The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 

Release date: April 18th 2011
Certificate (UK): PG
Running time: 112 mins

Director: Michael Apted

Cast: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Will Poulter, Liam Neeson, Simon Pegg, Tilda Swinton

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We live in an age where stories seldom stay on the pages they’re printed on. They’re adapted for big screen presentations.

Films like Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002), Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) and Twilight (2008) all began as books, once upon a time, so why not The Chronicles of Narnia?

As an avid fan of the adventures of the Pevensie children, I was more than excited to see it come to life. In 2005, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released, followed by Prince Caspian in 2008 but rather than bringing the land of Narnia to life, they seemed more like an attempt to recreate the success of those afore mentioned adaptations and I didn’t enjoy them as much as I thought I would.

With a change in director and studio, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third in the seven-book series by C.S. Lewis, I’m glad to say, really comes to life.

The story picks up with Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy (Georgie Henley) living with their aunt and uncle and their annoying cousin, Eustace Scrubbs (Will Poulter). While fighting with him, they end up in Narnia after being sucked into a painting. King Caspian (Ben Barnes) plucks them from the ocean and invites them on board where they learn of a great evil rising from the Dark Island.

They set sail on the Dawn Treader with King Caspian and their old friend Reepicheep (Simon Pegg) on a mission to locate 7 magical swords that once belonged to the ancient lords. The swords can then be used to break the spell and stop the evil form spreading, but only if they can resist the temptations of the dark side…

There’s a constant sense of adventure and danger in The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. From start to finish, the characters are always on the move and it’s great to watch them develop along the way, especially Eustace.

There’s a prevailing theme of growing up and leaving childhood behind and by its tearful end, it paves the way for Eustace to carry on the adventures in what we hope will be the next film, The Silver Chair.

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