By Heather O.

1. I haven’t seen Prince Caspian yet, but just from the previews I can tell it’s very violent. I thought the first one was violent! So how on earth are they getting away with a PG rating? I know why they want a PG rating, so that parents will bring all their kids, but it is way too violent for them and I think it’s very wrong of Disney to hoodwink us like that. Sorry that J is having nightmares and that you get to deal with it.

   Comment #1 by StarababaMay 30th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

2. What bugs me is that they made Caspian old. He was supposed to be 11, and Peter was at most 14. And they didn’t fight about the leadership; it was all clear and fine. In fact, I seem to remember Peter reminding Caspian at some point that he was supposed to be king. But when they made Caspian so old (and seriously, the actor is in his late twenties!) they introduced some sexual tension with Susan. Which is a problem. In The Last Battle, Susan isn’t with them, because she got interested in nylons and lipstick instead of Narnia. (This is problematic in itself, but let’s move on). The idea, then, is that she doesn’t end up in heaven when everyone else is in heaven because she’s too interested in these things, which have something to do with sex. In the movie we’re talking about, she isn’t interested in boys at the beginning, she goes to Narnia and discovers her cleavage. Aslan then tells her she’s learned everything she can learn in Narnia. Is this a problem for anyone else? Grrr.

   Also, I think the baddies have the masks so they’re easier to put in with cgi. But is was still kinda creepy.

   Comment #2 by EMAHMay 30th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

3. The whole movie rating system is messed up. Movies that should have a higher rating usually aren’t. Sheez, it’s rated PG, what’s required to get a PG-13 Rating?? It’s all about the almighty dollar for Hollywood. I usually avoid taking my children to any movie during opening week. I try to wait several weeks to get feedback on the show, or go see it first. Although this can be tough, especially when it’s a rainy 3 day holiday weekend, like we just had. I would have done what you did Heather, rely on the rating, thinking I’m safe to take my kids.

   I think Mom’s should redefine what is acceptable for the ratings. (Who decides anyway?)

   Comment #3 by AbbyMay 30th, 2008 at 10:42 pm

4. Susan ends up in our world, not Narnia, but she is not excluded from Heaven, just picks a different path there.

   Comment #4 by Stephen M (Ethesis)May 31st, 2008 at 6:49 pm

5. Susan isn’t excluded from Narnia because of sex, it’s from her own choices. She chose to discount her experiences as “those silly games we used to play as children.” She chooses to focus on laying up treasures on earth rather than treasures in heaven. But since she doesn’t die with the rest of her family, she obviously has an opportunity to repent and regain her faith.

   Comment #5 by FirebyrdJune 1st, 2008 at 12:12 am

6. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll skip showing it to the kids.

   Comment #6 by ResearcherJune 1st, 2008 at 11:46 am

7. right — I know it’s not that Susan can never get to heaven. That’s why I said “she doesn’t end up in heaven when everyone else is in heaven because she’s too interested in these things.” But since the series ends, Susan’s eventual fate is left up in the air. I was merely commenting on the odd transformation from Lewis’s original, which did suggest that lipstick and nylons were a lesser path, and the one in this movie, which had her clothes slowly transforming and becoming sexier and sexier. Did anyone really like it that Narnia was a sexual awakening for her? My real point (which I should have spelled out more clearly) was that by making Caspian older and having the tension with Susan, they made it far less a story for children. Which is what it is supposed to be.

   Comment #7 by EMAHJune 1st, 2008 at 11:47 am

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