Prince Caspian: Ben Barnes & why is he so old?

I don't know, but a lot of people do talk about it.

I used to have a problem with his age too, but he looks fine in the trailer. A little old yes, but... *shrugs* I'm fine with it. =)

Btw, I see you got your name changed. =p
 
Yep i thought the same at first, and i was kinda andry about it, but then i was like, well, he does look fine, so whatever. And now, i pretty much like him, even though i still think he's old for the role. Ben rocks as Caspian ^^ :)
 
Red Roses said:
I don't know, but a lot of people do talk about it.

I used to have a problem with his age too, but he looks fine in the trailer. A little old yes, but... *shrugs* I'm fine with it. =)

Btw, I see you got your name changed. =p
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Haha yes. I am now Captain Jack!!!!!!!!

I do think he looks fine, but he seems too tall. And I don't really like the way he says "I am Prince Caspian". It just seems so... accenty.
 
I wish they had picked someone younger, blonder, and more like the Caspian in the books. BUT I think that Ben Barnes was an OKAY choice and I think the movie's going to be awesome.
 
Sure, Ben Barnes rocks as a sexy nearly-adult Caspian. It just happens that Mr. Lewis wrote a book about a Caspian who was more like twelve years old.
 
Sure, Ben Barnes looks young compared to a man over the age of 30; but refer to my statement about the character's age IN THE BOOK.
 
...... So, has it occured to you yet that you can't do anything about it?

Besides complain of course, which you are all doing quite nicely and at full speed.
 
I know your opinions are blinkered by your infatuation with Mr. Barnes, but do understand what Copperfox is trying to say :D - if you read Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Caspian is young and some of the book only makes sense with a young person.
 
yes, i agree they should have found a much younger actor. im learning to accept a older caspian now lol. it really doesnt bother me that much.
 
To be the Caspian from the books he is way too old indeed. I agree 100% with Copperfox. But of course this is the modern movie world. So why casting a 12 year old boy if they also can cast an older actor? :rolleyes:
 
Mrs Gil-Galad Took said:
To be the Caspian from the books he is way too old indeed. I agree 100% with Copperfox. But of course this is the modern movie world. So why casting a 12 year old boy if they also can cast an older actor? :rolleyes:
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What do you mean by this?? I find it really annoying when people are cast who are far too old to be the people they're playing. It's obvious in many American high school films and TV dramas (eg. the OC etc.) and it's a real shame it's happening in respectable films now too.
 
Though I'm a fierce defender of fidelity to the books, in this case I can somewhat understand the film maker's dilemma. Writing for young people, Lewis wrote young people into some pretty unbelievable situations. For instance, in Lion we can pretty well guess that Peter is no more than 14, a schoolboy with no experience in real life, much less martial command. Yet Lewis has Aslan put him in charge of His entire army! I mean, come on! Lewis got a bit more believable in later works (for instance, I can easily imagine young teens doing what Shasta and Aravis did in Horse, and what Eustace and Jill did (with Puddleglum's guidance) in Chair). But the early works were a bit of a stretch, and I think to be credible on the screen, they had to stretch things a bit.

I'm reserving judgment on the movie yet, but I can understand this accommodation.
 
waterhogboy said:
What do you mean by this?? I find it really annoying when people are cast who are far too old to be the people they're playing. It's obvious in many American high school films and TV dramas (eg. the OC etc.) and it's a real shame it's happening in respectable films now too.
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This was meant sarcastic. Because this is modern movieworld. They choose an older Caspian instead of the original younger Caspian. The same with Frodo. In the books Frodo is already in his 50's when he makes this journey but in the movies they've chosen a twenty year old actor. Maybe because people fancy actors around the age 18 - 25 much more than someone who is 12 or 13?
Or maybe because Susan and Caspian are romantically involved if the rumors are true? Then they have another reason to cast an older actor. Just my two cents :cool:
 
I thought this topic would come up again some day. And yes there is already a thread on it so imerge.

I still don't like that they went quite that old. To make it look good now, they had to cut out the nurse totally. I hate that, because she had a very lovely scene with Aslan toward the end of the book. Ah well, there it is. We can't change it...but it doesn't mean we have to like it...or that we have to stay quiet about those feelings. Sure, I'll give Ben a chance...but I have a feeling I'll still prefer the way they handled it in the BBC films better.
 
Hey may be older than I imagined, but that doesn't bother me. I think he looks rather cool and from what I've read I believe Ben Barnes will do a great job portraying Caspian.
 
Mrs Gil-Galad Took said:
This was meant sarcastic. Because this is modern movieworld. They choose an older Caspian instead of the original younger Caspian. The same with Frodo. In the books Frodo is already in his 50's when he makes this journey but in the movies they've chosen a twenty year old actor. Maybe because people fancy actors around the age 18 - 25 much more than someone who is 12 or 13?
Or maybe because Susan and Caspian are romantically involved if the rumors are true? Then they have another reason to cast an older actor. Just my two cents :cool:
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Ahh je comprend. You are right though - it's all about fanciability! :) Just a shame they couldn't have done abit better with the girls... :rolleyes:
 
You know the book never really says what age Caspian is. Ben Barnes says that Prince Caspian in the movie is supposed to be about 17. Worse age descrepancies have been overlooked in movies, some of the "Highschoolers" in High School Musical are in their thirties. In the book, he could have been close to 17. The book never says how long Dr. Cornelius was his tutor. In order for him to have learned heraldry and the like so well after Dr. Cornelius started teaching it, one must assume that he was there for longer than a few months.
 
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