Apr 23 2008'Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' Trailer... #2!
In the world of the Pevensie siblings, it's been only a year since they traveled beyond the world of coat storage into the magical land of Narnia, but in the Christian-undertoned universe of talking lions, it's been 1,300. They find much is different: that bar with the dollar PBRs has raised its prices; the local Target is now a grocery-inclusive Super Target; the once-beautiful landscape is now a shit-storm of fantasy warfare, and the kids are forced to fight alongside a prince to help reclaim his throne. Things change, eh?
Watch the new action-heavy trailer for Prince Caspian--an attempt at proving it's totally as awesome as Lord of the Rings, even with Biblical allegory--under the cut.
Reader Comments
1. Uncle Eccoli - April 23, 2008 2:33 PM
This series is a shameless bite off of Tolkien.
LenS, where are you? Come on and defend the endlessly derivative tripe from my snobbery.
2. Laur - April 23, 2008 3:12 PM
It is important to note Uncle Eccoli that Tolkien and C.S. lewis discussed, collaborated and exchanged ideas while writing their novels. Though the serialization of the novels into movies may reflect the earlier Lord of the Rings Trilogy, they have to be respected as individual pieces on their own, and not as a mere 'bite off of Tolkien'.
3. Uncle Eccoli - April 23, 2008 3:24 PM
Yeah, yeah, I know all that... "Where would Sherlock be without Dr. Watson?" I'm going to disagree with the "have to be respected as individual pieces" bit. Just because the two collaborated doesn't mean that the products are equal in value. The two bodies of work just don't compare in volume, scope, or worth. Lewis wrote fairy tales for children, Tolkien created an entire mythology. The respective movies cheapen Tolkien's work a great deal more than they do Lewis'.
4. Dracula - April 23, 2008 3:33 PM
NERD FIGHT!!!!!!
5. Uncle Eccoli - April 23, 2008 3:41 PM
Be our referee, Dracula? ;)
6. The Observer - April 23, 2008 3:44 PM
I don't think the movies cheapen them at all, because I see them as completely different entities. The books will always be the books, and nothing will change them.
Unless, of course, the books are burned in a Dystopian future where religious symbolism is forcibly removed from society.
7. Uncle Eccoli - April 23, 2008 4:22 PM
Ah, but the films already have changed the books. Paperbacks with New Line imagery on the cover abound. Similarly, throngs of people who, sadly, watched the movies before reading the books (if they read them at all) will only ever think of the stories in terms of the films and not the written word.
8. Laur - April 23, 2008 10:43 PM
UE, the same has been said about the Harry Potter books, and many other children books turned into movies, as well as more adult books. The inspiration to read the book before the movie, or even after seeing the movie to gain a further understanding of the material is still important. Though the movies change many aspects of the novels, and Lord of the Rings is no different in this respect, it can still create the same potential for fond memories. I myself saw the BBC productions of the Narnia novels before reading the books, which came out long before any New Line movie, and yet my understanding of the text, the message and the world Lewis created have melded in their various forms to create something new and interesting, which for many authors, can be a wonderful thing.
9. Aureth - April 24, 2008 1:54 PM
We'll always have Tom Bombadil.