she was.
My frustration was with the 3rd movie, as it is my favorite book of the series. But they added unnecessary subplots, skipped essential scenes, and made other changes that were more disappointing/boring instead of being interesting/fresh enough to be warranted.
I definitely believe this movie and the first one were both equally good movies and did well adapting the books with some tweaks here or there.
The next book,movie 3, I agree they adjusted too much and it just didn’t feel as great of a movie compared to the book of voyage but they should still watch it and compare.
@kgvalkenna The problem with Voyage is that is has a very episodic narrative, with a weak overarching plot and no villain.
It hurts so much when they leave in this movie because they know they’re saying goodbye and they’re okay with never returning 😭 I wish they’d stay there
If you read the books....it ends well! No spoilers!
I feel like Lucy is still the best with her positivity and common sense, Susan and Prince Caspian are good but Peter and Edmund switch places in this movie, Peter is a giant pain in the butt and Edmund learned his lesson in the first movie and steps up as a fighter big time, great reaction.
In Narnia's Golden Age both younger siblings became better than the older ones, Edmund became an expert swordsman which is why Peter has him duel Trumpkin. Lucy also became a better archer than Susan though we never see her use a bow in the movie because she was an archer in A Horse and His Boy.
@@cp368productions2 I love it I mean it makes perfect sense considering that they had more time to grow up into the situations and be more influenced by their environment because as you know the older two were teenagers they already had formed a lot through the childhood in the real world comparing the younger two were kind of brought up in Narnia x
While this is not my favorite sequel, it is still a great one. I can’t wait for your reaction to the third one! 😁
@@cp368productions2 which is why I was so glad when they added that scene in Dawn Trader of Lucy hitting the serpent with the arrow. Also Edmund was the strategist and law holder of Narnia.
Something I loved about the bear scene is that, despite Lucy being in immediate danger, Susan still tried to talk to the bear. Because, like Lucy, she knew them as intelligent beings who wouldn't just attack like wild animals.
In the book, Susan said she was afraid the bear was one of the ones who talked, and therefore the Narnian kind.
I remember everyone (including me) being obsessed with Ben Barnes in middle school/early high school when this came out lol.
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I still am😂❤
I still am tbh
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
I am still obsessed to this day TO THIS DAY
In the books, the conflict between Peter and Caspian isn't really a thing, so the movie got a lot of criticism for putting it in. I appreciated it, because I think it makes a lot of sense given the situation, but I can understand why they didn't flesh it out as much as you wanted them to.
Also, Lucy's cordial doesn't bring people back to life, it just heals injuries/illnesses
Book Peter in general acts a lot more maturely than his film equivalent. It makes sense when you think about it. He had to be a pseudo father figure to his younger siblings while their dad was off to war, so he was already wise beyond his years before ever entering Narnia. Living an entire life while reigning over a kingdom only contributes to that. The same is true for all the children to a degree, seeing your home bombed does that to you.
Book Peter accepts straight away that their time has passed, he doesn't have the same childish ego. All he aims for is to help Caspian take the throne.
İsn't Caspian also very young in the book?
@@kavtoM Yeah, I think he's 10 years old in the book, or thereabout
Once you've been in Narnia, when you return the air starts acting on you and you remember your old skills. It's always a great moment in the books.
Every Aslan reveal gives me chills. As a life long fan I’ve learned to love the movies apart from the books and can’t wait to see Greta Gerwig’s vision, as long as it keeps the heart and faith aspect intact.
I'd be lying if i said I wasn't apprehensive.. Remakes these days aren't very faithful to source material and try to push on modernity too much... ( as a woman i'm honestly tired of the "Mary Sue" trope for example )
@ agreed, that’s why I hold my childhood love for books in a vault lol and can find things to love in the remakes. Greta’s interviews give me hope that she understands the weight that comes with making a Narnia adaptation. Hopefully she follows through.
@@sofiachill5415 Greta has never disappointed with her projects so I have slight hope, fingers crossed. If it was anyone else I wouldn't have any hope because all remakes are @$&#.
I seriously doubt that she will honour C. S. Lewis’ beliefs and moral code that he imparted into his stories. Things were simpler back then, when there actually was good and evil, right and wrong. Modern stories tend to paint a grey world, where characters’ morals and motivations are fluid. I’ve seen too many IPs taken by people with modern sensibilities, who can’t help put their own stamp on it, which usually tarnishes it. Fingers crossed, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
Prince Caspian was probably one of my first crushes of my childhood
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
Still is hahahaha
You'll get more Edmund in the 3rd movie. I hope you guys watch the last one. Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
It’s my least favorite but Voyage is worth watching
I’m so ready for them to see their cousin. I’m sure they know the actor from marvel but seeing him as a little kid and playing a character like Eustace 😂 I know the movie isn’t the most popular but his performance was a standout for me
@@vixiestarfire I love Eustace. Without giving it away, I love the water scene too. Really cool.
@@mckenan3578 They do some cool things in the 3rd one. I love the room with the water. Really cool. Plus I love Eustace. Seeing that actor go from Narnia to a Chef on The Bear. What a glow up.
Personally Voyage was my 2nd favorite movie behind TLTWTW.
In the book the competition between Caspian and Peter is nonexistent. Caspian in younger in the book and has a strong sense of wonder and hero worship at the return of the kings and queens of old. As Lewis says, "Imagine if King Arthur were to actually return."
The mice are descendants of the ones that ate the ropes off of Aslan on the stone table in the first movie. Aslan granted them the ability to speak for their kindness
The badger was voiced by Ken Stott who played Balin, the elderly dwarf
Oh hot damn, this is news to me and I grew up watching both trilogies!
OMG I never realized that! I love both Narnia and The Hobbit.
He’s got such a soothing voice
And it was his tomb in Moria in Fellowship of the Ring.
I love how much darker this one was than the first
I loved this film. The Problen with Susan is a famous essay by Neil Gaimanback in the 90s. Susan never returns to Narnia, Peter returns in Book 7 and Lucy & Edmund return in Book 3, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Book 4, The Horse and His Boy is set 10 years into The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe following Shasta, a young boy raised by a fisherman and Bree, a stallion escaped from Narnia.
Gee, thanks for spoiling the rest of the books for everyone else.
I don't know why you had to reveal all these things. They may just be small details to you, but some people don't like spoilers.
Did you feel smart telling people about all this? Are you happy that you spoiled something for a lot of those who didn't know what to expect from the remaining books?
The guy you recognize for being in a bunch of movies is a really famous Italian actor. His name is Pierfrancesco Favino and he’s been in Angels and Demons, Rush and World War Z, among others. The one playing the king is another famous Italian actor and director, Sergio Castellitto. More recently he’s been in Conclave (which is nominated for an Oscar).
i’ve been in love with ben barnes basically my whole life 😩
He was even great as Jigsaw in the Punisher
This movie is fully responsible for my life long crush on that man it’s not even funny 😂
At every stage in my life, Ben Barnes has popped up in projects to remind me that he is indeed beautiful. People keep talking about Punisher, but leave out Westworld. 😂
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
@@Sharpe1502have you heard his new album??????
The big battle scenes in the castle and at the end of this film are just phenomenal! Still get chills watching it
Susan standing alone with her bow and Lucy standing alone on the bridge against all those soldiers are great shots. And the song as they're all leaving at the end is beautiful.
18:49 actually there is a theory that the Hogwarts houses were inspired by the four kings and queens of narnia. Peter( Griffindor) , Edmond( Slytherin), Lucy( hufflepuff) and Susan( Ravencalw).
Don't know if it's true or not but its cool 😊
Oh shit I can Totaly see this…
That’s one of my favourite theory’s
That's always been my favorite theory even though I know it doesn't make sense 😂
but according to the books descriptions of each character it does not fit perfectly. Edmond was called the just king, for he was wise and a good leader and diplomate/strategist, Lucy is very brave, yes she is kind and loyal but it was always her bravery and passion that stood out, and Susan was actually described as kind and gentle.
42:05 - that is amazing because you know that Minotaur is about to just go berzerk on that guard but then he just "shushes" him and let the dwarf knock him out lol its awesome!
The Narnia books must be read. I read them exhaustively as a kid. Probably when I was five or six. King Arthur and Narnia were my first entry into folklore and or fantasy prior to Harry Potter when I was six and then I read the lord of the rings books when I was eleven.
CS Lewis and Tolkien were friends and colleagues at Oxford university.
The antagonist is themselves.
The third movie is really cool. A little unfocused, but the ending and the emotional journey the characters go through makes up for it in spades. Can't wait to see your reaction to it!
I just hope Netflix goes through with all the books and don't just call it quits after 3 movies
And also does them in order. Cause the original three just picked 3 movies to adapt. It wasn’t even just the first three
It’s literally the release order. Wardrobe 1950, Caspian 1951, Dawn Treader 1952, Silver Chair 1953, Horse 1954, Magician 1955. Last Battle 1956…….
I've always thought they should have gone back and adapted the later books now that the original cast is older. They would be a good age for a Horse and His Boy adaptation now, I think, or they could do the last book or two since the characters were older then. I think that would've been a more meaningful plan than just another rebooted movie series. I'll probably watch, but these adaptations will always mean more to me because they're from my childhood.
apparently theyre starting with the magicians nephew
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For this series, the release order isn’t the same as the chronological order.
Wow mad respect to Andrew for pulling that the Badger was one of the dwarves
Edmund is actually my favorite character in this movie
Dude, this movie was insane for little bi teenage me. I was obssessed with Caspian, Peter, and Susan, with Edmund actually being my favorite. This movie was dangerous for me at the time, lol. 😅
Same! And I’d be playing sword and shield with my friends.
Lol I was Lucy's age when I watched Narnia movies and I had a crush on all of them, I projected myself on Lucy cause we were so similar.😂
In the later books that don't have movies you find out Susan doesn't come back to Narnia because of her love of material things like "lipstick". It is basically a metaphor of someone choosing the secular world over religious beliefs.
ahh the "Susan likes things so she can't go to heaven"... I remember that and feeling torn about it because at that time though being a religious person and knowing you are supposed to renounce things of the earth I still thought Susan wasn't at all wrong to want to grow into her womanhood lol
@@returntosoilgumiho Interesting. I originally took it as a "false (superficial) idol" kind of metaphor (though, still equally clunky). It's not so much that she is not allowed to return because of her exploring her womanhood but that she has put her faith in false and superficial idols (e.g., consumerism and materialism). Alternatively, I think it could also be read that she has lost faith in her inner beauty and, thusly, turns to the idols of superficial beauty.
I think also that her not being brought back could also be implying that she is no longer a leader as she is following the crowd by allowing what everyone else deems as worthy exploration of her womanhood (e.g., "lipstick") to dictate how she explores her womanhood. That is, she no longer leads but follows.
I feel personally she finds her way there in the end she just chooses England over Narnia and since they see their parents in the "real Engand" when she passes on she winds up there rather in Narnia like the tohers.
@BH-2023 Those are all great points and it makes sense the way you've put it! I however do also think that there is an undertone of "innocent childlikeness" beinhmg close to godliness and all 4 of them have varying degrees of it as they enter and become Kings and Queens of Narnia i.e leaders i.e residents of the kingdom of God.
Peter and Susan grow into adulthood first and they can't come back to Narnia ( took that to be code for easily enter the kingdom of God) for their growing attachment to things of the earth...but things of the earth for growing men and women include money, vanity(qeue the lipsticks), etc...
Peter and Susan should probably both fall into the grind and hustle that makes you give more importance to the false important idols of the world said money, vanity etc equally...because in our imperfect world these things signal how good of a life one can live, who they can marry, what they become.
To me it would have felt like a simple allegory for the errs of worshipping false idols if Peter had married and had kids and refused to go on the final journey because he wanted to make money which would have been the most important thing for his life _and_ Susan had been "too interested in lipsticks and boys" which would have been important for her becoming a mother or a member of adult society. It would have felt like either of them growing to an adult age made it harder to see the kingdom of God which is very realistic for any adult christian without making it seem like it was a malady of the mind or a certain genders mind.
This is how I personally took it and maybe how it might not seem to anyone else but even in modern christianity and churches right now there is a strong tendency to remind women that they are the root of sin and their sexuality is their weakness. I don't even mean in terms of literal dressing I mean in terms if just being. It's a "don't be like other women and fall into looking at yourself in the mirror", "tuck your chest in, look why are all those boys looking at you, you must be doing something" or even "why put on lipstick, beauty is vanity".
Yet when in actual fact beauty like sex, like money are things that are an evil only when people use and worship them. There is a middle ground but instead in some churches and families its turned into a thing of acting like people shouldn't enjoy sex, acting like the desire to be beautiful by enhancing(not changing) one or two features to boost confidence is idolatry and wanting to make money in any way is far from wanting to love God.
I totally get that that's not what you're referring to when you talk about idols. To bring this back to Susan and why I felt like instead of being an allegory for general loss of self and power to idolatry what it ended up feeling like was simply that Susan lost out on heaven the first go because she was being a woman and women's desires are a sin.
If what any of the siblings said what Susan was more interested in was something less generally what all breathing women in the world have wanted at least once in their lives (female pastors, wives of great kings in the bible, Sarah etc) i.e the desire to attract and be seen ideally in a biblical way to marry and bear fruit which by extension in past days meant adorning your hair etc and nowadays means putting on that modest lipstic and appearing in front of guys then I would understand.
If they said Susan was driven by lust and was dressing very inappropriately, sleeping with boys wantonly and defiling her temple of a body I would get it. But the choice to use normal female desires as what stops you from entering heaven makes it feel like the desire to be a woman is in itself what is being discussed.
Again if worldly things were what was being censured then Peter also falling prey to them so both the older sublings miss out would have actually made more sense.
Tbh I think the pattern of the treatment of Susan whether consciously or subconsciously started much before the lipstics. I'd daresay there was always an akwardness with her writing as early as the Prince Caspian days. Peter is a human being and not once in Narnia do we see him look at or have any carnal desires. Lucy is pure and beautiful representing a child rather than a girl and so Susan is our only female really and she's the one who falls in love placing her heart on a boy rather than on Narnia and on Aslan where everyone else's is contentedly placed...
I could go on and on but I realise i am rambling and now just doing a character study lol.
Thank you for answering and I do indeed think what you described could very well be what C.S Lewis was going for. However in not balancing and mixing up who strayed due to the process of growing its ended up feeling like an allegory to women instead of to a general character... there's a very large chance I'm projecting here but this is what I got from Susan not making it to heaven
@returntosoilgumiho I take it as Susan was superficial and wanting to blend in with the crowd and thought Narnia was a fairytale so she wouldn't be seen as weird. Things like lipstick is a just an example of a larger symbolism of not being herself. Like she threw away the lessons she learned in Narnia and became someone else to be happy where she was.
7:37 - dude hitting a whole tree, that wasnt just a limb lol, like that on horseback and then hitting the ground that hard and being dragged a bit with no helmet or protective gear is DEATH lol
I remember watching this in the theatre and Regina Spektor's song "The Call" had me tearing up at the end.
CS Lewish and Tolkien were good friends they would hang out together and discuss each other's words, Narnia and middle earth. Imagine being present for one of their conversations.
As a recent English graduate who took a Tolkien course, which covered all his poems, essays, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, I definitely understood that despite their cordial relationship to sharing literary ideas, Tolkien despised Lewis’ simple use of allegory whereas Lewis despised Tolkien’s writing and complicated design.
Nonetheless, each of them contributed to an immense revival of fantasy, storytelling, and infusing their Christianity to a degree that doesn’t shirk their unique worlds.
@exempligratia101 despised is a strong word. They spent a lot of time together. Universities would have u believe they despised each other nothing could be further from the truth. They were even in a writers group together as far as I know.
@@dejavu2030 well, I should’ve said that they diverged in their respective writing styles. But they attended Oxford University and met in the local pub where they conversed, as you had mentioned. I know that Tolkien even attended Lewis’ funeral, which really speaks to their cordiality and respect for one another.
As much as I like the Minotaurs in this movie, General Otmin from the first film will always be my favorite movie Minotaur. He was such a badass (not to mention my introduction to the species in general).
Totally agree with you, General Otmin was a badass. Although fit the current minotaurs, we can give him the benefit of doubt that they either evolved a bit or are malnourished because of hiding from Talmarines.
These movies still hold up tremendously, the character designs were always one of my favorite aspects and the CGI when it's used blends really well.
This movie is so good! The ending always makes me cry like a baby.
The song at the end “The Call” always makes me cry! Such a powerful and beautiful song.
Warwick Davis also played Reepisheep in the 1989 BBC version of Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Who is the BEST Eponymous Fantasy Prince??
the third movie is my favorite
Prince Ali Ababwa from Aladdin.
Prince Ashitaka
As a kid I had the BIGGEST crush on Edmund, especially in this movie 😩❤️
It's Peter and Susan that are the ones that are told they won't be returning to Narnia. Edmond and Lucy still have more to learn from Narnia. Also The elixir Lucy carries doesn't revive people from the dead. It heals wounds even grievous ones that could lead to death. Think that's an important distinction.
It's explicitly mentioned that Lucy's elixir only heals the injured but doesn't revive death. I don't know how some people miss that point and think it's plan b for death.
Little prepubescent me was absolutely oblivious to the tension between Susan and Caspian but my gut did flips when they finally kissed. This movie put “The Call” over the Jonas Brothers in my house! 😂
In the book Nikabrik (warwick davis) is prejudiced against humans, particularly Telmarines. He doesn't believe in the old kings or Aslan. He is also one who simply wants to win, and is willing to side anyone or anything in order to do that.
Fun facts about the book: the scene of them invading the castle isnt in the book, personaly I thougt the book was really fast with the war and the movie did great adding that scene. Also in the book Susan and Caspian almost didnt talk and all that romantic air didnt exist. The movie didnt say but its implicit that minute by minute that the siblings stay at narnia, they start getting their habilitys back from when they were adults, thats why even in child form, they are still great fighters and strategists
26:36 - crossbow bolt usually only had 2 fletching feathers so it would have stayed flat unlike a bow arrow that would have had 3 fletching feathers and would rotate for more accuracy for being less powerful than the crossbow
Love the sequel more than first. I like the contention between Price Caspian and Peter, and when Edmond stabbed The White Witch. Can't wait for the third film, its amazing as well.
Just here to point out that Strand is an old English (and German) word for beach, which is a nice touch since they arrive at a beach in Narnia. The Strand is part of the northern river bank in London (Strand station was closed in 73 and now forms part of Charing Cross station)
Edmund lived decades around dwarves, I'm sure he had plenty of opportunity to overcome any biases/trauma he may have had.
6:33 John- ohh that actor is in this.
Andrew -I REMEMBER THIS SOUNDTRACK!!!
lol so i’m guessing Andrew’s headphones were set too high.
my heart drops everytime the call plays
The guy that plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, just released a music album and I’m OBSESSED WITH IT. The songs Beloved and Where The Light Gets In are my personal favorites ❤❤❤
The scene where they transition from London to the beach is a place called Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand.
I adore these films (literally had a Voyage of the Dawn Treader poster on my wall from when it came out till I cleared out a lot of things over Christmas) and I still tear up at the end when they go back. I really wish they’d gotten to do the entire series with this cast & crew.
The armor was epic
do not clap for dinklage. he had no problem playing a dwarf in this film but went out of his way to complain about the snow white remake and basically prevent 7 dwarf actors from getting a chance at having an acting career
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I remember crying at them leaving Narnia not just in the movie theatre but also when I rewatched the movie later. I really adore the song they played with it too.
Aslan’s role in these films should’ve been how Luke was handled in the sequels. He’s always the savior in the end, but it takes the characters reaching a certain point in their arc before he intervenes bc he wants them to learn/grow
In LW&W, we got a prequel scene that wasn't in the book: the bombing raid where Edmund risked his life to go back into the house to fetch Dad's picture, which gave us a hint of character and why he was so out of sorts with Peter.
In PC we got two new scenes in London: the one with Peter getting into a fight and the one with Susan trying to politely fend off the schoolboy admirer. Both scenes kind of set up how Peter and Susan act after they return to Narnia. High King Peter the Magnificent, victor of many battles, is taking a beating from some schoolboy bullies, and Queen Susan the Gentle, who was courted by princes and nobles of all the surrounding kingdoms, is being courted by a nebbishy schoolboy.
FR that's why it's hard for them to accept the "realities". The only reason they were used to the idea of adjusting in "reality" is because they had to gaslight themselves into thinking that Narnia wasn't real and just a children's game they made up in their mind to escape their harsh reality. At least Peter learned to balance it but Susan still couldn't. Edmund and Lucy basically grew up in Narnia so Narnia is their home while the earth is their mission/trial, they never wavered from their faith/home.
"Ben Barnes!!??"
yes sir, that's how he became famous and how long us girls have been drooling over him. thank you very much
"i'd say 7 to 10 years"
me: cries in never seeing again mr tumnus and everyone else cause 1300 years
i mean, Peter feels responsible, but Caspian also fucked up not being at the gate when he should have been...so, it's both their fault.
Also Edmund serving character development x1000. worthy king of everything
Most people don't realize that Peter not only feels responsible for the current Narnia, he feels responsible for leaving it in the first place. He even tried to explain to the dwarf that they didn't leave willingly. Had Peter even had slightest idea that they would have to return to their time, he would have left someone in charge with proper guidance of management, strategies and precautions against any threat that might come for Narnia and also escape or backup plans in case they still get defeated.
This series and song invokes so much nostalgia and memories for me, It’s bittersweet and warm at the same time. Hearing this song again at this age and so on will forever make me cry, it will always have me remember my little self being adventurous, who always believes in magic, full of hope, full of dreams and where once I viewed the world colourful.
Edmund character is great in this film definitely shines here and shows his growth
-"We could collect nuts!"
-"Yes! And throw them at the telmarines!... Shut up"
Probably the most Eddie Izzard line in the movie 😂
Missed opportunity to not say "That's nuts/don't be nuts." instead of "Shut up".😂
I see Ben Barnes, I click
7 books in the series! The Magican's Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and his Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle! All worth a read
seeying jesus tackle a man of a horse is so funny if you think abou it
Just love how Aslan is pretty much Jesus and how powerful he is in this movie and how mysterious he is.
Bin Bons is so young! Years away from The Punisher & West World.
20:59 Trufflehunter is voiced by Ken Stott, who also played Balin in the Hobbit series. Balin was the oldest, white-bearded dwarf (in the movie).
Andrew and I are on the same wave length.... Yes I've seen this movie before but it's been a decade, but when Trufflehunter spoke it sounded a lot like a dwarf from the Hobbit. Andrew said Balin and I'm like yep that's it!!! It's Ken Stott.
omg perfect timing, just got my breakfast!!
1:36:57 well Susan and Peter did live many years in Narnia before returning back home so we don’t know what they learned during those years. They can’t go back anymore like how the professor tries but can’t. His time is up
I love this movie very much and the music score is superb. Always fun to watch your movie-reactions! ❤
The beaches were filmed here in New Zealand 🙌🏼
Fun fact: CS. Lewis and JRR Tolkien were friends.... CS Lewis actually mentioned to Tolkien about writting about living trees, Tolkien kind of laughed at him and saying "living trees, that's mad".... well the rest is history 😊
(Tolkien got his idea for the ents after CS Lewis) 😊
The actor who plays Edmund is a descendant of Charles Darwin.
This was the first movie I saw Ben Barnes in. I was 16 when I saw this movie. This was my favourite.
The reason the 'White Witch', Jadis, has this background part in the stories in all three movies is due to a big part of her character background. If you read the books (or even some background info on the character), all of them, you'll understand... she wasn't brought back into this story (for the movie) just for giggles.
The giggle at 32:30 😂 "...it's Tilda Swi-he-he-nton... 🤭"
I got your Minotaur comment right away, when the truck rolls up for the Battle Royale...I love that movie!
What some people don't realize is that the circle was bewitched. No one would think straight in that circle. They would be thinking about trying to get rid of their biggest worry. Edmund attacked from back he was still covering his eyes from his forearm.
The ending always gets me in the feels with the needle drop from Regina Spektor.
Honestly, I really enjoyed how funny Lewis made the dwarf characters in PC, and also, how his early exploration in the development of their general characterizations offers foreshadowing of how that played into the fates of dwarfs in the LB.
Idk if you guys notiiced the symbolism again in this movie, but when the witch was in the ice, it covered aslan's photo in the background. Showing the deception Satan can bring. That's why it's so chilling when Edmund smashes it too :')
The first two and lore of narnia is a brilliant time!
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Happy to see you continue the series!!!!
I love ittt, cant wait to see the third movie❤❤❤
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Andrew you have a fantastic voice.
There is even more specific detail about the duel in the book - fascinating stuff!
Torn on this movie. On one hand, I love the casting of Prince Caspian and the Telmarines. On the other hand, I hate the added sub plot with Peter being a douche and the mission to the castle. I also hated the added sub plot with Susan crushing on Caspian.
Though, the best part of this movie was the adaptation of Reepicheep. The most badass knight of Narnia!
The movies deviate from the books more and more as they go. The first one was really faithful to the source material. This one generally followed the plot, but they made several big and small changes... Caspian was just a kid, something like 10 years old, Peter was a lot more mature (since he was basically in his thirties by this point, even though his body is still that of a teenager) and they made up his whole arc this movie and his beef with Caspian, there's obviously no romantic subplot between Susan and Caspian since he's still pre-pubescent, the Pevensies were actually gone more like 1000 years (C.S. Lewis compared it to King Arthur suddenly showing up in 20th century England) and their disappearance had absolutely nothing to do with the Telmarines taking over. But still, it's a pretty good rendering of the original story. But man, by the third one they really lost the plot. That one is kind of hard for me to watch, as a fan of the books. Not because it's a bad movie, but just because they took _so_ many liberties with the original, which I loved. I'm really hoping the new Greta Gerwig ones will stay truer to the books than these later movies did.
Warwick Davis actually played Reepicheep (the mouse) in a BBC adaptation of this, and Dawn Treader from the 80's.