prince caspian

i saw Prince Caspian last night. that's probably the best movie i've seen in a long time; everyone needs to go see it. besides having (of course) a good storyline and almost exclusively extremely attractive male leads (minus the evil uncle), the christian parallels are subtle, yet obvious if you're looking for them. but they certainly don't push anything down anyone's throat.

i am madly in love with skandar keynes (edmund). personally, i adored him in the first movie while everyone else was gushing over william moseley (peter); the former was met with raised eyebrows while the latter was always met with raves and lightheadedness. i proved myself in the second movie, however. one english year did awfully a lot to make him acceptable for swooning over, and that is exactly what i did whenever he was on the screen: swoon. but i wasn't the only one this time, several of my formerly unbeleiving friends joined the Dark Side and left the rest to contemplate Peter's perfections. but oh! how could i forget the title character? Prince Caspian won the hearts of both sides of the debate; no one could dissent his beauty. in the final scene when he, hair blowing in the gentle Narnian breeze, Regina Spektor singing in the background, stepped out in his royal clothing: every girl in the theater shrieked, "he is so gorgeous!". i have a feeling we'll be seeing more of him in the united states, as beauty seems to dictate the success of many male leads.

of course, the movie would stand on its own, even without the ravishing beauty of edmund, peter and caspian. the effects blew me away, and the intensity of the battle seats saw us cringed down in our seats, clutching the railing. it's one to see twice-three times-four times!- and buy on DVD (even for me, the girl who only owns three.) how many stars is it possible to give a movie? there is no age limit or demographic for this movie. guys will love the battle scenes; girls will love the subtle, added-in romance between Caspian and Susan, the eldest Pevensie girl. i have only three words to summarize my raving over this film: go see it.