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MrBob

MrBob

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On AOL's Moviefone, they have a character guide for PC.

A few notes. Adamson mentioned that his influence for Puss in Boots from the Shrek movies was Reep. This is actually my first real view of Reep.

For the short Caspian synopsis, it mentions:
"'Caspian' is a coming-of-age and, to some degree, a loss-of-innocence story," Adamson says, "with Caspian starting out quite naïve, then craving revenge and finally letting go of the vengeance." This quote concerns me. Caspian was never out for revenge. He was simply in danger from the King and his army.

For Peter, they describe him as having a "chip on his shoulder" due to the fact that he went from High King to normal boy.

What it states for Miraz is really confusing. That means snuffing out the infant (and true heir to the throne) Caspian. But even the best laid plans ... Are they saying that Miraz has been trying to kill Caspian since he was a baby?

For Aslan, it states that Lucy seeks him out on the day of the pivotal battle with the Telmarines So she finds Aslan much later than the book.

Edmund still has a hankering to prove himself to his big brother. You'd have thought saving Peter's life in the earlier film would earn him a few grace points. Not so much. The only person he had to prove himself to were the Narnians, never to his brother in the book.

I like one thing it states for Lucy: Still a child at heart... She is a child!

MrBob
 
What MrBob has brought up reminds me of something I'd rather forget.

When the BBC had foolishly discontinued "Doctor Who," and the revived version now seen on Sci-Fi Channel was not yet even a hope, Fox Television stepped into the gap with BBC permission to make a Doctor Who TV movie. Sylvester McCoy agreed to appear in it, then be mortally wounded and change into actor Paul Gann.

Mr. Gann did pretty well acting as the Doctor, with one foot in Tom Baker and the other in Peter Davison. Well enough that he was retained for some subsequent radio-format audio dramas as the Doctor, these also being accepted as part of the Whovian continuity.

BUT....for the TV movie, Mr. Gann, and thus his character, were saddled with a scriptwriter who didn't know Doctor Who from Captain Kangaroo. Having no clue about the British-Gallifreyan spirit, this writer said, "Okay, we'll just open the file drawer of standard American action-movie schticks." And so it was that the Doctor performed the obligatory cliche-ritual of borrowing a motorcycle and going for a wild ride on it with his leading lady for the movie hanging on with him as they hurried to save the world.

These "improvements" to the story of Prince Caspian seem just like putting Doctor Who on a motorcycle. Never mind what Mr. Lewis actually wrote, let's open the file drawer of moody-rebellious-teenager plot elements. I'm going to try to keep my eyes fixed on Reepicheep to avoid thinking about what they're doing to the characters of Peter and Caspian. I just hope that they don't turn Reepicheep into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with fur.
 
As I have said many times before, people change with time and that's why some changes occur in the movie adaptations as well. This was proven with "The Lord of the Rings", "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising" and the first "Narnia" movie and in my honest opinion the changes worked. Actually, changes appear in modern adaptations of books, as well, like in "Harry Potter", "Jumper" and "Eragon". The reason for this, I believe is that books and movies are different forms of art which require different treatments. Naturally, for hardcore fans of the stories changes are hard to swallow and sometimes insulting; nevertheless, one should remember that no matter how different the movie, the book stays exactly the same as the author have written it and thanks to the movie many new fans will buy it and hopefully like it.
So even if the "Prince Caspian" movie is different from the beloved novel, one should remember that the changes are made for artistic reasons, because the studio must make the movie profitable - or there would be no more movies - and with a successful movie the books immediately become bestsellers again.
But while I do think that there would be changes in the movie, I am sure that it will still carry a strong moral message and will be entertaining and interesting. After all, the team from LWW has not changed and so far they have done well, so I think that it is likely that they will do well with PC as well.
For now it is better to wait and see, before judging the movie harshly.
 
I like the idea of Reepicheep as a Puss-in-Boots type of character.

Reep is a very brave and noble character, but he is also prone to acting a bit impetuously (as was evidenced in VDT) and loves to fight anything or anyone who will provide him with a challenge whether is would be a soldier in the Telmarine army, an annoying spoiled child, or even a dragon.

As far adding in the teenage angst that is prevalent in movies today I would say that it could (possibly) help the movie by allowing the audience to identify better with the characters. But if it gets too dripping with angst then it could wind up ruining a great move.

Well we have 2 weeks and 2 days to find out how well this movie will be.
 
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