Reasons Why This Trailer Makes Me Not Want To See VotDT

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Reasons Why This Trailer Makes Me Not Want To See VotDT

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Reasons why this movie is going to bomb:
1. Edmund never wanted to enlist in the Army
2. They were pulled into the picture; their room didn't flood over with water.
3. Aslan was not on the Dawn Treader when Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy come aboard.
4. There was no water mermaid in the water when they are on the Dawn Treader till the very end when they are almost to the world's end.
5. They were not brought back to Narnia to be 'tested'.
6. The White Witch NEVER comes back in human/spirit form or any form for that matter. She is dead.
7. When Lucy goes through the magic book, snow doesn't cover the room.
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
9. Edmund doesn't have a sword that glows either.
10. The girl that Prince Caspian marries does not become a ball and shoot up into the sky like a reverse shooting star.
11. I never remembered there being a fighting scene with Lucy hold a bow and arrow. (correct me if I'm wrong)
12. And I don't remember then exactly ever returning 'for a reason'. I mean I though Aslan just brought them to help Caspian.
13. They didn't even show how Eustace becomes a dragon :(
14. Peter and Susan were barely ever mentioned in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader book let alone they were never in Narnia in this story. At the end of Prince Caspian Aslan tells them they will NEVER EVER return to Narnia.

I personally LOVE Narnia and all the books. I hate to see them ruined by Hollywood!
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I read through all of these, and though it's been years since I read the book I have an answer for nearly every one (some taken from the book I hold in my hand now. :- ). \:D/
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Reasons why this movie is going to bomb:
1. Edmund never wanted to enlist in the Army
Nothing for this, aside from what I said in the other thread. It's better then being with Eustace. ;)
2. They were pulled into the picture; their room didn't flood over with water.
Page 7-8. Waves do come out of the picture and the room does get flooded. By the time they all surface they're in Narnia.
3. Aslan was not on the Dawn Treader when Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy come aboard.
He shows up in the magician's house after Lucy reads through the book on page 131.
4. There was no water mermaid in the water when they are on the Dawn Treader till the very end when they are almost to the world's end.
So then that was a clip from when they were at the world's end. =P
5. They were not brought back to Narnia to be 'tested'.
No, they were not, from what I can remember. That part's gonna be interesting. \:D/
6. The White Witch NEVER comes back in human/spirit form or any form for that matter. She is dead.
What about the island where bad dreams come true? In the FotF CD versions they added the witch's cackle. Edmund would probably have a hidden fear of her after she nearly stabbed him through the heart. ;)
7. When Lucy goes through the magic book, snow doesn't cover the room.
Page 129. "...How to call up (or prevent) wind, fog, snow, sleet, or rain..." So Lucy must read the spell aloud. *shrugs*
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
On page 176, when the old star comes out, he is glowing. So I guess they took that and decided to make her glow also to get the star point across.
9. Edmund doesn't have a sword that glows either.
Haha. That will be funny. Sting, anyone? \:D/
10. The girl that Prince Caspian marries does not become a ball and shoot up into the sky like a reverse shooting star.
They could be skipping ahead in the old star's life and show him becoming a star again.
11. I never remembered there being a fighting scene with Lucy hold a bow and arrow. (correct me if I'm wrong)
That's probably in the scene with the sea serpent. Lucy obviously doesn't do any manly work like trying to shove the serpent's body off the deck, so she might've been shooting arrows at it to distract it. \:D/
12. And I don't remember them exactly ever returning 'for a reason'. I mean I though Aslan just brought them to help Caspian
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Page 216. "I am. But I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there." -Aslan to Edmund and Lucy after telling them on the previous page they can't come back.
13. They didn't even show how Eustace becomes a dragon :(
Who says they won't in the actual movie? =P They can only fit so much in two minutes and ten seconds.
14. Peter and Susan were barely ever mentioned in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader book let alone they were never in Narnia in this story. At the end of Prince Caspian Aslan tells them they will NEVER EVER return to Narnia.
Lucy sees them both in the magical book, I think. :-k Definately Susan (I just checked, page 130) with the part about the beauty spell, but I don't know about Peter. *shrugs*


So no, the movie isn't necessarily going to bomb. ;) All we can see know is two minutes out of about 120. There's a hecka lot more to be seen, don't worry. \:D/
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Post by Chandler »

Good answers, Termite! XD I think I'll add a few more:
1. Edmund never wanted to enlist in the Army
It would be a very natural given the time period. Granted, he was probably a bit younger in the book but that doesn't mean that he still didn't wish he could enlist.
3. Aslan was not on the Dawn Treader when Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy come aboard.
Not sure if that's what the trailer was implying or not. The clips are pieced together and may not be happening in the order they appear.
6. The White Witch NEVER comes back in human/spirit form or any form for that matter. She is dead.
True, but she was already brought back in the last movie so I don't think this reason alone is going to hurt VoDT.
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
I don't know if that's supposed to be his future wife or not, but if it is, maybe she goes through some kind of transformation to "humanize" her.
11. I never remembered there being a fighting scene with Lucy hold a bow and arrow. (correct me if I'm wrong)
The Horse and His Boy?
12. And I don't remember then exactly ever returning 'for a reason'. I mean I though Aslan just brought them to help Caspian.
Even that would be a reason, right?
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lolz, ya. you can't say the movie will bomb because of a few minor differences... and just from watching the trailer, no less. :roll:

obviously frustrations due to major differences from the books are understandable, but it's retarded to complain that Hollywood is ruining Narnia because they add or take away some minor elements to make the movie work better.


but ya... things like Edmund trying to enlist in the army and the white witch making another appearance make me cringe... we saw those elements in the last movie, and they were corny.

VotDT will probably be another cheesy Christmas film with a ton of computer effects and a few enjoyable moments. not really anything I'm excited for. but, you never know.
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Thanks for going through and getting facts from the book. It's helped me to think that the movie won't be AS bad as I thought! :)

But I just don't like how Hollywood has to change things...I understand the whole time limit, money, yadda ya stuff but still
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The trailer was all over the place, but as someone yet to read the books, I enjoyed it - all 6 viewings. ;)
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Chandler wrote:
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
I don't know if that's supposed to I don't know if that's supposed to be his future wife or not, but if it is, maybe she goes through some kind of transformation to "humanize" her.
Caspian marries the star princess sometime between Prince Caspian and The Silver Chair. :-
But yeah, I'm excited. \:D/ I really hope they show it in Imax 3D where I live.
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Termite wrote:
Chandler wrote:
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
I don't know if that's supposed to I don't know if that's supposed to be his future wife or not, but if it is, maybe she goes through some kind of transformation to "humanize" her.
Caspian marries the star princess sometime between Prince Caspian and The Silver Chair. :-
Duh, I knew that. :roll: I meant that I didn't know if that *star* we're seeing is the future wife or if it's someone else. Probably is though.
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Epic wrote: Reasons why this movie is going to bomb:
Except that most of the people seeing the movie probably are only familiar with the movies, not the books, or it has been years or decades since they read the books so it won't make any difference to them. Or they are fans of the books and are basically going to watch the movie no matter what.

So, while the film may or may not stink or do well ;), differences from the book won't directly have anything to do with it.
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Feels like answering even if other people already answered.
Epic wrote:1. Edmund never wanted to enlist in the Army
Yeah and Susan technically didn't fight in Prince Caspian. Movies differ slightly from books. But they're still good :-
2. They were pulled into the picture; their room didn't flood over with water.
The book mentioned crashing waves coming from the picture...so it's safe to say that the room flooded :shrugs:
3. Aslan was not on the Dawn Treader when Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy come aboard.
Not all the scenes were from the Dawn Treader :shrugs: So that could have been from when he first came.
4. There was no water mermaid in the water when they are on the Dawn Treader till the very end when they are almost to the world's end.
Like I said, not all scenes came from the Dawn Treader...or all towards the beginning. So that could been a flash of a scene of the time the mermaid appeared
5. They were not brought back to Narnia to be 'tested'.
It adds a twist to the story \:D/
6. The White Witch NEVER comes back in human/spirit form or any form for that matter. She is dead.
lol. I had to explain this to my mother and brother too...her voice appeared on the Island of Memories (or whatever it's called :-k) Technically Lucy was the one who heard it, but they could have changed it to Edmund to make it more fun
7. When Lucy goes through the magic book, snow doesn't cover the room.
If everything had to be exactly from the book and correct Prince Caspian would get an F-
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
Do you want everything to be exactly like the book? :-s
9. Edmund doesn't have a sword that glows either.
Makes it more interesting to have to see it \:D/
10. The girl that Prince Caspian marries does not become a ball and shoot up into the sky like a reverse shooting star.
Same thing as the last few replies :-
11. I never remembered there being a fighting scene with Lucy hold a bow and arrow. (correct me if I'm wrong)
well...she used a bow in the Horse and His Boy....but you know....Lucy fighting in The voyage of the dawn treader is like Susan fighting in Prince Caspian. Didn't happen in the book....but happened in the movie :shrugs:
13. They didn't even show how Eustace becomes a dragon :(
They can't show everything in the trailer
14. Peter and Susan were barely ever mentioned in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader book let alone they were never in Narnia in this story. At the end of Prince Caspian Aslan tells them they will NEVER EVER return to Narnia.
Yeah, that part confused me too :-

Well...Hollywood technically didn't do them :- But seriously, don't judge a movie by its trailer ;) Try watching the movie first.
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Chandler wrote:
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Chandler wrote:
8. The woman that Prince Caspian ends up marrying doesn't glow like a lighting bug.
I don't know if that's supposed to I don't know if that's supposed to be his future wife or not, but if it is, maybe she goes through some kind of transformation to "humanize" her.
Caspian marries the star princess sometime between Prince Caspian and The Silver Chair. :-
Duh, I knew that. :roll: I meant that I didn't know if that *star* we're seeing is the future wife or if it's someone else. Probably is though.
Well, sorry. :roll: Then I should have worded it better. There are only two stars in the book, and since she's talking to Caspian I think it's safe to asume it's her and that they didn't through another random character in the movie. And she doesn't necessarily have to be 'humanized' and lose her glow... =P
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Termite wrote:Well, sorry. :roll: Then I should have worded it better. There are only two stars in the book, and since she's talking to Caspian I think it's safe to asume it's her and that they didn't through another random character in the movie. And she doesn't necessarily have to be 'humanized' and lose her glow... =P
No need to be offended. :o

I only threw that last part in there because of the question of whether stars/humans could mix.
But since humans and dwarves can, maybe we're all good...
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I honestly don't think this movie will bomb, though granted, I wish they hadn't put the White Witch in either the last one, or this one, but hey she was probably on the island where nightmares come true, so it's for a better reason this time. And I don't mind all the other changes; I think this one will do SO much better than the last one, because the story will be much better executed, and Lucy and Edmund get more screen time. Which is great because they're amazing actors. Plus, Eustace will be in this one, and that side of the story is very interesting. I'm guessing they didn't show much of him in the first trailer because no one's familiar with him yet.
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Chandler wrote:
Termite wrote:Well, sorry. :roll: Then I should have worded it better. There are only two stars in the book, and since she's talking to Caspian I think it's safe to asume it's her and that they didn't through another random character in the movie. And she doesn't necessarily have to be 'humanized' and lose her glow... =P
No need to be offended. :o

I only threw that last part in there because of the question of whether stars/humans could mix.
But since humans and dwarves can, maybe we're all good...
If anyone seems offended I'd say it's both of us. ;)

Oh, well, apparently they can since C.S. Lewis wrote it.... =P


Who else adores the actor for Eustace? He has the perfect look, in my opinion. \:D/
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Those are excellent reasons. I must say that I recently did watch the newer The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe movie & while it was okay, there were quite a few things that were just
made up & were not from the book. It was not that great of a movie...I also heard that Prince Caspian (I have not seen it) was the same, & it would be very sad if The Voyage of the
Dawn Treader followed the same paths...C. S. Lewis made the books soooooo wonderful, why can't they stay that way?! But all things considered, there were a couple of things that I
enjoyed from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe that were not from the book. And by the way, (Since someone wanted to know...)the woman from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
was called Ramandu's daughter, & she married Caspian when he came back from leaving Edmund, Eustace, Lucy & Reepicheep at the end of the world.
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For anyone who hasn't seen Prince Caspian yet, go ahead and give it a try. You might be surprised. ;)
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