The Chronicles Of Narni Prince Caspian

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“Things never happen the same way twice,” Aslan intones, not once, but twice in the new Narnia film Prince Caspian, almost as if to remind us that this second film in the series will be a different kind of flick. And indeed, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian differs from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe noticeably. Unlike the first, this film begins in Narnia rather than in WWII-era England, home of the Pevensies. In the first film, there is no assurance that Narnia even exists outside the perception of the children, but here it is clear that Narnia’s existence is independent and will continue even beyond the Pevensies. More than a thousand years has passed in Narnia since the children's first visit, and during this time a ruthless dynasty of humans, the Telmarines, has taken over and driven the native Narnians, the talking animals, fauns, centaurs and others, underground to live secretly in the woods. High King Peter and his ruling siblings have faded into legend.
After the birth of his son, the ruthless ruling regent Miraz attempts to assassinate his nephew Prince Caspian...

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