Into the Wardrobe

Sophie Wilcox isn't bad as Lucy, but I think she's a bit annoying at times. Georgie Henley is more appealing in the role, but Andrew Adamson isn't too accurate to the books in his scripts. So will Lucy be better in the new Prince Caspian? Yes, if the movie is closer to the book than the first one.

Larry W.

Whining is what a child does in an annoying voice when they are not getting their own way - it is very nasal and deliberate. I associate whining with sulking.... it's the kid who sits around or hangs around their mother, moaning and wailing gently.

What Lucy does is to stand up to the others, assert herself somewhat angrily.

She's not using a whining voice, but is disagreeing in a proper voice.
She's not sitting in a corner, sulking and saying "I did see Aslan and you are all just mean...it's not fair...."

These books are all around 200 pages in length, I'm just not sure I understand why things need to be cut or added in...that just seems like the perfect book length to translate into a regular length (un-butured) feature film...

I think it is selfish for the filmaker of a series such as this one, which is so dear to so many people spanning multiple generations, to only make his interpretation with little to no regard for the other people who love the story. He is given this opportunity that should come with the mantle of creating a classic interpretation that encompasses as closely as possible the story that C.S. Lewis was trying to tell.

that being said, this night raid thing does not sit well with me.

I certainly agree. In order to adapt the book into a film it would seem not much more is needed than to shorten the story a little. For the most part the BBC didn't change much in the other books, but they did cut Prince Caspian too much. The Narnia books are not very long, so why not leave the story intact as much as possible? And why was it necessary in Adamson's film of LWW to give the fox an extended role?

Larry W.

I, of course, will watch and (and I expect to enjoy very much) the movie. But I still can't say I approve of all the changes. Caspian, though a dashing enough young man, does not in any way fit the description of Caspian in the books--age notwithstanding, he does not look or feel like Caspian to me. The flirtation with Susan (let's hope it goes no further than that!) is completely unfounded and gratuitous. I cannot accept that they are bringing the Minotaurs back--and as allies to the Old Narnians. They are a part of the very "sort" illustrated by the scene in the book with the hag and the werewolf. Though in all fairness, I do not recall any minotaurs in the book-form of LWW--so perhaps that one could be forgiven. In all I expect it to be a great adventure and a fun movie--but from the Narnia fan side, I have no doubt I will be disappointed.

I agree, for a book (series) with a long tradition and following, Adamson should consider the story as written to be a powerful plot and try not to imbellish it too much. There's a reason so many have come to love it--it's just fine without these extras. Jack was, after all, a pioneer and genius of his time.

I have heard that there is a goodbye kiss between Caspian and Susan in the film. I can just imagine the uproar of the purists.

- Dan -

It's strange that they match Caspian with Susan. I've always seen more between Caspian and Lucy, but there's obviously nothing there either. It's pretty obvious Lewis doesn't think much of romance.

Strangely enough, one of the things that bothered me most when watching the preview was that everyone refers to him as "Prince Caspian" and he even calls himself "Prince Caspian," while, despite the title of the book, Caspian is always called "king" in the book.