Shane Life

Tuesday night, we went to see The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

With this and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I’ve been reminded of why I love going to the movies.

Prince Caspian picks up about a year after the end of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with the Pevensie children back in England after having saved Narnia from the White Witch. They seem restless having spent like, 18 years, in Narnia and returning having not aged at all.

Meanwhile, back in Narnia, Prince Caspian is on the run and he…well…I don’t want to ruin the story.

But I’ll say this…it was really good. If you liked the first movie, you’ll really enjoy the second movie. It draws upon the same themes, but it’s a little more grown up. If you compare The Chronicles of Narnia to the Harry Potter stories, you definitely see the progression of the characters from story to story.

Much of the story (as was the case in the first movie) is told through young Lucy’s eyes and that’s to the benefit because the girl who is played with so much joy and brilliance by Georgie Henley. She totally overshadows the rest of the Pevensie kids. The only character giving her any competition for chewing the screen was relative newcomer Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian.

The Chronicles of Narnia are enjoyable stories and watching them being brought so well to life on screen has been great. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair are already scheduled for 2010 and 2011…we’ll see if they can get through all seven books.

Until then, I enjoyed the movie a lot. If you liked the first one, you’ll like this one. It’s just a fun movie that makes you smile.