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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
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16 May 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
A New Age Has Begun. morePlot:
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Even More Fun Than the First - a Winner! moreUS Showtimes:
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Prince Caspian (International: English title) (informal short title)Toastie (New Zealand: English title) (fake working title)
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Rated PG for epic battle action and violence.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:All | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | UK:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG (certificate #44320) | Brazil:10 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Norway:11 | Ireland:12A (original rating) | Ireland:PG (re-rating on appeal) | Taiwan:GP | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:6MOVIEmeter: 
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Ben Barnes was acting in the play "The History Boys" when he was offered the title role. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the Narnians are storming the Telmarine castle, Edmund finds himself trapped on a high up ledge with many guards up there with him. We see from a shot taken from below a guard falling off, but all the other guards including Edmund have vanished, then re-appear in the next shot. moreQuotes:
Peter Pevensie: High King Peter. The Magnificent.Susan Pevensie: [to Peter] You probably could have left off that last bit.
Trumpkin: [chuckling] Probably.
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Why is Aslan not so prominent in this one?Why aren't they filming the books in the correct order?
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Saw it today.
As good as the previous one, and just as moving.
Narnia has been taken over for several generations by a foreign human people who have settled there, the Telmarine. Prince Caspian's father, the king, has been killed and the uncle is the usurper. (Can you say "Hamlet"?!). Caspian is on the lam. Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan are summoned to help by the prince's horn as they are needed. Caspian is found hiding out underground with the Narnians whom the Telmarines thought were extinct.
Alliances were formed with talking animals and various creatures, even some dwarfs and minotaurs previously allied to the White Witch--all oppose the foreigners in Narnia. Various exploits and battles ensue.
Aslan shows up briefly later in the film. The White Witch even has a brief scene.
This film is much less allegorical than the first, with much less sibling discord among the four English youngsters--Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan. They are all far more self-assured. especially Edmund.
Action sequences are top notch, and it seems they used fewer digital "people" than Lord of the Rings, which was OK: if you saw a cavalryman in the distance it was a real man and horse.
Prince Caspian, interestingly, several times was a real screw-up, Peter and Edmund basically saved his throne for him. At least Aslan showed confidence in him.
What was oddest was that although this film was made in New Zealand (as usual!), Slovenia, and Poland, all the Telmarines looked and sounded Spanish! ??? They all had Spanish accents, and even Caspian, played by Ben Barnes (born in London) spoke with a Spanish accent. The Italian actor who played Miraz said that the director wanted such an accent from all Telmarines.
Best new talking animals: Trufflehunter (badger), and Reepicheep (sword wielding mouse with attitude).
As others have said, "The new Narnia can be seen as a parallel to the modern world, in which old beliefs are scoffed at. "Who believes in Aslan nowadays?" asks Trumpkin (dwarf) when he first meets Caspian. Those who "hold on", like the badgers, are praised: this links with Lewis's views on religious faith".
I can't say more about this film without giving away spoilers. But it was top notch.