The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers:

Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay),

Stars:

Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Georgie Henley	...	Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes	...	Edmund Pevensie
Ben Barnes	...	Caspian
Will Poulter	...	Eustace Clarence Scrubb
Gary Sweet	...	Drinian
Terry Norris	...	Lord Bern
Bruce Spence	...	Lord Rhoop
Bille Brown	...	Coriakin
Laura Brent	...	Liliandil
Colin Moody	...	Auctioneer
Tilda Swinton	...	The White Witch
Anna Popplewell	...	Susan Pevensie
William Moseley	...	Peter Pevensie
Shane Rangi	...	Tavros
Arthur Angel	...	Rhince

Storyline

Lucy and Edmund Pevensie are stranded in Cambridge, living in the house of their obnoxious cousin Eustace, while the grown-ups Susan and Peter are living in the USA with their parents. When a painting of a ship sailing on the sea of Narnia overflows water in their room, Lucy, Edmund and Eustace are transported to the ocean of Narnia and rescued by King Caspian and the crew of the ship The Dawn Treader. Caspian explains that Narnia has been in peace for three years but before he took his throne back, his uncle tried to kill the seven lords of Telmar, who were the closest and most loyal friends of his father. They fled to The Lone Island and no one has ever heard anything about them. Now Caspian is seeking out the lords of Telmar with his Captain Drinian, the rat Reepicheep and his loyal men. Sooner they discover that an evil form of green mist is threatening Narnia and the siblings and their cousin join Caspian in a quest to retrieve the seven swords of the seven lords of Telmar to ...

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Plot Keywords:

dragon | rat | king | quest | warrior | 

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Taglines:

Return to magic. Return to hope. Return to Narnia.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some frightening images and sequences of fantasy action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Chronicles of Narnia 3

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$155,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,460,118 (UK) (10 December 2010)

Gross:

$104,383,624 (USA) (8 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Walden Media, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS Dolby (Dolby Surround 7.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the main characters are all sitting looking at the stars and they comment they have never seen those constellations before you can see Aslan's face in the stars.

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Goofs

King Caspian introduces Edmund as High King. Peter is the High King of Narnia, not Edmund. The title does not pass on.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Intake Officer: Are you sure you're eighteen?
Edmund Pevensie: Why? Do I look older?

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Connections

References Ghostbusters (1984)

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Soundtracks

"LANGHAM PLACE (ELEGIE) [LONDON AGAIN (SUITE)]"
Written by Eric Coates
Performed by New Symphony Orchestra, Eric Coates Conductor
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Narnia meets Pirates of the Caribbean

There were reasons to be both excited and nervous about this third instalment of the "Narnia" series, but luckily Michael Apted has made a fun, swashbucking family film.

Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy (Georgie Henley) are stuck in Cambridge, England, living with their bratty and selfish cousin Eustace Scrubb (Will Poulter). Edmund and Lucy long to return to Narnia; Peter has been rejected by the army for his age and Lucy, like many teenage girls, starts to have doubts about her looks. Through a magic painting the three youngsters are teleported to the oceans of Narnia and found by King Caspian X (Ben Barnes), leading a voyage to the Lone Islands. After freeing the people from a slave trader, Caspian, Lucy, Edmund and co. have to go eastward to find the seven lost lords and stop a mysterious green mist.

Everything you would want or expect from a fantasy is here: sword fights, dragons, magic, legends, strange creatures, wizards and a quest into an unknown territory. The adventure was light-hearted and there is a great amount of humour. Poulter was excellent as the butt of the jokes as a spoiled child who is overwhelmed by his surroundings. He had a particularly good acting relationship with Keynes and Simon Pegg, the voice of Reepicheep. Pegg was able to inject some really comic energy as Eddie Izzard did with the role.

The action was well handled and the special effects were decent. Because of the smaller forces involved and the sea-faring adventure there are no massive battles between large armies but more smaller, quicker skirmishes. The final battle was very much like the final action scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, a small group of people fighting a sea creature. The costumes were very similar to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films and the filmmakers seem to be influenced by the "Harry Potter" series and the glowing sword from Lord of the Rings.

Apted paces the film quickly with no moments of boredom to settle in. The voyage to a number of strangle desert-like islands was very similar to classic adventure films like Jason and the Argonauts. The dry islands were very similar to the Greek islands. It has an old-fashioned style and feel, but that is not necessarily bad -- in fact it's pretty good. The cinematography and set designs are bright and colourful and this is a perfect film to take children to.

Whilst Keynes and Henley are a little unsteady at first in the film, they grow into their roles and becoming more assured. Barnes drops the Spanish accent from Prince Caspian and it helps him improve his performance. He was much more comfortable in the role and Caspian has grown up as character. He was more believable as a king then as a young prince.

A problem with "Voyage" is there is a lack of a compelling antagonist. This film is more about the "quest" than The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian and there is a fresh amount of mystery, but the mystery has a lacklustre conclusion.