Comments | imbecamiel: Voyage of the Dawn Treader... sort of.

imbecamiel

Voyage of the Dawn Treader... sort of.

Dec 10, 2010 20:17

Went to see Voyage of the Dawn Treader tonight. I have... mixed feelings.

The things they did well tended to be spot-on awesome. The things they did not were... Wait. Whut. Srsly? Unfortunately, the "not" instances kinda outnumbered the "spot-on."

Some of it I'd expected, and been entirely prepared for (the necessity of condensing/combining some ( Read more... )

movies, narnia, musings

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scarvenartist December 11 2010, 05:38:15 UTC

Oh, noooo, that is so disappointing. :( On the one hand, I do think Dawn Treader would certainly be the hardest of the books to adapt for the screen, so I expected there would probably be changes to get an overall cohesion between all the incidents. On the other hand...it's Narnia, and I want it the same, waaah!

What I basically go back to - ya just can't improve on Lewis. Mercifully, I can still just go back and shnoogle up with the books and be perfectly happy, never mind all egregious errors of film. ^^ (Though if they mess up The Silver Chair, I do think I might pitch a real fit. Do they not know there are Laws against tampering with Kelsi's Favorites? *glares darkly*)

I probably won't see it till after Christmas, but I'll doubtless post about it when I do. :)

imbecamiel December 14 2010, 05:06:30 UTC

Heh yeah. As I said on the phone... *general flail*

But yes. It does really help that, as book fans, no matter what they may do to them on screen, we still have the books! *clings to them* I reeally hope that they do better with The Silver Chair... Somehow it seems like an easier one to adapt to film, though, y'know? *hopeful*

Anyhow, I shall look forward to your thoughts on it, whenever you get to see it. ^.^

silivren_tinu December 11 2010, 13:20:29 UTC

I've just seen the first movie posters for a preview of Voyage of the Dawn Treader around here. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie, though I guess from your comments that I won't be too happy with it. :P Well, I guess I'll just re-read the book while I'm waiting for the movie to arrive in our theaters.

imbecamiel December 13 2010, 04:29:41 UTC

LOL, it is quite fun, and pretty, so I would say there's still plenty to enjoy there. Still, it is such a shame that it didn't live up to the previews... *sighs wistfully*

But yes, that is certainly always a comfort to remember - whatever the movies do, we still have the books to enjoy just as much as ever. :3

nefhiriel December 11 2010, 16:07:33 UTC

At any rate, I think that's all I'll say for the moment. Both in an attempt to avoid total spoilerage, and 'cause I think Nef's gonna say more later.

Oh...erm. I kinda think you put it better than I could. I was just letting out my frustration upon the keyboard last night, and its probably unintelligible. XD You know how I get when I'm hot under the collar... *rants in that most confusing of languages: Neffese*

So, yes, if you want to add more... I'll probably just post something pointing at your posts, saying: Yes--THAT. What she said. ^^

P.S. Jeeves does not approve of their changes AT. ALL. 'Tis monstrous intolerable!

imbecamiel December 13 2010, 04:27:37 UTC

<3 I may say a little more, once more people have had a chance to see it, so I'm not being all spoilery. But do feel free to post your rantiness anyway. ^.^

cairistiona7 December 11 2010, 19:43:03 UTC

I've heard that the die-hard book fans won't like this movie--or actually, I've heard they don't like any of the movies. Me, I'm not a huge fan of the books--I've yet to read the entire series, though I'm working on it (sporadically). So coming from that perspective, I've found the films to be... okay. I just find them a bit too "LOTR Lite"; they leave me longing for some grungy, grim and gorgeous Rangers. LOL

Yes. I'm hopeless.

imbecamiel December 13 2010, 04:26:38 UTC

Heh, yeah... really, I think generally die-hard book fans aren't going to wind up really liking any movie adaptation of any book - unless they're predisposed to want to like it, and understand the necessity of changes happening in the course of the transition ( ... )

cairistiona7 December 13 2010, 12:44:06 UTC

I tend to enjoy his non-fiction even more than his fiction.)

That is me in a nutshell. :) I've never been a fan of any books with kids as protags (funny, I was that way even when I was a kid... I wanted my heroes to be grown up!). But Lewis' theological books are terrific.

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imbecamiel December 25 2010, 04:50:04 UTC

Mmm, now I've had more time to think it over and analyze my reactions, I am kinda wondering if I wouldn't like it like it better with a second viewing. The whole green mist thing really threw me for a loop, but... Hmm.

And yes, Eustace was quite perfect for the role. :D And it was terribly fun seeing Edmund and Lucy in their greater maturity, standing on their own without their siblings there... and their interaction with Caspian. And Reepicheep. He was awesome.

So yeah. There is plenty there to like. It'd probably be worth giving a second shot, now I know what to expect from it. ^.^