Narnia who is caspian

I was only seven or eight years old when I discovered Narnia. Because the books captured so many of us at such a young age, the series is to many people a bigger deal than "Lord of the Rings" or the Harry Potter movies.

Having read the book, I knew that the first problem facing the filmmakers was that it isn't quite as good as its predecessor, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

But if they messed around with the narrative too much, they could alienate the core audience. Adamson and his co-writers decided to amend the narrative somewhat, but the end product is still not as good as the prequel. Thirteen hundred years after the events of the first film, Narnia is ruled by a race of men called the Telmarines, who have driven the original Narnians, the talking beasts and mythical creatures, into the forest.

They are now believed to be extinct. The hero is Prince Caspian Ben Barnes , the Telmarine heir to the throne who faces a Hamlet-like predicament: His evil uncle Miraz Sergio Castellitto has murdered his father and usurped the throne. When Miraz's wife gives birth to an heir, Caspian must flee for his life into the forest.

There he finds that the talking animals, dwarves and centaurs haven't gone extinct after all, and he enlists their help to win his kingdom back and save Narnia. The Narnians have their own myths. One tells of four warrior kings and queens from long ago 's the Pevensie children, who will come, like Arthur, in Narnia's hour of greatest need. These four children, meanwhile, are just settling down to life in wartime England.

But when Caspian blows a magic horn, they suddenly find themselves transported from the Strand Underground station to Narnia. It is a shock to the Narnians, of course, to find that their mighty monarchs from long ago are in fact gawky British teenagers. But soon they prove themselves to the Narnians, who accept the leadership of the four humans and Caspian, and the scene is set for a struggle for Narnia's soul. After meeting with many Old Narnians, a deal was struck. Caspian would be the Narnian's new king and leader, if he restored Narnia to them, and gave them their freedom, and in return they would fight for him.

After coming to the agreement, the Narnians were joined by Doctor Cornelius, who had fled for his own life. He warned them that Miraz knew of their doings, and intended to attack and kill them all. The Narnians fled to the hallowed site of Aslan's How and prepared for battle. For several weeks, the Narnians unsuccessfully battled the Telmarines, before Caspian and his advisors decided to blow Queen Susan's horn , in the hope that they would be answered with a powerful form of high magic. Two scouts were sent out to discover the results of the experiment, and for several days they waited.

When a response seemed nonexistent, Nikabrik proposed that they call on yet another power, one so great that it had even kept Aslan at bay for a century. He was, of course, speaking of the evil White Witch.

When Caspian and his fellows refused, Nikabrik and his companions a hag and a werewolf attacked them. Caspian was nearly killed by the were-wolf, but was rescued by the arrival of one of his scouts bringing back the Kings and Queens of Old , summoned by the blow of Susan's horn. After saving Caspian's life, the High King Peter introduced himself, and set plans to defeat Miraz in a champion's duel.

Eventually, the duel was disrupted when Miraz was killed by one of his own men, who made it out that it had been the Narnian's doing, thus igniting the battle. Caspian fought alongside the two kings for a few moments before the Telmarine army retreated in the face of the attacking Narnians. Shortly afterward, Aslan and the Queens of Old Susan and Lucy cut off the Telmarine's escape route a bridge , and the army was captured.

He in turn also knighted Reepicheep , Trufflehunter and Trumpkin , made Cornelius his Lord Chancellor, and confirmed the Bulgy Bear and his descendants to be in his office as Marshal of the Lists permanently.

A few days later, the kings and Queens of old returned to their own world, and the most hostile Telmarines were sent out of the country. Caspian was shortly thereafter made King of Narnia, thus beginning Narnia's sixth era. In the three years following, Caspian truly took control, appointing his private council, and knighting many of his officers.

He ensured equality for all races and beings, and made alliances with both Archenland and Telmar. Shortly after his coronation, the Northern giants began to rebel, and Caspian waged a successful war against them. He also began rebuilding the Narnian navy, and setting right all the wrongs his uncle and ancestors had committed. His work in these years was the beginning of a long labour, which would eventually turn his reign into an era of glory, remembered well by his descendants.

He also received various lessons from some of the Narnians, including Glenstorm who tutored him in things such as jousting. By , order had been reestablished in Narnia, and Caspian constructed a ship, The Dawn Treader , to search for the Seven Lost Lords that had been loyal to his father, but who were sent away by Miraz. They also had a secondary purpose of finding the End of the World, or, alternately, Aslan's Country. The ship stopped at Galma , where they were treated to banquets and jousts, and Caspian briefly courted the Duke of Galma's daughter.

On the way to the Lone Islands , the ship discovered King Edmund, Queen Lucy, and their kinsman, Eustace Scrubb , flailing in the sea, once again magically transported back to the Narnian world. Caspian himself dove in to rescue them, and willingly gave up his cabin for the Queen.

Not long after, they arrived at the Lone Islands, where Caspian, the foreign royals, and Reepicheep the mouse elected to go for a walk on the island of Avra. There they met a slave trader called Pug , who captured them with the intent of selling them at the Narrowhaven slave market that day.

While en route to the market, Caspian was separated from his companions and purchased as a manservant by an island Lord. His new master told him after the purchase that he had been bought because of his resemblance to a man the Lord had once served. This information led Caspian to guess correctly that the man was Lord Bern , one of his father's banished lords.

Having proven that he was indeed Caspian X, he and Bern began to lay plans to rescue his Narnian friends from the slave market. They sent a message to the Dawn Treader to trick and frighten the Islanders into thinking they had a fleet. Caspian then brought his entire crew ashore, and dressed them all in armour, then paraded through the streets to announce the visit of the King of Narnia to the Governor of the Lone Islands.

The Governor was unprepared and unwilling to shut down the slave trade, or able to pay the due taxes to Narnia. Thereafter, he learned that Lord Bern's six companions had sailed on, and as soon as he and his crew were ready, Caspian also sailed away after them. While at sea, they were struck by a hurricane for many days, and received substantial damage to their ship. They landed on an uninhabited island for repairs, and on their first day there, Eustace disappeared.

Search parties were sent out for him all day, but found nothing more than the carcass of a dead dragon. The next morning, Caspian and a few of his crew were camping on the beach, when they awoke to find that another dragon had landed between them and their fellow crewmen. When they went to fight the dragon, they discovered it to be friendly, and eventually realised that it was none other than the missing Eustace, under an enchantment.

After their repairs were complete, and Eustace was returned to human form by Aslan, they sailed on. They concluded that the missing Lord Octesian must have met his end on that island, though whether he was killed or changed into the now deceased dragon, was unknown.

Caspian ordered a small memorial to be carved into one of the cliffs there, and named the place Dragon Island. They next happened upon an island, which had apparently once been inhabited, but was by then burned down. I'm afraid the liberties taken by this film version distort the family relationships as well as rendering other characters completely unfaithful in that context.

Enough about the authenticity of the film. There has been a fair amount of criticism of this film's actors on this board. As an eldest child I feel compelled to defend the actor portraying Peter as he can hardly have recognised the character he was playing from the book. Whether he appreciated the changes made to Peter or not, he was acting blind, and, surely, it is up to the director to ensure that there is an appropriate consistency in the portrayal.

The character presented makes absolutely no sense when compared with the character developed at the end of the first film. To suggest he is having difficulty adapting to being a physical child again is a real stretch. The other children's roles are a tad more consistent with the written word though there is a 21st century knowing about all of them that causes them to lose the sense of wonder necessary.

The portrayal of Caspian is also dumbed down, as if, children are no longer expected to imagine the breadth of personality and mixed emotions reflected in the book. As usual I ended up enjoying certain elements of the film because of its visual nature New Zealand excels again , but, now is the time to challenge the children of the world's imaginations rather than spoon feed them this shallower version.

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