This movie has a scene that happens today – September 12. I hope you will enjoy this film as you watch it tonight.
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Edmund Pevensie fails in his attempt to join the British armed forces as he’s underage. He and his sister Lucy are staying with their obnoxious cousin, Eustace Scrubb, since their parents and older siblings have gone to America. A picture at Eustace’s house releases a torrent of water and the three kids end up in the seas off Narnia, fortunately near the flagship of the Narnian navy, The Dawn Treader. They are rescued by Caspian X who has undertaken an expedition to find seven Lords, loyal to his father who were banished by Miraz. They go ashore in the Lone islands and are captured by slavers. In jail Caspian and Edmund meet Lord Bern, one of the seven. They see slaves being sacrificed to a mysterious mist. Reepicheep leads a rescue mission and frees them. Lord Bern gives Caspian his sword. They sail on and reach another island where Lucy is kidnapped by the Duffelpuds and forced to enter the wizard’s house and read the spell that “makes unseen things seen”. She takes a spell to make her as beautiful as the one you wish to be. The duffelpuds become visible, enabling Caspian and the Narnians to defeat them. The wizard, Coriakin tells them that the evil dark mist is spreading, but can be defeated by placing the seven swords of the lords, gifts of Aslan at Aslan’s table on Ramandu’s island to which a blue star will guide them. He also warns them that they will be tested. Lucy casts the spell and becomes her sister Susan, whom she envied. Lucy no longer exists. Horrified, she is glad when Aslan restores what was. On September 12, 2306 A.N. [52:56 to 1:08:15] they land on Dragon Island. There they find a pool that turns anything placed in it to gold, which prompts a fight between Caspian and Edmund, until they realize this is the test. They also find the second sword in the pool. Eustace finds a valley full of treasure, puts on a bracelet and becomes a dragon. In the valley Caspian and Edmund find the third sword. The dragon convinces them that he is Eustace. They see the blue star and reach Ramandu’s island towed part of the way by the dragon, Eustace. There they find three of the lords in a trance at Aslan’s table on which they put the six swords they have. Ramandu's Daughter, Lilliandil appears, points out the Dark Island and tells them the last sword is there. They sail there, being tempted by the mist and meet Lord Rhoop, who has the last sword. A sea serpent attacks the ship and Eustace attacks it. Lord Rhoop spears Eustace with the sword. Eustace flies back to Ramandu’s island with the sword. Aslan returns him to human form. Eustace places the sword on the table, which gives Wolfsbane, the sword Aslan had give to Peter Pevensie and is now being used by Edmund the power to kill the sea serpent. This causes the mist and darkness to disperse, revealing all the slaves sacrificed to the mist are alive and well. Reepicheep, Caspian, Edmund, Lucy and Eustace sail to the utter east, where they meet Aslan. Reepicheep is allowed to go to Aslan’s country, while Caspian returns to Narnia. The Pevensies and Eustace are returned to England, moments after they left it.
A fairly good adaptation of the book. The plot is altered somewhat, but not enough to offend purists like me. The special effects are fantastic!
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (HarperCollins, New York, 2000) at page 75 gives the date
Producer - Mark Johnson, Andrew Adamson and Philip Steuer
Director - Michael Apted
Screenplay - Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely and Michael Petroni
Runtime – 1 hour 55 minutes
Released – November 30, 2010
Starring –
Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie
Will Poulter as Eustace Scrubb
Ben Barnes as Caspian X
Simon Pegg as the voice of Reepicheep
Gary Sweet as Lord Drinian
Shane Rangi as Tavros the Minotaur
Morgan Evans as Randy the Faun
Steven Rooke as Nausus the Faun
Tony Nixon as 1st Mate Rynelf
Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan
Laura Brent as Ramandu's Daughter, Lilliandil
Bille Brown as Coriakin
Terry Norris as Lord Bern
Bruce Spence as Lord Rhoop
Arabella Morton as Gael
Arthur Angel as Rhince
Nathaniel Parker as Caspian IX
David Vallon as Governor Gumpas
Michael Foster as Gumpas's money collector
Roy Billing as Chief Dufflepud
William Moseley as Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie
Tilda Swinton as Jadis, the White Witch
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