. . . As writers, the biggest challenge we faced was connecting the Pevensies\u2019 story to that of Prince Caspian. In C. S. Lewis\u2019 book, they\u2019re essentially two separate narratives which only come together near the end. While this is perfectly entertaining to read, it makes for a strangely structured movie where your favorite characters are absent for long stretches at a time.<\/p>\n
Consequently, we decided to weave the two plots together early, bringing the Pevensies into Narnia near the start and giving them a greater role in Caspian\u2019s journey. This not only helped on a structural level, it also allowed us to take advantage of the alliances and antagonisms that would evolve when we tossed three kings and two queens together into the same room \u2014 or underground chamber, as the case may be.<\/p>\n
Another intriguing thing for us in revisiting these characters has been exploring the effects their experiences in the first film might\u2019ve had on them. It\u2019s an area Lewis leaves mostly untouched. He memorably examines what it would be like for a 1940\u2019s schoolkid to become King of Narnia. However, he doesn\u2019t much consider what it would be like for a King of Narnia to return to being a 1940\u2019s schoolkid.<\/p>\n
That year back in London must have been awkward at best. Imagine going from giving orders\u2026to taking them. From fighting wars and throwing royal balls\u2026to doing homework. Given their different personalities, each Pevensie handles the situation with varying levels of success. Some are resigned, others frustrated, and their sudden return to Narnia should push different buttons in each. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
They have an interesting point. But I quiver at what the makers of that Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/i> movie will do with it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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