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Voyage of the Dawn Treader (aka my favorite book)

PostPosted: June 20th, 2008, 4:04 pm
by Shadowland Dweller
Has anyone started a thread about the impending movie? I just saw at Narnia Web that they have cast Eustace. I watched the little clip of him in Son of Ranbow and I think he will be a good Eustace. It's funny because I was thinking not 4 hours before I read that Eustace has been found, "I hope they do a good job casting Eustace." He really has to be the perfect blend of obnoxious and sweet. I think this kid has the right look too, very real, normal looking boy.

PostPosted: June 20th, 2008, 4:16 pm
by repectabiggle
ha, I thought surely "Son of Ranbow" was somehow a mistake for "Son of Rambo." Glad to hear they're not actually making the latter.

How about we start a list of essential things we predict they'll gut from this movie? Let's see. . .probably the baptism/undragoning part. They'll make the scene in the governor's hall into a full-scale battle instead of a bluff. The Dark Island will be about a half-hour of overdone special effects. They'll completely omit Ramandu's "even in your world" line, or else make it something completely different and contradictory to the original. The lamb at the world's edge will actually be Babe the Pig. Somebody will get pushed into the pool on Deathwater island. The Dufflepuds will overthrow the magician and set up a democracy. And who knows what they'll add to pad the beginning scenes in Eustace's house. Probably Edward will choke Eustace out while Lucy smacks him with books about fat foreign children doing exercises.

PostPosted: June 21st, 2008, 7:14 am
by Shadowland Dweller
you are a marshwiggle aren't you :wink: don't be so glum :grin:

i don't think they will they will take out the de-dragon-ing part, Eustace's entire story hinges on this.

They might have someone fall in Deathwater, would be rather dramatic... :thinking:

I can't wait to see how the islands will look, I think that is one reason why I like VDT so much, the variety and imagination, that and I love Eustace's story.

My favorite parts are:
Eustace and the dragon
Lucy reading the magic book
Ramandu and his daughter

I also love the description of Dawn Treader, which is odd because I don't really care about boats or ships, but I love the idea of the ship being a dragon.

PostPosted: June 21st, 2008, 10:29 am
by Pete

PostPosted: June 21st, 2008, 2:54 pm
by Shadowland Dweller

PostPosted: June 22nd, 2008, 12:15 am
by repectabiggle

PostPosted: June 24th, 2008, 7:05 am
by glumPuddle

PostPosted: June 24th, 2008, 9:21 am
by carol

PostPosted: June 24th, 2008, 2:03 pm
by Pete
Fair enough... I knew it wasn't the finished product, but still, whoever leaked that draft I'm assuming they had in mind to embarrass Walden Media...:??: Here's hoping the final script is way better than that leaked one! :pleased:

PostPosted: June 24th, 2008, 11:55 pm
by Shadowland Dweller
I have faith in Walden Media....I think they will put out a good product, and I think something important to remember, the longer you have to dream and fantasize about something, the more difficult it is to turn that into reality, and in this case, there is a lot to live up to.

PostPosted: June 25th, 2008, 11:25 am
by Pete
I agree, SD! I do hope that they will find in for this one that they need to make far less changes than they did for the first two movies - because VDT just doesn't need it. I can accept that some changes were okay for LW&W, and lots of changes were needed to tell PC in film, but, as far as I can see, I don't think VDT needs changes. But I'm sure they'll do a beautiful job and I'll love the movie! :pleased:

PostPosted: June 25th, 2008, 4:14 pm
by Shadowland Dweller

PostPosted: June 26th, 2008, 2:43 am
by Messenger_of_Eden

PostPosted: June 27th, 2008, 6:16 am
by Shadowland Dweller

PostPosted: August 8th, 2008, 5:23 pm
by lissy
I liked the choice for Eustace as well... something about his nose conveys the right amount of snobishness. The part that makes VDT my favorite book is when they come to the sweet water and the lilies. Something about drinking liquid light, the sun getting bigger everyday, the birds with human voices, and not needing food or sleep is very magical for me. Those scenes would be a joy to design and direct...I hope they do a good job. :undecided: