I saw this review from at Christianity Today about "Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader." The writer said this particular adaptation "disappointingly lacked the awe and wonder of the book." My question to him is: did you see it in 3D? I normally don't see movies on the day they hit theaters but I did see this one Friday in 3D. The effect wasn't as great as in animated movies (but that happens with most 3D live action films) and seeing it in 3D did make you feel like you were apart of the action. Breimeier mainly compares the film to the book itself and criticizes the movie for not taking the time for "character development." He also seemed to believe that the movie kind of rushed along the plot laid out by the book. Honestly, you can't directly compare the two because we all know a film adpatation of a book will never be the same as the book itself. I thought the movie was fine just the way it was. I'm not a big fan of those long and drawn out movies that last 4 or 5 hours. "Narnia" lasted about 2 hours which was fine for me.
Overall, I really liked the new "Narnia" flick. I especially liked how it was in 3D and there was kind an unexpected surprise of who would save the Dawn Treader crew and all Narnians from the evil that lurked on Dark Island. I won't say anymore cause that would give the whole point of the movie away. We also are introduced to a new character, Eustice, who is the cousin of Edmund and Lucy and a flat out crybaby. He does learn a valuable lesson at the end, though (once again I don't want to give too much away). "Dawn Treader" is definitely worth the money to see!
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