History YMMV / PrinceCaspian

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ReginaSpektor 's "The Call" at the end of the movie.

* HilariousInHindsight: On the one hand, you have Ben Barnes, whose portrayal of Prince Caspian drew upon Inigo Montoya; and on the other you have Eddie Izzard, who based his [[{{Flynning}} sword-fighting]] mouse Reepicheep on ErrolFlynn, who also famously inspired Cary Elwes' performance. So their first meeting is really a ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' reunion by way of {{Captain Ersatz}}es.

* EvenBetterSequel: WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic called the film this, praising the CharacterDevelopment, AdaptationExpansion and DarkerAndEdgier tone. He compared it to a proto ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: It seems like the movie is building up to something interesting with Miraz's wife being shocked to learn of his evil actions, but then she's largely forgotten about.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: ''Prince Caspian'' was allegedly a children's movie and rated as PG. But despite that, ''Prince Caspian'' is probably the highest-bodycount, generally-dark movie to be given a PG rating since ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' spurred the creation of PG-13.

** [[HeroicSacrifice Arterius]] the minotaur (the one who held up the portcullis, which is the only reason everyone except griffon-riding Edmund escaped with their lives) is held with some regard as well.

* UnfortunateImplications: Subverted. The Telmarines are given a RaceLift to become AmbiguouslyBrown Mediterranean people - WordOfGod saying this is to reflect their pirate origins. However both General Glozelle and Queen Prunaprismia are given AdaptationalHeroism to avoid having all the villains be like this.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Those who don't [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks hate the changes]] feel the film did this for the ''Prince Caspian'' story - which had been viewed as the ParvumOpus of the series.

* StrangledByTheRedString: In the film (not the book), Caspian and Susan become a couple. For five minutes at the end of the movie because he rescued her once from some soldiers. Suddenly at the end the two are snogging in front of a crowd, only for their relationship to end five seconds later after Susan and her siblings return through the portal to England, meaning she and Caspian will never see each other again. Thus, there was no reason to include their romance in the first place because it was doomed to end anyway..

* HarsherInHindsight: The use of "The Call" at the end of ''Prince Caspian'' will likely become this once ''The Last Battle'' is made.

* * BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Susan and Lucy partying with Bacchus while the boys rescue Caspian. It has no impact on the plot, the mythology crossover is never explained, and it's never mentioned again.

* StrangledByTheRedString: In the film, Caspian and Susan become a couple. For five minutes at the end of the movie because he rescued her once from some soldiers. Suddenly at the end the two are snogging in front of a crowd, only for their relationship to end five seconds later after Susan and her siblings return through the portal to England, meaning she and Caspian will never see each other again. Thus, there was no reason to include their romance in the first place because it was doomed to end anyway..

* StrangledByTheRedString: In the film, Caspian and Susan interact for only two scenes, yet their separation is treated like a huge tragic romance, despite them barely connected at all. Note that in the book they had no such "romance".

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[GameOfThrones Tyrion Lannister]] is slightly grumpier, but quite recognizable.

* UnfortunateImplications: The "black dwarves" whose help the animals want no part of, and declare Aslan wouldn't support them if they associated with "that sort." Their name is reference to the color of their beards, not their skin, but still...

* UnfortunateImplications: The "black dwarves" whose help the animals want no part of, and declare Aslan wouldn't support them if they associated with "that sort."

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: ''Prince Caspian'' was allegedly a children's movie and rated as PG. But despite that, ''Prince Caspian'' is probably the highest-bodycount, generally-dark movie to be given a PG rating since ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' spurred the creation of PG-13.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: The geek at the train station ([[FanNickname Warren]]) gained a fan club when some fans decided they didn't like the way Susan's and Caspian's [[{{Weenalized}} relationship was treated]] and that "[[FanNickname Phyllis]]" was a much better pairing.

** Granted Maugrim didn't think that Peter had it in him to kill, but that doesn't mean that jumping directly onto Peter's sword was a smart move.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: ''Prince Caspian'' was allegedly a children's movie and rated as PG. But despite that, ''Prince Caspian'' is probably the highest-bodycount, generally-dark movie to be given a PG rating since ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' spurred the creation of PG-13.

** This troper is moderator of a Narnia fansite and can attests that before VDT was released the shipper wars got very ugly due to this.