Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Movie Review

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Movie Review

The 2nd Chronicles of Narnia is darker, more exciting and grown up than the more whimsical first movie. The Christianity themes have been toned down and the action and violence have been cranked up with this bigger budget. The movie is somewhat reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings in its narrative. Loosely based on CS Lewis' 2nd book of the Narnia series, this movie has well developed characters and a good storyline. This bodes well for the Chronicles of Narnia franchise.

In this movie, it is one Earth year after the events of the first movie. However when the Pevensie siblings return to Narnia through another portal, they are shocked to find that 1,300 years have passed since the Golden Age of Narnia. The Telmarines (decedents of pirates) have conquered Narnia and the usurper King Miraz (Sergio Castellitto) wants his newborn son to inherit the Narnia crown. To ensure this, he arranges for Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes), the rightful heir to the throne and the son of his brother, to be killed.

In this story, the original Narnians have thought to be almost extinct or have reverted to their original primitive animal state. The second coming of the Pevensie siblings, the once and future kings and queens of Narnia, heralds a new hope for the original inhabitants of Narnia. Prince Caspian and the surviving Narnians such as a temperamental warrior dwarf (Peter Dinklage), talking warrior rodents, a badger, centaurs, minotaurs and gryphons come to the siblings aid. Together, they embark on a perilous campaign to end the Telmarines' rule in Narnia. In the end, it is their savior, the god-like Aslan the Lion, who tips the battle in their favor.

The many fantastical creatures, epic battle scenes and the CGI effects are awesome and should keep the kids glued to their seats even though this blockbuster movie is 2 hours 20 minutes long.

The Chronicles of Narnia 2 reunites the creative talents who made the first film i.e. veteran director Andrew Adamson, screenplay writers Andrew Adamson and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and producer Mark Johnson, Andrew Adamson and Philip Steuer.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) is rated PG13 for for epic battle action and violence. The movie is generally suitable for children though the fight scenes may be a bit too violent for very young children which is probably comparable to the fight scenes of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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