9 minute "supertrailer" for Chronicles of Narnia (Now with direct download links)

[Shadowdancer]

OK, I've never read the books. But I'm wondering -- how graphic and realistic is the combat going to be if children are involved? Will characters actually die in the battles, or just defeated? Will the children actually kill things with their swords and arrows, or will it be like Xena? And how did they learn to use their weapons -- an "awakened" innate ability, a magical boon, or do they have real training?

I'm still planning to see this movie, likely opening day. But I'm curious how they are going to handle children having to fight for their lives in the midst of large-scale battles.

 

[Storm Raven]

OK, I've never read the books. But I'm wondering -- how graphic and realistic is the combat going to be if children are involved? Will characters actually die in the battles, or just defeated? Will the children actually kill things with their swords and arrows, or will it be like Xena? And how did they learn to use their weapons -- an "awakened" innate ability, a magical boon, or do they have real training?

I'm still planning to see this movie, likely opening day. But I'm curious how they are going to handle children having to fight for their lives in the midst of large-scale battles.

In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe there are three specific killings deytailed in the text. Two are villains, one is not. One killing is done by one of the children. The other two are not. There is a fair amount of implied killing in the Battle of Beruna Ford, and one of the children is severely wounded. Several characters are turned to stone. The children gain the ability to use their weaponry through a small amount of experience, divine inspiration, and the "Narnian air" (which is supposed to have some sort of magical quality).

Giving more detail would probably be even more spoilerish than this post already is.

 

[Mad Hatter]

There is implied death as Storm Raven said. Peter was a great warrior and mighty king so I guess take that how you will.

I think you should just read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It won't take too long and if you don't dig on the book, you won't have to watch the movie.

 

[EricNoah]

The soundtrack sounds good.

Agreed ... It particularly caught my ear, in a good way, during the opening sequence with the bombers.

 

[The Serge]

Harry Gregson-William, who composed for Kingdom of Heaven, wrote the score for this movie.

There's a first listen here.

 

[Xath]

The trailer looks great, and I'm really excited to see how the movie turns out. Though I wonder how they would think of doing the sequals if this one does well. It's not like Harry Potter, where you keep the same people throughout all seven books.

 

[LightPhoenix]

When Harry Met Sally was a better sword and sorcery flick than the D&D movie.

*snort*

 

[Green Knight]

I just hope that the witch isn't going to be defeated by the power of love or something.

Heh. I don't think she was defeated by the Power of Love, unless you consider the rending jaws of a lion to be symbolic of love.

From the book:

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"Off my back, children," shouted Aslan. And they both tumbled off. Then with a roar that shook all Narnia from the Western lamppost to the shores of the Eastern sea the great beast flung himself upon the White Witch. Lucy saw her face lifted towards him for one second with an expression of terror and amazement. Then Lion and Witch had rolled over together but with the witch underneath; and at the same moment all war-like creatures whom Aslan had led from the Witch's house rushed madly on the enemy's line, dwarfs with their battle-axes, dogs with teeth, the giant with his club (and his feet also crushed dozens of the foe) unicorns with their horns, centaurs with swords and hoofs. And Peter's tired army cheered, and the newcomers roared, and the enemy squealed and gibbered til the wood re-echoed with the din of that onset.

As for the question of death...

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The battle was all over a few minutes after their arrival. Most of the enemy had been killed in the first charge of Aslan and his companions; and when those who were still living saw that the Witch was dead they either gave themselves up or took to flight.

 

[EricNoah]

The trailer looks great, and I'm really excited to see how the movie turns out. Though I wonder how they would think of doing the sequals if this one does well. It's not like Harry Potter, where you keep the same people throughout all seven books.

Interesting point. There will be casting overlaps for certain books (Prince Caspian will use all the kids; Dawn Treader uses, what, one original kid and one new kid; Silver Chair then uses the new kid from DT and yet another new kid; Magcian's Nephew needs the same from SC?; and I'll need my memory refreshed but Last Battle needs almost all of them ... and at their original ages? Then you have The Horse and His Boy, which frankly I'll be surprised if they even do as a film, with a different kid.)

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Magcian's Nephew needs the same from SC?;

Isn't the kid in Magicians Nephew the one who

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grows up to be the Professor who owns the house and wardrobe in the first book

? Chronologically, it's the first book.