Review of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) by Oxana — 24 Aug 2014

A bit darker than the previous movie, and harsher, dealing with war, wrong choices and desperation.

"Prince Caspian" stands well on its own, but it does need the support of the previous part, "The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe", when it comes to introducing some past events and characters whose names keep popping up along the way.

This was definitely Ben Barnes' show as Prince Caspian. None of the others in the cast really had a chance against his charm and looks, plus his story was way more interesting than the Kings and Queens of Old. After all, when it comes to the original four, they just "were", without really growing or learning something new to charm the audience.

Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia when called for help, and they have nicely matured during their reign in Narnia. Only, it seems they have been gone longer than a year...

There were some random things in the movie that felt a bit out of place, like the short scene with the White Witch. I'm not sure if that was necessary in the middle of everything else.

Another thing was Aslan. The whole thing with Lucy believing in him and riding off to find him to end the battle seemed kind of... It just didn't fit the current of the movie and became rather annoying by the end.

The movie sounded good, once again (good soundtrack!). The special effects were fine, and the whole color and mood of the movie was just brilliantly grim, followed by good casting and characters when it came to Telmarines. The battle scenes were definitely better than in the first movie.