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In your opinion, who stole the film character rise?

posted 16 years ago by latriciasaucier
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Besides Georgie, I thought that Skander almost stole it. When I watched the film I expected to fully hooked on Prince Caspian. It seemed like it was more centered on Peter this time around. Eventhough it seemed to be centered on Peter, Lucy, Caspian, and Susan I still found my self paying more attention to Edmund. Maybe it is because of his character growth but I thought that Skander did a fabulous job. It seems sad that he is only doing the Narnia films and nothing else because I think he is a natural at acting.

[–] otter 16 years ago

Nobody stole the film, which is a bad, bad thing. Nobody managed to get enough charm and humor out of their role to do so; even Trumpkin, who had all the funny lines, he fell short.

The series is in the wrong hands, they couldn't even come up with a good Reepicheep.

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[–] ValkyrieOakenshield74 16 years ago

Of the four kids, Peter, definitely.

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[–] teacher_tom516 16 years ago

They were all LOTS better - even director Adamson - this second time around. Skandar was the coolest for me but Caspian and Peter's character arcs were great. Lucy was wonderful to watch as their very small yet faithful 'pillar of strength' while Susan - somewhat sadly - shows the character development that will take her away from Narnia forever.

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[–] mariposa724 16 years ago

The movie was about the 4 original kings and queens of Narnia. They were pretty purposeful in grouping them together and giving the family unit fantastic poses and soundtracks. I wouldn't say anyone "stole" it.

I felt that if anyone should have "stolen" the show, it ought to have been Prince Caspian. It wasn't supposed to be about the Pevensies. There wasn't anything lacking in Ben Barnes acting or even the writing. The producing was just a little bit strange. There were plenty of times when scenes could have ended with the camera on him. Enough plot/screen time highlighted Caspian's issues at Miraz's castle, but it ended with all the emotional camera shots on Edmund and Peter?? So they could have used music to provide significance to Caspian. Only they really didn't. The ending music was a nod to Lucy.

I'm not sure why they gave the title to Caspian. He wasn't the focus of the film. You definitely saw they were more interested in further development of previously introduced characters.

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[–] ThunderDonkey 16 years ago

No disrespect but I don't even understand the title of your post. "Who stole the film character rise?" What does that mean?

[–] mariposa724 16 years ago

I didn't start this thread so I couldn't come up with the title. But it's based on the phrase -- stealing the show.

"Just because a film’s lead gets all the screen-time and budget, it doesn’t mean they automatically get to bag all the thunder; some actors (in this case characters) have that knack of waltzing in from the sidelines and stealing the scene from right under the star’s nose. Their lines are the ones lingering longer than the closing credits or the movie title…"

...long answer just in case you really were curious.

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[–] latriciasaucier 16 years ago

I should have said who stood out the most characterise for you. That should have been the subject since no one really stole the movie. They all did good, I just found Edmund more interesting. I think it would have been cool if they followed the book more. I loved the first one. They followed the book so good and then they just completely changed it in the second film. Since LWW book is as long as Prince Caspian book, I don't know why they could not just follow it. I know it is hard to add everything in the book, but why couldn't they follow it closely? I'm sorry I am one of those purist.

[–] sewiltz 16 years ago

Sergio Castellitto as Lord Miraz and Pierfrancesco Favino as General Glozelle acted circles around everyone else.

[–] delalluvia 16 years ago

Sergio Castellitto as Lord Miraz and Pierfrancesco Favino as General Glozelle acted circles around everyone else.

Indeed, the Telmarine inner court stole it for me. Their acting was superior and it was extremely enjoyable to watch their political jousting, especially during the lead up to the duel scene.

Tilda Swinton is a VERY close 2nd, IMO. Her single scene was glorious. Stunning visually, her acting flawless - she IS Jadis.

Not that the kids were bad, they were very good. It's just that they're not yet old enough to have honed their craft to the point where it's pure pleasure to watch them.

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[–] Infinity1379 16 years ago

Oh, I just thought your original subject line was a typo. I thought you meant, "Who stole the film, character-Wise?"
I don't know what you mean by "character rise" or "characterise."

But I definitely agree with you--Edmund completely stole the show for me! He's so mature. He knows what needs to be done, and he does it. And he looks great doing it as well :)

But I liked the changes they made from the book. I thought it was nice to see Peter grow in this adventure. And I particularly loved what they did with Trumpkin. I think the book is pretty great, but I appreciated this adaptation.

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[–] awkwardpolarbear 16 years ago

Edmund stole the show for me. Damn I could not look at anyone else during the film

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[–] gimmieacoookie 15 years ago

HA. I know right? He was so awesome in this movie. He came on screen and for the whole two and a half hours, I could not look anywhere else.

Damn he got hot.

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[–] brummie_dancer 15 years ago

I think they all did well with their roles and Skandar especially is turning into a fantastic young actor.
Bur I agree with the posters that said Lord Miraz and General Glozelle- especially Glozelle, I'm always particularly drawn to his acting :).

[–] ristvakbaen789 15 years ago

i felt that in both the first and second movie, many of the shots focused on peter, with shots of his face. even in prince caspian, where the focus should have been on caspian, they still showed many shots of peter, maybe because he is the oldest? or maybe that is because they know he is the character that most of the audience wants to see:). i think that lucy really did steal that show, though, she has such great expressions and she really seems to understand her character. she certainly has grown up a lot from the first movie though.

[–] ednalyn99 15 years ago

For me, Peter (William Moseley) shone the brightest in this film.

He had to make tough decisions for everyone, and there may have been some bungles (but hey if Caspian had stuck to the plan, there wouldn't have been people left behind), but in the end, he rose as king and fought for his people on his own, in the hopes to prevent more bloodshed.

William also had the best action scenes, too. I was even more impressed to find out he did almost all of his difficult stunts. And very graceful, too. A natural action hero even if he's only 20 years old.

Another scene-stealer for me was the Noble Mouse. hehehe. He was cute but he never descended to a caricature. Always dignified, indeed.

[–] gatboj 15 years ago

i think the OP meant `character-wise' (my guess).

and peter dinklage (trumpkin) is great as he is in everything i've seen him in. i wish they'd spent more time on him.