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:

Take the voyage. Live the adventure. Discover Narnia like you've never seen it before.

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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

Steven Knight and Richard LaGravenese each wrote drafts of the script during preproduction, but were uncredited.

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Goofs

In The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Caspian (Ben Barnes) spoke with a pronounced Spanish accent, as did the other Telmarines. In this film, Caspian now speaks with an English accent. This is done purposefully by the filmmakers, who no longer needed to match Caspian's accent to the other Telmarines, so they chose to use the actor's more realistic natural British accent. People's accents change over time in real life as well.

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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

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.12 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"THERE'S A PLACE FOR US"
Written by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
Performed by Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright
Carrie Underwood performs courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited and Arista Nashville

User Reviews

Why bother adapting a book if you're just going to rewrite the plot???

I was SO looking forward to the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and was sorely disappointed.

The film felt like they took the original story, chopped it up, then threw it in a blender with seven magical swords and some ridiculous green mist!

While the film stayed true to main themes of the story, much of the character development and purpose to each of the minor island stories was lost. Unfortunately this meant that most of the magic of the story was lost as well.

I gave the film 6 stars due to the redeeming qualities that were the stunning visuals, some excellent acting (notably by Will Poulter as Eustace), and a beautifully executed final scene.

If you haven't read the book, then you may enjoy this film immensely, but if you are a true Narnia fan, don't go in with very high expectations.