We went to bed Sunday night anticipating a family hike early on Memorial Day.
"But when next morning came there was a steady rain falling, so thick that when you looked out of the window you could see neither the mountains nor the woods..." C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Like Lucy and Edmund on their rainy day, our altered plans led us to Narnia. We, however, entered through the magic portal of the cinema.
Prince Caspian was lovely to look at and quite enjoyable with great symbolism and great special effects. However, some of the dialogue was a bit silly, as often happens in action films; Prince Caspian was almost as cartoonish to me as the prince in Enchanted, but he seemed plenty romantic to India; the Telmarines reminded me of the "El Guapo" crowd in The Three Amigos; and, I am worried that the mouse should not have really been the comic relief. These elements were actually quite entertaining and did not detract from my enjoyment of the film. I will have to review the book to really know how well I think the subject matter was portrayed. One thing I love about the Narnia series is the combination of Christian symbolism with the images and traditions of earlier, nature oriented belief systems and superstitions. I was sad to only see a brief glimpse of the White Witch, again played by Tilda Swinton- one of the greatest movie villains ever!! I have a fantasy of portraying her for Halloween some year. This year, I am trying to put together a convincing Professor Umbridge costume. Some of my children and their friends already think of me in that role....