The Narnia saga continues!

I have been waiting with baited breath for the DVD release of The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian since it was out in theaters. Narnia was one of my favorite childhood retreats, I had the entire series, all seven books, and would sit down in a weekend and read the entire series front to back.

For those of you that are not familiar with the book series Prince Caspian is actually the fourth book from the series but the series but the series was never exactly in order as it skips around a bit but storyline wise its actually I believe the third book in order of the time line, don't quote me on this its been awhile since I've actually read the series front to back but I always remember it being a little off in the way the books are numbered. Prince Caspian was always my least favorite book in the series for several reasons but the biggest reason is the fact that Aslan is for the most part absent for most of the book and movie as well as this movie focuses more on the Humans who live in Narnia than the magical creatures as it picks up hundreds of years after the children have left Narnia (its only been a year in Earth time) and the humans of Narnia, the Telmarines, have been executing the mystical creatures of Narnia for generations and even the trees have totally gone to sleep. It was all a bit too depressing for me as a child and I did always slightly dread it when I got to that particular book in the series. However, with that said its one of the most important books as it really sets the stage for the rest of the novels and its one of the most history rich books in the series as it really gives you some good insight into what makes both Aslan and the rest of Narnia work.

I watched The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian on blu ray and wow... wow.. the film is so crisp that I could actually see the beams of light peeking through the trees at the beginning of the film when the children are taking a boat up the river in search of Aslan. Every aspect of the film is so well done that you will swear you are there. Even the CGI is breath taking and the scene where the water entity takes out the bridge is impressive to say the least. That alone would be enough to get me but for every detail you can see you can hear as well as the soundtrack for Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian on blu ray is amazing. The music is stand alone fabulous and even if you are not a Narnia fan I would highly recommend the soundtrack by itself but the sound effects are really great as well! This is exactly the sort of thing I expected when I spent $300 to buy a blu ray player and its exactly the movie that makes me glad a thousand times over I did.

The storyline of Prince Caspian may leave a few of you disappointed if your expecting a heartwarming story about Aslan and a happy ending. Prince Caspian is story is ruthless as far as Narnia goes.. its a struggle from the beginning as Prince Caspian's father is dead and he is the crown prince in waiting for his thrown with his insane uncle watching over the throne in the meantime while he has time to grow up. Sadly in the meantime his uncle has other ideas and when his own son is born he plots to kill Prince Caspian so his own son would become the crown prince and heir to the thrown. That is how the movie opens and it pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Death, the constant struggle between right and wrong, anger over the absence of his father, with a slight undertone of a love story all mixed in one. I really don't want to give away the whole story as if your a fan of Narnia I think its really important that you see Prince Caspian as its a building block for the rest of the story but I will say that the ending always gets me both in the book and the movie as it seems so terribly unfair. Though I guess growing up is never fair and that was the point all along.It really sounds like I didn't like Prince Caspian and its just not true, its just one of those stories that's hard to swallow at times but leaves you cheering for the accomplishments of the characters. Thus far its by far the prettiest and most impressive looking Narnia film yet and obviously a real love for the series shows through in every detail.

The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian is available right now and you can pick up your copy on Amazon.

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