Movie Reviews

Prince Caspian

In the name of making "Prince Caspian" a movie that will sell, the story was gutted of its original richness. The book is a great look into faith and hope. By fast forwarding the story Adamson lost the richness of the ancient faith. Instead he took the so called old wives tales of the book, and turned them into commonly believed and accepted truths in the movie. That said, with his new premise, Adamson was able to do a lot more character development by changing Peter's character from the original story, he gives a great look into what it would be like to surrender power, and to swallow pride. The greatest part of the film though is that Aslan ready and willing to act in the old Narnian's defense, but is simply waiting to be asked. It really makes one wonder how much more God could do in our lives, if only we would call upon him in trouble.

From a cinematic perspective, the film is far better than the first one. The areas of weakness in the special effect from the first film have been corrected. The digital creatures are incredible, and the story telling is done very well. In the end, "Prince Caspian is a good story, but in order to enjoy it, you must remember that it is not the book, and never will be.

Reviewed by Philip Bolzman

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