When the trailer for Prince Caspian debuted earlier this year, one element that caught fans’ eyes was the glimpses of what could be some spectacular battle sequences in the film. The few snippets offered in trailers looked to rival the spectacular work done by Peter Jackson in the Lord of the Rings.
And, while this may be nirvana for some in the geek audience, it could be a possible concern for those with smaller children who may want to take in the second installment in the Chronicles of Narnia series this weekend.
However, according to Andrew Adamson, the film’s director and co-writer, while the second installment of the series does have more intense action, it will still be family friendly.
“I did want it to be intense and a relatively hard PG but still be accessible to smaller children,” Adamson said in a recent interview. “But I wanted it to have a reality and jeopardy to it so that the life-and-death situations feel real. It’s always a hard thing, because I think different people have a different level of acceptance to how exposed they want their kids to be to intense action. I don’t think it’s violent, and I don’t think there is anything graphic or gratuitous.”
“The action is quite intense and tense at times,” he continued. “I think the scene in the castle raid, where [Caspian, played by Ben Barnes, and Peter Pevensie, played by William Moseley,] are running out, and some others get left behind, you don’t see a lot of carnage, but you know there are some being left to die. It has an emotional impact, and I wanted to achieve that.”
As a co-writer, Adamson notes that his script offers some differences from the C.S. Lewis source material.  One particular change is that he added Susan into the battle sequences as a strong role model for young girls.
“I know C.S. Lewis didn’t think women should fight, but I have a different view about how strong or assertive women should be,” Adamson said. “That was something I discussed and said there was no way I was making a film that says that.”
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