The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: User Reviews

Uncommonly good dose of virtues
By Esperanza from River North, May 27, 2008

As much as I like sarcasm, I think the metromix's movie critic's review is excessively harsh and sarcastic. I'm glad I saw this movie. I think the special effects (centaurs, Aslan, etc.) were much improved over the first Chronicles movie. I'd agree that I prefer the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, in print and in the movie. I'd agree that making these books into movies is a challenge because Lewis drew from an atypical array of fantastical sources. I'd also agree the book is better... they usually are... but maybe especially with Lewis's books, which challenge our imaginations and the depth of our thinking. But I think in this movie the children were charming (they aren't supposed to be more than ordinary non-superhero children who've experience Narnia before and, despite clumsiness, saved it once before), the Prince convincing, and the plot sufficiently rich for children, teens and adults to ponder greed, temptation, courage, selflessness, faith in higher (divine) power when seeminlgy overwhelmed by evil, ingenuity, providence working in different ways at different times, perseverance, faith and hope. I recommend seeing it, even if just for an uncommon dose of these elements. Perhaps if there were more movies like this, I'd give less than five stars because I'd have better grounds for comparison, but there are not, especially not for children. I don't have children yet, but if I had them, this is one of the few movies in the theaters that I'd want them to see.