I don't really know what to say of my expectations going into Prince Caspian. On one hand, I thought The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was decent, but far from great. I had heard that Prince Caspian was superior, but I didn't know if the persons who said these things where referring to elements from the first that I had not admired, which now may be wholly exaggerated.
Instead, I'm glad to report that things that I didn't care for in the first (insufferable child acting, Biblical allusions and allegories, poor looking CG) are largely missing from this installment. I did enjoy the movie far more because of this, however, I'm not sure if repeat viewings will hold this true. Why? Well, it's mostly because a large part of the movie is a tremendous battle scene. This was true for the Lord of the Rings as well. Sure, the battle at Helm's Deep or the epic showdown at the end of Return of the King where impressive the first time, but after that I found them to be pretty intolerable. It's gripping at first, but then you realize "Hey! This is just eye candy and padding! Get on with it already!"
Watching the Lord of the Rings is still very pleasurable for me though. While I could certainly live with some editing, it's the character arcs and engrossing fantasy world that are redeeming for them. With Prince Caspian though, I feel as if most of the story is the confrontation and the battling. So, if that's all taken out, what's there to be had aside from that? What will keep me entertained and prevent me from asking "Can we just get to the point?"
What's odd though, is that Prince Caspian didn't feel like a two and a half hour movie. I'm fully against the trend of making movies over two hours long so that they appear more "epic" or what have you. So I'm curios, will this movie hold up to repeat viewings because of the reasons that I've mentioned? Will it now drag on and be unwatchable?
I cannot speak for what further viewings will hold for the movie, nevertheless, I fully enjoyed the movie the first time around. I do so miss Mister Tumnus, yet, in Prince Caspian, we are granted the presence of Reepicheep, the talking mouse who was my favorite character when I read the books as a child. So here's to hoping that the Voyage of the Dawn Treader is even better (and that Reepicheep is a more fully realized character).
Instead, I'm glad to report that things that I didn't care for in the first (insufferable child acting, Biblical allusions and allegories, poor looking CG) are largely missing from this installment. I did enjoy the movie far more because of this, however, I'm not sure if repeat viewings will hold this true. Why? Well, it's mostly because a large part of the movie is a tremendous battle scene. This was true for the Lord of the Rings as well. Sure, the battle at Helm's Deep or the epic showdown at the end of Return of the King where impressive the first time, but after that I found them to be pretty intolerable. It's gripping at first, but then you realize "Hey! This is just eye candy and padding! Get on with it already!"
Watching the Lord of the Rings is still very pleasurable for me though. While I could certainly live with some editing, it's the character arcs and engrossing fantasy world that are redeeming for them. With Prince Caspian though, I feel as if most of the story is the confrontation and the battling. So, if that's all taken out, what's there to be had aside from that? What will keep me entertained and prevent me from asking "Can we just get to the point?"
What's odd though, is that Prince Caspian didn't feel like a two and a half hour movie. I'm fully against the trend of making movies over two hours long so that they appear more "epic" or what have you. So I'm curios, will this movie hold up to repeat viewings because of the reasons that I've mentioned? Will it now drag on and be unwatchable?
I cannot speak for what further viewings will hold for the movie, nevertheless, I fully enjoyed the movie the first time around. I do so miss Mister Tumnus, yet, in Prince Caspian, we are granted the presence of Reepicheep, the talking mouse who was my favorite character when I read the books as a child. So here's to hoping that the Voyage of the Dawn Treader is even better (and that Reepicheep is a more fully realized character).
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