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

Copperfox said:
No, because it was BILBO who kept the Ring until his 111th birthday and gained the longevity benefits. They cast Elijah Wood (not to say that he didn't act his part well) because they wanted a Frodo for teenyboppers, period.
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I'm just saying, that could account for Frodo's youthful appearance, as we know he was over 50 and he'd had the ring for years before he set off to destroy it ...
Alambil and Tarvis said:
Oh, and inkspot, I love your banner :)
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Thank you! Me too! I love the movie Miraz. Susan the Gentle Horn-Blower made the banner for me. :)

~Lava~ said:
Assuming Ed was around two years younger than Peter and Peter and Caspian were the same age, then I would say that Caspian was more like 14-15 in the book because Ed was already learning Algebra and Latin, it says so in the book. Seventeen, the age that Ben Barnes seems to think he is playing, is not too far out of that realm.
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I agree, 17 is not too far afield from the 15 that Caspian may have been ... but 26 is way far afield. Ben may think he is playing someone 17, but he is 26 any way you look at him.
BarbarianKing said:
Well, he doesn't look 17 and he never will even if you slap him around and make him cry like a baby. He will still look like a 25 year old crying.
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LOL! :D
Copperfox said:
Where do we find that Caspian was the same age as Peter????????
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As mentioned, when Peter and Edmund come into Aslan's How, they think the boy in the fight is about Peter's age, according to the book.

This is another area where we have to try to think of the book and movie as separate works of art. In Andrew's re-imagining of the story, Caspian has to be older. I agree, it doesn't fit with the book, when everyone thought Ed so much older and fierce than "the boy" Caspian upon first seeing him. Clearly in the movie, Caspian's "boyishness" will not be an issue -- because clearly, he is much older and more fierce than Edmund and probably than Peter, too.

In a way, he doesn't really seem to need the Pevensies. He's already older and a better warrior ... and it isn't as if they have any super powers ... I wonder how this will play out?
 
i think..

Yesterday i started reading the book once again.. and i got to say.. yeah i thought prince caspian was different (since the first time i read the book).. and if you read the next book you will notice they kinda discribe caspian in a different way than Ben Barnes is.. BUT i think ben barnes is a great actor and i'm sure he does an awsome part as Caspian.. so he might not be as we imagined.. (some of us) but as you can notice.. and you know we all have a different way to imagine and to think.. so yeah Andrew said that he did this movie as he imagined everything.. why don't you stop complaining about Ben (cause he is doing the part of caspian.. not about his person) 'Cause that might be the way Andrew thought caspian would be.. so yeah.. i think some can say that he is too old.. or looks old.. but you also have to think that that's the way YOU see and Think of him.. Not the ones that actually directed this movie.. but yeah in some way you also are right.. i mean i never never imagined caspian as he is in the movie.. BUt i mean don't know if you got my point with what i said before.. =)




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SK. said:
Yesterday i started reading the book once again.. and i got to say.. yeah i thought prince caspian was different (since the first time i read the book).. and if you read the next book you will notice they kinda discribe caspian in a different way than Ben Barnes is.. BUT i think ben barnes is a great actor and i'm sure he does an awsome part as Caspian.. so he might not be as we imagined.. (some of us) but as you can notice.. and you know we all have a different way to imagine and to think.. so yeah Andrew said that he did this movie as he imagined everything.. why don't you stop complaining about Ben (cause he is doing the part of caspian.. not about his person) 'Cause that might be the way Andrew thought caspian would be.. so yeah.. i think some can say that he is too old.. or looks old.. but you also have to think that that's the way YOU see and Think of him.. Not the ones that actually directed this movie.. but yeah in some way you also are right.. i mean i never never imagined caspian as he is in the movie.. BUt i mean don't know if you got my point with what i said before.. =)




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Great point. I too think we all imagine Caspian a bit diffrently and that we should be excited to see Andrew Anderson's take on the book and the characters (including Caspian).
 
inkspot said:
In a way, he doesn't really seem to need the Pevensies. He's already older and a better warrior ... and it isn't as if they have any super powers ... I wonder how this will play out?
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If I remember what I have read correctly, he winds the horn because Nikibrik and Trumpkin are coming out of their tree with raised swords.
 
I think he has an interesting accent.

But he's too old for the role (this time around).

The Caspian in Prince Caspian was fairly young, probably no more then 15 or 16.

They should have saved this guy for the older version in Voyage of the Dawntreader.
 
I agree, but of course they wanted the same actor for both films.

And what is that accent, a Telmarine accent?

I am Prince Khaspián...
 
I think Ben said something that it's a bit of a Spanish accent, but there are some other accents in it as well...A bit weird if you ask me :D
But I have to say he is great with accents. When I saw Bigga than Ben I was quite impressed...Maybe he can teach me how to loose my German accent :D
 
A Spanish accent? Maybe they wanted that as something to harmonize subtly with the conquistador helmets the Telmarine warriors are shown wearing in the movie (more manly, at least, than the solidified-Santa-Claus-elf-hat helmets Pauline Baynes drew for them).
 
I thought the whole Telmarine Race is supposed to be a bit Spanish/Italien/Whatever?

I think Ben said that in this Factory Magazine Interview a few month ago...
 
Chrissi said:
I thought the whole Telmarine Race is supposed to be a bit Spanish/Italien/Whatever?

I think Ben said that in this Factory Magazine Interview a few month ago...
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They were pirates in our world, and sounds like South Seas pirates based on what Aslan said about them -- their island sounded tropical, but I suppose it could have been a Caribbean island as opposed to an Asian or African one.

So what race were most pirates?
 
There were certainly English pirates; and if the Telmarines were Spanish, why would they have adopted the English language? That they DO speak English is proven by the Pevensies being able to talk with them without the aid of Star Trek devices. They would not have adopted English out of respect for the former Narnian culture, which they hated. So I maintain that the Telmarines were English--or American, even.
 
Like Blackbeard? I was thinking they might be Barbary pirates, but I suppose that's more of a Calormene thing.
 
Copperfox said:
There were certainly English pirates; and if the Telmarines were Spanish, why would they have adopted the English language? That they DO speak English is proven by the Pevensies being able to talk with them without the aid of Star Trek devices. They would not have adopted English out of respect for the former Narnian culture, which they hated. So I maintain that the Telmarines were English--or American, even.
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American pirates? ha ha ha, what did the plunder? liquor? shoes? I don't think they are American pirates, they would've been making a lot of fuss and saying things like "I am an American citizen" or using "ya'all"
 
I'm just trying NOT to show excessive favoritism to my own country. It so happens that the infamous pirate Blackbeard operated out of North Carolina.
 
Copperfox said:
There were certainly English pirates; and if the Telmarines were Spanish, why would they have adopted the English language? That they DO speak English is proven by the Pevensies being able to talk with them without the aid of Star Trek devices. They would not have adopted English out of respect for the former Narnian culture, which they hated. So I maintain that the Telmarines were English--or American, even.
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They're probably speaking English, because it's an American movie? I'm sure they want to make this realistic, but I don't think they'll go THAT far to make the Telmarines speak some foreign Spanish dialect. :rolleyes:
There are many movies that are set in different countries, but the actors speak English but in an accent. The movie Gigi comes to mind.
 
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