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* MoneyDearBoy: Following the 2010 release of the film version of ''Voyage of the'' Dawn Treader, FOX is planning to film ''The Magician's Nephew'' next instead of ''The Silver Chair'', after noticing that the films have so far grossed back amounts that roughly correspond to the popularity of the book involved - and ''The Magician's Nephew'' is usually considered the second most-popular in the ''Narnia'' series.
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* [[NetworkToTheRescue Studio To The Rescue]]: After Disney was disappointed with ''Prince Caspian'' not performing quite as well as ''Wardrobe'' they decided to pass their option to release ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader'' due to budget disputes, at which point Fox promptly offered to pick up the contract. Some see this as a WhatAnIdiot move for Disney, as ''Prince Caspian'' is generally regarded as one of the least popular books in the series, while ''Dawn Treader'' is the most.
** Of course, ''Dawn Treader'' went to gross less than even ''Prince Caspian'', so maybe Disney did the smart thing after all. Now, with Walden Media's contract with the Lewis Estate having expired, the [[DevelopmentHell development]] of the fourth movie is in indefinite hiatus.
** Of course, ''Dawn Treader'' went to gross less than even ''Prince Caspian'', so maybe Disney did the smart thing after all. Now, with Walden Media's contract with the Lewis Estate having expired, the [[DevelopmentHell development]] of the fourth movie is in indefinite hiatus.
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''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' in 2005, ''Prince Caspian'' ''Film/PrinceCaspian'' in 2008, and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' ''Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' in 2010. Its central cast includes Creator/WilliamMoseley as Peter Pevensie, Creator/AnnaPopplewell as Susan, Creator/SkandarKeynes as Edmund, Creator/GeorgieHenley as Lucy, and Creator/LiamNeeson as Aslan.
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!! Tropes from ''Voyage of the Dawn Treader'':
* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Lady of the Green Kirtle]] in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', since WordOfGod confirms [[spoiler:she's the one behind the green mist]].
* BrattyHalfPint: Eustace. It's extraordinarily difficult not to hate him until his CharacterDevelopment finally kicks in.
* CallMyName: Edmund and Lucy constantly call each other's name in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', when they're separated from each other, talking to each other or if they're in danger.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler:Eustace]] stealing treasure and getting turned into a dragon. You'd think the curse would turn one into something completely useless like a toad, and not a ''flying, fire-breathing death machine'' with human sentience intact!
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: Reepicheep with Eustace, once the former takes him under his wing and especially once the latter has become a dragon]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from Creator/EddieIzzard.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The seven swords of the seven Lords of Narnia, which must be placed on Aslan's Table to put an end to the evil mist plaguing the area.
* TalkingWithSigns: [[spoiler: I AM EUSTACE]] "written" on the burning brush that Edmund sees from being carried in the dragon's claws in ''Dawn Treader''.
* WasOnceAMan: The dragon the crew of the Dawn Treader encounters on the island of enchanted gold. [[spoiler: Better known to them as Eustace Scrubb]]. But Eustace himself encounters no dragon, unlike in the book.
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!!Tropes from ''Prince Caspian''
* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a powerful water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
** Susan in the second movie. She was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason. Suddenly, she becomes a [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] wannabe killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows.
** Miraz. In the book, he was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Miraz falls victim to treacherous Telmarine lords who don't like to be ordered around by a king]].
* CombatPragmatist: in the second round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Prince Caspian meeting Peter for the first time. [[YearInsideHourOutside Justified, given the time difference]]. Played for laughs by Reepicheep later on.
* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Caspian with Miraz.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: In ''Prince Caspian'' during the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
* MadeOfIron: Honourable mention goes to Asterius, the minotaur who led the FoeTossingCharge into the castle in ''Prince Caspian'', and held up the portcullis ''while getting shot several times'' as the others escaped.
* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport {{Badass}} baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: If Caspian and his sailors are any indication, the whole Telmarine race apparently drops their vaguely-Spanish accents some time between ''Prince Caspian'' and ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader''. Perhaps he took on an English accent so the native Narnians were more comfortable with him?
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: From the Lone Islands on, King Caspian, the Pevensies and Eustace are subjected to various temptations that would cause them to either abandon or die in their quest.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Peter had a hard time becoming one again, after being High King. All of the Pevensies had a hard time of this.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Caspian and Susan.
* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a fascist feel.
* TheRestShallPass: Susan to Lucy in ''Prince Caspian'', when she stays behind to hold off the pursuing soldiers so that Lucy can find Aslan in time.
* RunningGag
-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
** Later:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a --!
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
** And again:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian and teenager/adult Edmund.
* {{Xenafication}}: Susan in ''Prince Caspian''. Justified in that she had been practicing her archery skills for 15 years, plus another year on Earth, just like her siblings.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Susan jokes in the ''Prince Caspian'' film that this makes her 1300 years older than Caspian.
* YouDidntAsk: Aslan summons an army of talking trees to defeat the Telmarines -- ''after'' the Narnians send Lucy to ask for his help.
* YouKilledMyFather
* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a powerful water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
** Susan in the second movie. She was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason. Suddenly, she becomes a [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] wannabe killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows.
** Miraz. In the book, he was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Miraz falls victim to treacherous Telmarine lords who don't like to be ordered around by a king]].
* CombatPragmatist: in the second round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Prince Caspian meeting Peter for the first time. [[YearInsideHourOutside Justified, given the time difference]]. Played for laughs by Reepicheep later on.
* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Caspian with Miraz.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: In ''Prince Caspian'' during the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
* MadeOfIron: Honourable mention goes to Asterius, the minotaur who led the FoeTossingCharge into the castle in ''Prince Caspian'', and held up the portcullis ''while getting shot several times'' as the others escaped.
* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport {{Badass}} baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: If Caspian and his sailors are any indication, the whole Telmarine race apparently drops their vaguely-Spanish accents some time between ''Prince Caspian'' and ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader''. Perhaps he took on an English accent so the native Narnians were more comfortable with him?
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: From the Lone Islands on, King Caspian, the Pevensies and Eustace are subjected to various temptations that would cause them to either abandon or die in their quest.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Peter had a hard time becoming one again, after being High King. All of the Pevensies had a hard time of this.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Caspian and Susan.
* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a fascist feel.
* TheRestShallPass: Susan to Lucy in ''Prince Caspian'', when she stays behind to hold off the pursuing soldiers so that Lucy can find Aslan in time.
* RunningGag
-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
** Later:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a --!
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
** And again:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian and teenager/adult Edmund.
* {{Xenafication}}: Susan in ''Prince Caspian''. Justified in that she had been practicing her archery skills for 15 years, plus another year on Earth, just like her siblings.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Susan jokes in the ''Prince Caspian'' film that this makes her 1300 years older than Caspian.
* YouDidntAsk: Aslan summons an army of talking trees to defeat the Telmarines -- ''after'' the Narnians send Lucy to ask for his help.
* YouKilledMyFather
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''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' in 2005, ''Prince Caspian'' in 2008, and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' in 2010. Its central cast includes Creator/WilliamMoseley as Peter Pevensie, Creator/AnnaPopplewell as Susan, Creator/SkandarKeynes as Edmund, Creator/GeorgieHenley as Lucy, and LiamNeeson Creator/LiamNeeson as Aslan.
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* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a powerful water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
** Susan in the second movie. She was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason. Suddenly, she becomes a [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] wannabe killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows.
** Miraz. In the book, he was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
** Susan in the second movie. She was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason. Suddenly, she becomes a [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] wannabe killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows.
** Miraz. In the book, he was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
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* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Lady of the Green Kirtle]] in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', since WordOfGod confirms [[spoiler:she's the one behind the green mist]].
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* BrattyHalfPint: Eustace. It's extraordinarily difficult not to hate him until his CharacterDevelopment finally kicks in.
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* CallMyName: Edmund and Lucy constantly call each other's name in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', when they're separated from each other, talking to each other or if they're in danger.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Miraz falls victim to treacherous Telmarine lords who don't like to be ordered around by a king]].
* CombatPragmatist: in the econd round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* {{Crossdresser}}: Believe it or not, ''Anna Popplewell''. According to the official movie companion, she volunteered as a last-minute double for Skandar Keynes (who had already called it a day) in one shot (which happened to be of Edmund's legs as he goes through the wardrobe).
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
* CombatPragmatist: in the econd round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* {{Crossdresser}}: Believe it or not, ''Anna Popplewell''. According to the official movie companion, she volunteered as a last-minute double for Skandar Keynes (who had already called it a day) in one shot (which happened to be of Edmund's legs as he goes through the wardrobe).
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
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* CombatPragmatist: in the econd round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: That one Minotaur in the first movie that fell dead with two swords in his back. Olé!
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: That one Minotaur in the first movie that fell dead with two swords in his back. Olé![[BlackComedy Olé!]]
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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Prince Caspian meeting Peter for the first time. [[YearInsideHourOutside Justified, given the time difference]]. Played for laughs by Reepicheep later on.
* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
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* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: Reepicheep with Eustace, once the former takes him under his wing and especially once the latter has become a dragon]].
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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Caspian with Miraz.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: In ''Prince Caspian'' during the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: In ''Prince Caspian'' during the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
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* MadeOfIron: Honourable mention goes to Asterius, the minotaur who led the FoeTossingCharge into the castle in ''Prince Caspian'', and held up the portcullis ''while getting shot several times'' as the others escaped.
* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport {{Badass}} baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport {{Badass}} baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: If Caspian and his sailors are any indication, the whole Telmarine race apparently drops their vaguely-Spanish accents some time between ''Prince Caspian'' and ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader''. Perhaps he took on an English accent so the native Narnians were more comfortable with him?
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: From the Lone Islands on, King Caspian, the Pevensies and Eustace are subjected to various temptations that would cause them to either abandon or die in their quest.
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: From the Lone Islands on, King Caspian, the Pevensies and Eustace are subjected to various temptations that would cause them to either abandon or die in their quest.
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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Peter had a hard time becoming one again, after being High King. All of the Pevensies had a hard time of this.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from Creator/EddieIzzard.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from Creator/EddieIzzard.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: Caspian and Susan.
* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a fascist feel.
* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a fascist feel.
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* TheRestShallPass: Susan to Lucy in ''Prince Caspian'', when she stays behind to hold off the pursuing soldiers so that Lucy can find Aslan in time.
* RunningGag
-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
** Later:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a --!
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
** And again:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
* RunningGag
-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
** Later:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a --!
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
** And again:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
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* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The seven swords of the seven Lords of Narnia, which must be placed on Aslan's Table to put an end to the evil mist plaguing the area.
* TalkingWithSigns: [[spoiler: I AM EUSTACE]] "written" on the burning brush that Edmund sees from being carried in the dragon's claws in ''Dawn Treader''.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian and teenager/adult Edmund.
* TalkingWithSigns: [[spoiler: I AM EUSTACE]] "written" on the burning brush that Edmund sees from being carried in the dragon's claws in ''Dawn Treader''.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian and teenager/adult Edmund.
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!!Tropes from ''Prince Caspian''
* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a powerful water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
** Susan in the second movie. She was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason. Suddenly, she becomes a [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] wannabe killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows.
** Miraz. In the book, he was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Miraz falls victim to treacherous Telmarine lords who don't like to be ordered around by a king]].
* CombatPragmatist: in the second round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Prince Caspian meeting Peter for the first time. [[YearInsideHourOutside Justified, given the time difference]]. Played for laughs by Reepicheep later on.
* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Caspian with Miraz.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: In ''Prince Caspian'' during the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
* MadeOfIron: Honourable mention goes to Asterius, the minotaur who led the FoeTossingCharge into the castle in ''Prince Caspian'', and held up the portcullis ''while getting shot several times'' as the others escaped.
* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport {{Badass}} baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: If Caspian and his sailors are any indication, the whole Telmarine race apparently drops their vaguely-Spanish accents some time between ''Prince Caspian'' and ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader''. Perhaps he took on an English accent so the native Narnians were more comfortable with him?
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: From the Lone Islands on, King Caspian, the Pevensies and Eustace are subjected to various temptations that would cause them to either abandon or die in their quest.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Peter had a hard time becoming one again, after being High King. All of the Pevensies had a hard time of this.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Caspian and Susan.
* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a fascist feel.
* TheRestShallPass: Susan to Lucy in ''Prince Caspian'', when she stays behind to hold off the pursuing soldiers so that Lucy can find Aslan in time.
* RunningGag
-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
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-->'''Soldier''': You're a --!
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
** And again:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian and teenager/adult Edmund.
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!! Tropes from ''Voyage of the Dawn Treader'':
* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Lady of the Green Kirtle]] in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', since WordOfGod confirms [[spoiler:she's the one behind the green mist]].
* BrattyHalfPint: Eustace. It's extraordinarily difficult not to hate him until his CharacterDevelopment finally kicks in.
* CallMyName: Edmund and Lucy constantly call each other's name in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', when they're separated from each other, talking to each other or if they're in danger.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler:Eustace]] stealing treasure and getting turned into a dragon. You'd think the curse would turn one into something completely useless like a toad, and not a ''flying, fire-breathing death machine'' with human sentience intact!
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: Reepicheep with Eustace, once the former takes him under his wing and especially once the latter has become a dragon]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from Creator/EddieIzzard.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The seven swords of the seven Lords of Narnia, which must be placed on Aslan's Table to put an end to the evil mist plaguing the area.
* TalkingWithSigns: [[spoiler: I AM EUSTACE]] "written" on the burning brush that Edmund sees from being carried in the dragon's claws in ''Dawn Treader''.
* WasOnceAMan: The dragon the crew of the Dawn Treader encounters on the island of enchanted gold. [[spoiler: Better known to them as Eustace Scrubb]]. But Eustace himself encounters no dragon, unlike in the book.
!! Tropes from ''Voyage of the Dawn Treader'':
* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Lady of the Green Kirtle]] in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', since WordOfGod confirms [[spoiler:she's the one behind the green mist]].
* BrattyHalfPint: Eustace. It's extraordinarily difficult not to hate him until his CharacterDevelopment finally kicks in.
* CallMyName: Edmund and Lucy constantly call each other's name in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', when they're separated from each other, talking to each other or if they're in danger.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler:Eustace]] stealing treasure and getting turned into a dragon. You'd think the curse would turn one into something completely useless like a toad, and not a ''flying, fire-breathing death machine'' with human sentience intact!
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: Reepicheep with Eustace, once the former takes him under his wing and especially once the latter has become a dragon]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from Creator/EddieIzzard.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The seven swords of the seven Lords of Narnia, which must be placed on Aslan's Table to put an end to the evil mist plaguing the area.
* TalkingWithSigns: [[spoiler: I AM EUSTACE]] "written" on the burning brush that Edmund sees from being carried in the dragon's claws in ''Dawn Treader''.
* WasOnceAMan: The dragon the crew of the Dawn Treader encounters on the island of enchanted gold. [[spoiler: Better known to them as Eustace Scrubb]]. But Eustace himself encounters no dragon, unlike in the book.
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* InstantExpert: Played with. Though her bow is stated to have supernatural aim, Susan decides it would be a good idea to practice with it before the battle. She starts shooting straighter than one would expect from a beginner, and quickly becomes an expert.
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* TooImportantToWalk: After the thaw renders her sleigh moot, Jadis resorts to having it carried by a cadre of dwarfs.
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''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' in 2005, ''Prince Caspian'' in 2008, and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' in 2010. Its central cast includes WilliamMoseley Creator/WilliamMoseley as Peter Pevensie, Creator/AnnaPopplewell as Susan, SkandarKeynes Creator/SkandarKeynes as Edmund, GeorgieHenley Creator/GeorgieHenley as Lucy, and LiamNeeson as Aslan.
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* MrFanservice: The main three actors in the first two films -- William Moseley (Peter), Skandar Keynes (Edmund) and Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian). Keynes in particular [[SheIsAllGrownUp grows up nicely]].
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* FiveManBand:
*** TheHero - Peter
*** TheLancer / [[AntiHero The Antihero]] - Edmund
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Susan/Lucy interchangeable
*** TheChick - Lucy/Susan interchangeable
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
** In ''Prince Caspian'' it becomes
*** TheHero - Peter, and Caspian at certain points
*** TheLancer - Susan
*** TheSmartGuy - Edmund
*** TheHeart - Lucy
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
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*** TheHero - Caspian
*** TheLancer - Edmund
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Lucy
*** TheChick - Eustace
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
*** TheHero - Peter
*** TheLancer / [[AntiHero The Antihero]] - Edmund
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Susan/Lucy interchangeable
*** TheChick - Lucy/Susan interchangeable
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
** In ''Prince Caspian'' it becomes
*** TheHero - Peter, and Caspian at certain points
*** TheLancer - Susan
*** TheSmartGuy - Edmund
*** TheHeart - Lucy
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
** And then in the third movie it becomes
*** TheHero - Caspian
*** TheLancer - Edmund
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Lucy
*** TheChick - Eustace
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
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** Miraz. In the book, he was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
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** Susan in the second movie. She was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason. Suddenly, she becomes a [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] wannabe killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows.
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* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a power water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
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* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a power powerful water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
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* AdaptationalBadass: The River God in ''Prince Caspian.'' Goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a power water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
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* TheOtherDarrin: SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from EddieIzzard.
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* TheBlitz: The film opens with a [[ActionPrologue dramatic sequence]] depicting the bombing of central London by the German Luftwaffe, and the Pevensie family making a dash for their Anderson shelter. For a present-day audience, the scene drives home how truly terrifying the bombings must have been, whilst serving as the reason for the children's evacuation to the countryside.
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* TheBlitz: The film ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' opens with a [[ActionPrologue dramatic sequence]] depicting the bombing of central London by the German Luftwaffe, and the Pevensie family making a dash for their Anderson shelter. For a present-day audience, the scene drives home how truly terrifying the bombings must have been, whilst serving as the reason for the children's evacuation to the countryside.
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* CombatPragmatist: in the econd round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
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* BattleTrophy: In the final battle of the first film, Jadis wears a headdress made of Aslan's mane.
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted twice. In the first film, the fox is initially a shady character and the protagonists don't know if they can trust him, but he ultimately turns out to be good in the end. Likewise, minotaurs in the first film are all allied with the White Witch, but in the second film have joined the Narnians, one even performing a HeroicSacrifice so his companions can escape.
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* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:The Lady of the Green Kirtle]] in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', since WordOfGod confirms [[spoiler:she's the one behind the green mist]].
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* PragmaticAdaptation: Particularly ''Dawn Treader'', which takes an almost completely episodic story and gives it a strong ongoing plot thread in the green mist that has to be stopped.
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* PragmaticAdaptation: Particularly ''Dawn Treader'', which takes an almost completely episodic story and gives it a strong ongoing plot thread in the green mist that has to be stopped. [[spoiler: And it even becomes somewhat of a SequelHook since WordOfGod says the green mist was created by the Lady of the Green Kirtle as her first attempt on the Caspian family.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: Pretty much all the minotaurs from Prince Caspian onward, to the point where there are at least two as crewmen on the Dawn Treader in the third movie. The reason for this mass turn for the minotaurs and not, say, the wolves, isn't quite clear, [[RuleOfCool except that minotaurs are really badass]].
** Although wolves are considered to be [[BigBadAssWolf pretty badass themselves]], so...
*** Also there are wolves in the Narnian army in Caspian, it's just no-one makes a big deal out of it.
** Although wolves are considered to be [[BigBadAssWolf pretty badass themselves]], so...
*** Also there are wolves in the Narnian army in Caspian, it's just no-one makes a big deal out of it.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Pretty much all the minotaurs from Prince Caspian onward, to the point where there are at least two as crewmen on the Dawn Treader in the third movie. The reason for this mass turn for the minotaurs and not, say, the wolves, isn't quite clear, [[RuleOfCool except that minotaurs are really badass]].\n** Although wolves are considered to be [[BigBadAssWolf pretty badass themselves]], so...\n*** Also there are wolves in the Narnian army in Caspian, it's just no-one makes a big deal out of it.
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* HolyIsNotSafe: Aslan, explicitly described by Mr. Beaver as "Good, but not safe." He doesn't seem to harm anyone arbitrarily, but he may render judgment on people without their being aware of what they've done wrong, as with Aravis in Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy, whom he clawed in punishment for her callously allowing her servant to be beaten, but gave no explanation to her by which she could determine that it was supposed to be a punishment or moral lesson rather than an unrelated lion attack.
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* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
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* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''TheSilverChair'', ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
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* HolyIsNotSafe: Aslan, explicitly described by Mr. Beaver as "Good, but not safe." He doesn't seem to harm anyone arbitrarily, but he may render judgment on people without their being aware of what they've done wrong, as with Aravis in TheHorseAndHisBoy, Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy, whom he clawed in punishment for her callously allowing her servant to be beaten, but gave no explanation to her by which she could determine that it was supposed to be a punishment or moral lesson rather than an unrelated lion attack.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Prince Caspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Prince Caspian''. ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
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** Of course, ''Dawn Treader'' went to gross less than even ''Prince Caspian'', so maybe Disney did the smart thing after all. Now, with Walden Media's contract with the Lewis Estate having expired, the [[DevelopmentHell development]] of the fourth movie is in indefinite hiatus.
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* ChannelHop: The current film adaptation has jumped from Disney to 20th Century Fox. A rare example of a film series doing this, as only a few other film series such as ''Hellboy'' and ''Terminator'' have done it.
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* DevelopmentHell: Due to rights issues, the fourth film in the series is "on hold indefinitely", and, even if the crisis is resolved, the production won't start before 2014. The franchise isn't [[FranchiseKiller officially dead yet]], but is certainly on life support.
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''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' in 2005, ''Prince Caspian'' in 2008, and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' in 2010. Production is handled by WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who is expected to produce the remaining films.
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''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series adapts the plot of the books by Creator/CSLewis into seven theatrical films. Currently, three of them have been released, ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' in 2005, ''Prince Caspian'' in 2008, and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' in 2010. Its central cast includes WilliamMoseley as Peter Pevensie, Creator/AnnaPopplewell as Susan, SkandarKeynes as Edmund, GeorgieHenley as Lucy, and LiamNeeson as Aslan.
Production is handled by WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who is expected to produce the remaining films.
Production is handled by WaldenMedia. Financing and distribution for the films were originally done by {{Creator/Disney}}, but after the second film the rights were given to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who is expected to produce the remaining films.
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!!The [[TheFilmOfTheBook film series]] also provides examples of:
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the book, Peter has dark hair, while Edmund and Caspian are blondish; however, in the movie, the roles are reversed, Peter being fair-haired, while Edmund and Caspian have dark, almost black hair. Lucy is also stated several times to have blonde hair in the books; Georgie Henley has light brown, somewhat auburn hair. The only one who kept her original hair color is Susan.
* AdaptationExpansion: Many scenes that take only a paragraph or two in the books are greatly elaborated. Quite nicely, actually, especially for the first film. A good example is the final battle, which is barely covered in the book. There, the narration follows Susan, Lucy, and Aslan, who don't arrive until the very end of the battle. Also, the scenes of the Blitz are shown, which were probably necessary because children today often don't learn about WorldWarII in school until they're too old (or think they're too old) for films like this.
** There is expansion in the second one as well. Susan's inability to let go of Narnia, Peter's problems with becoming a kid again, Edmund's quiet strength and heroism and Caspian's belief in his own inability to be a good king are shown. Also, they showed how the Pevensies were not normal children, but rather people with an adult's experience and wisdom. The character development from the first movie is especially shown with Susan and Edmund.
** The expansion for the third one was also very well done as well, with little threads added showing Caspian and Edmund's brotherly friendship, Eustace and Reepicheep's bond, the inner struggles that Caspian, Edmund, and Lucy were all going through and a tiny, humorous one of Edmund being a bit of a thorn in Drinian's side. Also, seeing how Caspian was devastated to lose the Pevensie's a second time as they had become family to him was a wonderful expansion from the book.
* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the books, after the kids became kings and queens of Narnia, the narration tells how they ruled successfully for years and years and were given nicknames: King Peter TheMagnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, Queen Lucy the Valiant. In TheFilmOfTheBook, they're crowned with these names while still kids just after winning their victory, which makes them seem slightly ridiculous and over-the-top -- especially in the case of Edmund, whose main contribution to the plot was betraying his siblings to the White Witch before he got better. Although it ''was'' [[CrystalDragonJesus Aslan]] who gave them the titles, so one could argue that he'd already know stuff like that.
** It's also explained in the book that the White Witch's Turkish Delight has some mind control powers over whoever eats it, and shown that Edmund only let her get close to him out of fear, making Edmund's betrayal over a supply of candy seem far less petty.
* ActionGirl: Susan. And Lucy.
* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: All of the kings and queens of the series.
* {{Badass}}: Tons of people in ''Prince Caspian''. Notable examples are Miraz, whose duelling skills are shown to be more than a match for Peter's; Susan, whose archery skills have become impeccable; and Edmund, who has more awesome moments than Peter and Caspian combined... and less dialogue than either. It's as if he spent those 1,300 Narnian years [[TookALevelInBadass training for this movie]].
** All the royals in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. Caspian and Edmund are both deadly swordsmen, and Lucy wields both a sword and Susan's bow and arrows with a lot of skill.
* BadassAdorable: Lucy. The entire fleeing Telmarine army stops dead in their tracks when they see a tiny girl, standing alone on their only escape route across the bridge, smiling sweetly at them. And this is ''before'' Aslan joins her.
** Reepicheep. Only Lucy is actually allowed to hug him if she asks really nicely.
* BigDamnHeroes: There are a lot.
* BittersweetEnding: The ending of ''Prince Caspian''. As well as the ending of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. It's implied that Caspian was never really able to let go of the Pevensies. His cabin on the ship, as seen at the beginning, was basically a shrine to all of them. He had even saved Edmund's torch (flashlight for American readers).
*** This fits in quite well with the books where Caspian is fascinated with the world the Pevensies come from and always had a secret desire to go there the same way they visit Narnia.
** There's also the Eustace factor. Yeah, he's learned to be a brave fighter, but he also has to [[spoiler:say goodbye to Reepicheep, the one who taught him to overcome his fears and who was kind to him when he was a dragon]].
* BloodlessCarnage
* BrattyHalfPint: Eustace. It's extraordinarily difficult not to hate him until his CharacterDevelopment finally kicks in.
* BrokenGlassPenalty: In the first movie, Edmund breaks a window and the children's attempt to hide is what sends them into Narnia.
* CallMyName: Edmund and Lucy constantly call each other's name in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', when they're separated from each other, talking to each other or if they're in danger.
* CanonForeigner: Oreius and Otmin from the first film, Asterius from the second, and Tavros and Gael from the third, just to name a few.
* ChannelHop: The current film adaptation has jumped from Disney to 20th Century Fox. A rare example of a film series doing this, as only a few other film series such as ''Hellboy'' and ''Terminator'' have done it.
* CharacterDevelopment: All of the main characters get some. Susan, Edmund and Caspian have the most. Lucy gets a little between the 2nd and 3rd movies. Peter gets some for the worse in ''Prince Caspian'' and Eustace gets a lot in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder / TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Miraz falls victim to treacherous Telmarine lords who don't like to be ordered around by a king]].
* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees.
* ContinuityNod: in what could be also considered a SequelHook, Jill Pole, one of the protagonists of ''TheSilverChair'', gets a brief mention at the end of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** In the same film, as in the corresponding book, the Stone Knife from the first film/book gets a brief appearance and mention. Probably confusing for anyone who hasn't either read the books or got a very good visual memory, since it's never named as such in the first film.
* CoolShip: The ''Dawn Treader'', of course.
* {{Crossdresser}}: Believe it or not, ''Anna Popplewell''. According to the official movie companion, she volunteered as a last-minute double for Skandar Keynes (who had already called it a day) in one shot (which happened to be of Edmund's legs as he goes through the wardrobe).
* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially ''Prince Caspian''. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture in the second movie is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]]).
* DeadpanSnarker: Susan gets a couple in ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', and Edmund and Eustace are both this in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.
** And Reepicheep.
-->'''Pattertwig''': We could collect nuts.
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, and throw them at the Telmarines. Shut up!
** Again:
-->'''Reepicheep''': [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller I was expecting someone... you know, taller]].
-->'''Trumpkin''': You're one to talk.
-->'''Reepicheep''': Is that supposed to be irony?
** Trumpkin too, by way of being the JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** Heck, even Miraz gets in on this:
-->'''Miraz''': This used to be a private room.
** In ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Eustace gets his turn.
--> '''Eustace''': What are these things?
--> '''Magician''': Those are Dufflepods.
--> '''Eustace''': Oh yes, Dufflepods. Of course, how silly of me.
*** He does it a lot as he gets nicer and less petulant.
** Edmund is actually defined by his snarkiness, which is why he is still considered somewhat of an AntiHero, even after his HeelFaceTurn. Some of his quotes have practically become famous on the internet, particularly this one, which [[EnsembleDarkhorse most people on various sites praised it]]:
-->'''Susan''': Besides, we could all use the fresh air.
-->'''Edmund:''' It's not like there isn't air inside.
*** Or, in the second movie:
-->'''Susan:''' Pretend you're talking to me.
-->'''Edmund:''' We are talking to you.
*** In the third part:
-->'''Soldier:''' Are you sure you're eighteen?
-->'''Edmund:''' Why, do I look older?
*** Also:
-->'''Edmund:''' I have the right to tell your father it was you who stole aunt Alberta's sweets.
-->'''Eustace:''' Liar!
-->'''Edmund:''' Oh, really? I found them under your bed. And you know what? I ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny licked every one of them.]]''
*** And there are ''a lot more''.
* DevelopmentHell: Due to rights issues, the fourth film in the series is "on hold indefinitely", and, even if the crisis is resolved, the production won't start before 2014. The franchise isn't [[FranchiseKiller officially dead yet]], but is certainly on life support.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: That one Minotaur in the first movie that fell dead with two swords in his back. Olé!
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Edmund destroying the Witch's petrifying wand to give Peter a shot at defending himself.
* DramaticCurtainToss: Lucy discovering the wardrobe.
* DreamWithinADream: Subverted in the first movie- the characters think their memory of a familiar place is from a dream within a dream, but it turns out to be from where they originally came from in the real world. Played straight in the third movie, where Lucy is having a dream, wakes up from it to have Aslan talk to her, then wakes up from this one again into the real world.
* MrFanservice: The main three actors in the first two films -- William Moseley (Peter), Skandar Keynes (Edmund) and Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian). Keynes in particular [[SheIsAllGrownUp grows up nicely]].
* EvilIsHammy: Sergio Castellitto obviously enjoys his role as Miraz. TildaSwinton has her moments, too, which doesn't make her acting less awesome.
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Prince Caspian meeting Peter for the first time. [[YearInsideHourOutside Justified, given the time difference]]. Played for laughs by Reepicheep later on.
* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
* FaunsAndSatyrs: Mr. Tumnus. He starts out trying to kidnap Lucy, but later becomes her friend.
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: Reepicheep with Eustace, once the former takes him under his wing and especially once the latter has become a dragon]].
* FiveManBand:
*** TheHero - Peter
*** TheLancer / [[AntiHero The Antihero]] - Edmund
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Susan/Lucy interchangeable
*** TheChick - Lucy/Susan interchangeable
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
** In ''Prince Caspian'' it becomes
*** TheHero - Peter, and Caspian at certain points
*** TheLancer - Susan
*** TheSmartGuy - Edmund
*** TheHeart - Lucy
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
** And then in the third movie it becomes
*** TheHero - Caspian
*** TheLancer - Edmund
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Lucy
*** TheChick - Eustace
*** [[BigDamnHeroes The Big Hero]] - Aslan
* FoeTossingCharge: When Oreius goes after the White Witch in the big battle scene, he has a rhino come and run interference for him, which let's face it is hard to improve on if you're only allowed one ally.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "May your wisdom grace us until the stars fall from the heavens."
** [[FridgeBrilliance That's brilliant!]] Because Aslan said that to the four original Pevensies and then in Dawn Treader there is actually a star that comes down from the heavens (she goes back up again, but still) and that's the last time Edmund and Lucy come to Narnia. [[spoiler: Alive, anyway.]] (An additional point of note is that in the books, all the stars ''do'' fall from the heavens in ''The Last Battle'' during [[spoiler:the end of the world]].)
** Another example from the first movie is the lamp-post having tree roots as its base. There is also the wardrobe, which features, among other things, a ruined city, a forest with many pools, and two women sitting on opposing sides of the wardrobe.
** Susan's slightly melancholy agreement in ''Prince Caspian'' that she's happy to be in Narnia "while it lasts" foreshadows [[spoiler: her being told at the end of the film that she can't return]]. Arguably also [[spoiler: her absence in ''The Last Battle'']].
* GoodAnimalsEvilAnimals: The armies of Aslan and the Witch are pretty much divided among these lines. In the second movie, however, nearly all of the non-humans of Narnia (minus a Hag, Werewolf, and Black Dwarf) fight together, and a minotaur sacrifices himself to save the monarchs.
* HeelFaceTurn: Pretty much all the minotaurs from Prince Caspian onward, to the point where there are at least two as crewmen on the Dawn Treader in the third movie. The reason for this mass turn for the minotaurs and not, say, the wolves, isn't quite clear, [[RuleOfCool except that minotaurs are really badass]].
** Although wolves are considered to be [[BigBadAssWolf pretty badass themselves]], so...
*** Also there are wolves in the Narnian army in Caspian, it's just no-one makes a big deal out of it.
** Minotaurs have hands, wolves don't. There's not a lot of useful things to do on a ship if you don't have opposable thumbs.
* HolyIsNotSafe: Aslan, explicitly described by Mr. Beaver as "Good, but not safe." He doesn't seem to harm anyone arbitrarily, but he may render judgment on people without their being aware of what they've done wrong, as with Aravis in TheHorseAndHisBoy, whom he clawed in punishment for her callously allowing her servant to be beaten, but gave no explanation to her by which she could determine that it was supposed to be a punishment or moral lesson rather than an unrelated lion attack.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Caspian with Miraz.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: In ''Prince Caspian'' during the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
* LadyOfWar: Queen Susan with her long skirts, flowing hair and bow and arrows is the very definition of this.
* MadeOfIron: Honourable mention goes to Asterius, the minotaur who led the FoeTossingCharge into the castle in ''Prince Caspian'', and held up the portcullis ''while getting shot several times'' as the others escaped.
* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport {{Badass}} baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
* MeaningfulEcho:
-->"Why can't you just do as you're told?"
** In the film of ''Prince Caspian'', Edmund gets to throw a line back at Peter (with a little Deadpan Snark for good measure):
---> "I had it sorted."
* MoneyDearBoy: Following the 2010 release of the film version of ''Voyage of the'' Dawn Treader, FOX is planning to film ''The Magician's Nephew'' next instead of ''The Silver Chair'', after noticing that the films have so far grossed back amounts that roughly correspond to the popularity of the book involved - and ''The Magician's Nephew'' is usually considered the second most-popular in the ''Narnia'' series.
* MoodWhiplash: From ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'':
--> '''White Witch''': Tell me, your sisters, are they deaf?
--> '''Edmund''': ...No.
--> '''White Witch''': And your brother... unintelligent?
--> '''Edmund''': [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Well, I think so, but Mum says-]]
--> '''White Witch''': ''Then '''how''' dare you come alone!''
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: If Caspian and his sailors are any indication, the whole Telmarine race apparently drops their vaguely-Spanish accents some time between ''Prince Caspian'' and ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader''. Perhaps he took on an English accent so the native Narnians were more comfortable with him?
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: From the Lone Islands on, King Caspian, the Pevensies and Eustace are subjected to various temptations that would cause them to either abandon or die in their quest.
* OnrushingArmy: This is apparently how military advances are done in Narnia. Except in ''Prince Caspian'' the titular prince and the Pevensies use stealth and surprise to try and defeat Miraz with the Raid on the Castle.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Peter had a hard time becoming one again, after being High King. All of the Pevensies had a hard time of this.
* TheOtherDarrin: SimonPegg took over the voice of Reepicheep from EddieIzzard.
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: The movies have classical griffins as part of Aslan's army -- which for some reason have beards on their lower jaws and feathers at the end of their lions' tails.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Particularly ''Dawn Treader'', which takes an almost completely episodic story and gives it a strong ongoing plot thread in the green mist that has to be stopped.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Caspian and Susan.
* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a Fascist feel.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Pevensie siblings can be differenced by this, with Peter and Lucy represented by Red, due to the fact that they are more intuitive, vibrant, [[{{Determinator}} determined]] and, to an extent, more sensitive than Edmund and Susan, who are more logical, cold and down to earth, inclined towards the Blue part. [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience Even their hair show it, due to the fact that Peter and Lucy have lighter hair, while Edmund and Susan are dark haired]].
** And even the book's religious subtext organizes them as this, since Peter and Lucy are meant to represent the better Apostles, Peter being named High King, representing the Apostle Peter, who in reality is the first Leader of the Christian church after Christ ascended, and Lucy, who represents Saint John, who had the most faith in Jesus, just like Lucy has in Aslan. On the other side, Edmund represents [[BiblicalBadGuy Judas Iscariot]], who betrayed Jesus for silver, just like Edmund betrays Aslan for Turkish Delight, and [[spoiler: Susan, who represents "Doubting Thomas", because she loses her faith completely in Aslan and Narnia, never reaching Aslan's Country (Heaven).]]
* TheRestShallPass: Susan to Lucy in ''Prince Caspian'', when she stays behind to hold off the pursuing soldiers so that Lucy can find Aslan in time.
* RunningGag
-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine.
-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
** Later:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a --!
-->'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
** And again:
-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse.
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's marketing of the ''Prince Caspian''. Rather than release it in December as a family film (like ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' was), they decided to spend enormous amounts of money trying to sell it as a teen film and gave it a summer release, about a week apart from both ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IronMan''. It should have been kept in December, because that's friendlier to this type of movie, but to be fair, May has shown it can expand just fine (see 2003 and 2007). And ''IronMan'' was hardly seen as a sure thing at the time. Basing the marketing around Ben Barnes may have been a dumb move, however.
* ShoutOut: In ''Prince Caspian'', Susan fights by both shooting enemies and also slashing at them with her arrows, which brings to mind a [[TheLordOfTheRings certain Elvish prince from a certain murky forest...]]
** Which in itself is quite a nice thing, since Tolkien and Lewis were good friends in real life, and it was in fact the former that helped convert the latter back to Christianity.
*** Sort of. While Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic, Lewis (re)converted to Anglicanism. Tolkien was reportedly disappointed.
** The Witch's army in the first film looks like it's composed of the Hordes of Chaos (and Orcs) of TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} fame. Right up to the icons on their banners.
* SlashFic: Apart from the [[StrangledByTheRedString Susan/Caspian]] ship, there really are no other usual pairings that do not involve [[HoYay partners of the same sex]], [[BrotherSisterIncest blood connections]], and [[{{Squick}} sometimes both at the same time]].
* StrangeSecretEntrance: The eponymous wardrobe in the first book which acts as an entrance to Narnia.
* [[NetworkToTheRescue Studio To The Rescue]]: After Disney was disappointed with ''Prince Caspian'' not performing quite as well as ''Wardrobe'' they decided to pass their option to release ''The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader'' due to budget disputes, at which point Fox promptly offered to pick up the contract. Some see this as a WhatAnIdiot move for Disney, as ''Prince Caspian'' is generally regarded as one of the least popular books in the series, while ''Dawn Treader'' is the most.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The seven swords of the seven Lords of Narnia, which must be placed on Aslan's Table to put an end to the evil mist plaguing the area.
* TalkingWithSigns: [[spoiler: I AM EUSTACE]] "written" on the burning brush that Edmund sees from being carried in the dragon's claws in ''Dawn Treader''.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian and teenager/adult Edmund.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: In the first movie, Susan is seen doing some target practice with her bow and arrow. She hits the ring just around the bull’s-eye. Then Lucy throws her knife at the target and hits dead centre.
* UrbanLegends: Somehow, the idea that {{Evanescence}} had written material for the soundtrack of the first film, but had been declined as being "too epic," spread far and wide until Amy Lee herself finally declared it was all bogus.
* WasOnceAMan: The dragon the crew of the Dawn Treader encounters on the island of enchanted gold. [[spoiler: Better known to them as Eustace Scrubb]]. But Eustace himself encounters no dragon, unlike in the book.
* WhiteStallion: Peter rides one-- a ''unicorn'' at that-- at the battle of Beruna. It's the only white equine seen on the battlefield.
* {{Xenafication}}: Susan in ''Prince Caspian''. Justified in that she had been practicing her archery skills for 15 years, plus another year on Earth, just like her siblings.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Susan jokes in the ''Prince Caspian'' film that this makes her 1300 years older than Caspian.
* YouDidntAsk: Aslan summons an army of talking trees to defeat the Telmarines -- ''after'' the Narnians send Lucy to ask for his help.
* YouKilledMyFather
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