Saturday, May 17, 2008

Chronicles of Narnia: Long Live the Prince

Director: Andrew Adamson
Writers: Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus
Producer(s): Andrew Adamson, Mark Johnson, Perry Moore, and Phillip Steuer

Starring: Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian, Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensive, Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensive, William Moseley as PeterPevensive, Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensive, Sergio Castellitto as King Miraz, Warwick Davis as Nikabrik, Peter Dinklage as Trumpkin, and Liam Neeson as Aslan(IMDb). Rated-PG.

Prince Caspian is galloping his way into the forbidden woods to save himself from King Miraz's soldiers. When Caspian reaches the interior of the woods, he encounters hostile Narnians who he believed were extinct . As he struggles against the Narnians, he blows his horn and magically summons the kings and queens of old, commonly known as Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan, who are magically transported to Narnia to help battle the corrupt King Miraz in order to restore the Kingdom of Narnia.

This film demands your attention from its inception, because the story does not lag in its introduction. Right away movie watchers get a clear understanding of the unfolding events that will lead to apex of the plot. Infused with awesome clarity, the plot was well explained I think mainly due to the superb management of the film's pace. If something needed to be explained there was calmness injected into the plot through dialogue. This management apparently provided a nice pace to the film without making the film boring.

Visually, the film was stunning. The special effects were insane, and an absolute wonder. All the creatures looked really great, and their presence were not parsimonious. The appearance of the centaurs, griffins, and talking mice, were satisfactory. The kid in me was thoroughly satisfied. Furthermore, the majestic Aslan was official.

This movie was an absolute joy to watch, and admittedly there was not that much humor in this sequel. Indeed this was a very serious film, with a relatively strong political dimension. The battle scenes were amazing and emotional. There was one scene that involved trees that was reminiscent of Lord of The Rings-that sort of bothered me a little but, it was not that bad. According to Movies.com, the fans gave it a B+, and the critics gave it a B, and I will side with the fans and grade it a B+. Stay tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.



The Creatures of Narnia



Interview With The Cast

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