My kids are all a-flutter over this thing.
Have you seen this newly-released trailer to the upcoming (this Christmas!) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader?
I must admit that I am intrigued as well. As a fan of the C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, I am eager to see Walden Media‘s interpretation of The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
My older kids and I enjoyed the first two movies in this series, despite the fact that they strayed from the plot of the books on occasion (Hello? Susan kissed Prince Caspian? My boys are still getting over that one).
What I like most about this series of films is the fact that it popularizes wholesome entertainment. Teens and big kids don’t need gratuitous violence, raunchy humor, and sexual innuendo to enjoy a movie. They just need an excellent story (which Mr. Lewis provides, thank you) a human connection (these films are well-cast and acted), and some really cool visuals (Walden Media does not disappoint).
This trailer has barely been released and its already gotten thousands of views. A scroll through the comments shows that some fans are “trembling and crying” after watching the preview.
Easy there.
I might not be trembling, but I do find this trailer promising. It promises a well-made, inspiring film—and a wholesome alternative to the usual teen entertainment drivel in theaters this December.
Keep up the good work, Walden Media, and we’ll be glad to support you.
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ARGHHH! The movie looks great, but what is with the 3-D? I can’t count the number of children’s movies that have come out lately in 3-D! We can barely afford a regular movie for the five kids and two parents, nevermind the upcharge for 3-D! In this case, I think it is really uneccessary for such a good story. Too bad. We’ll have to wait two years for it to come out on DVD.
I agree with the 3-D critique. Good movies make so much money already without adding cheap thrills in an attempt to justify their outrageous ticket prices. Maybe movie producers should try making worthwhile movies to justify their prices or perhaps lower ticket prices would force production companies to make only movies good enough to get lots of ticket sales. Anyway, the movie looks good, but I’ll probably have no choice but to see it on DVD.
my girls 4 and 9 are soo excited! we are all excited as a family to see this! both of my girls have seen the other 2 movies and we’ve read most of the books! my goal is to read all of them for read aloud between now and dec. My 4 year old loves to listen to mommy read the books!
Whoohoo! That looked promising! (Though I do detect an attempt to push in some sort of “plot” as opposed to Lewis’s episodic journey; inevitable I suppose, though the more faithful this movie is, the happier I’ll be).
Still, there were some interesting faces in there: Susan and Peter are back? And the White Witch - again?!
Walden needs to give up on the idea that the Chronicles are “epic.” They aren’t, and were never meant to be: the attempt to make them so is what marred the first film, and all but ruined the second.
The fact that one Inkling created a world of epic fantasy doesn’t mean that epic fantasy is the only genre they were capable of.
I agree with Ben that the movie doesn’t need to be “epic.” That said, I watched the trailer and thought:
Good: “Each of you will be tested,” visuals look wonderful
Bad: White witch, and…
Where’s Eustace??? “Dawn Treader” has a huge redemptive arc with him, and he’s a main character for the rest of the books… so where is he?
I don’t think the trailer’s would introduce Eustace - he’s a new guy - and rather nasty at first - so the viewers would be confused. It looks like it does start off in his room, correctly, so that’s right…. we’ll just have to see… I do hope they get the dragon part right…
For those commenters complaining about 3D and saying they will wait for the DVD, two things: first, most of these major 3D releases are also released in 2D concurrently, at the normal price, so just go see it in that format. Second, the reason this 3rd Narnia movie got dropped by Disney and was a whisker from never being made at all is precisely because so many families opted to save money and wait for the DVD. If that happens again, you’ll save a whole lot of money on the remaining four Narnia stories when they never get made at all due to the poor box office showing when you didn’t but a ticket to this one. If we want Hollywood to make wholesome family films, we need to demonstrate that it is financially beneficial for them.
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