Line #95 Film/PrinceCaspian


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2	'' [[caption-width-right:350:[[TagLine Everything you know is going to change.]]]]''
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4	''The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'' (the second published, fourth chronological novel in Creator/CSLewis' epic fantasy series, ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'') but considerably darker and more overtly bloody than the book had been. It is the second in ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' film series from Creator/WaldenMedia, following ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe''.
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6	The four Pevensie children (Creator/WilliamMoseley, Creator/AnnaPopplewell, Creator/SkandarKeynes, and Creator/GeorgieHenley) return to Narnia 1000 years in the future to aid Prince Caspian (Creator/BenBarnes) in his struggle for the throne against his corrupt uncle, King Miraz (Creator/SergioCastellitto). The film was released on May 16, 2008 in the United States and on June 26, 2008 in the United Kingdom. The screenplay based on the novel by C. S. Lewis was written by Stephen [=McFeely=] and Christopher Markus.
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8	This was notably the last ''Narnia'' film to be directed by Andrew Adamson, who held over the reins to Michael Apted for ''Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader''. Disney opted to drop the franchise after this film and it was picked up by 20th Century Fox.
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13	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Miraz is not a very popular lord and king. Members of his council goad him into accepting Peter's DuelToTheDeath, and disobey his instructions to seal his victory via treachery should the fight go sour. [[spoiler:Sopespian, his NumberTwo, outright murders him after the duel concludes with no fatality.]]
14	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In spades. In the book, none of the Pevensies seemed too affected by abruptly leaving Narnia and becoming children again, after having ruled as kings and queens for over a decade, aged into maturity and all but forgotten their old lives. In the film, both Peter and Susan have been affected badly - Peter getting into fights and Susan becoming anti-social. Peter and Caspian likewise have a rivalry that isn't in the book.
15	* AdaptationalBadass:
16	** The River God goes from a minor spirit asking Aslan to free him from the Telmarine bridge to a powerful water deity that drowns the Telmarine army and ''swallows Lord Sopespian.''
17	** Susan was given the moniker "The Gentle" for a reason, and had a very passive role in the book. Here, she becomes a total ActionGirl, killing the enemies with arrows just by throwing them and holding off a group of soldiers alone with her bow and quiver of arrows. She's also seen fighting alongside the guys in just about every battle sequence.
18	* AdaptationalContextChange:
19	** We find out that Miraz murdered Caspian's father earlier in the book, and this is why Caspian knows what his uncle is capable of. In the film Caspian finds out much later, and is prompted to try and take revenge for it.
20	** Miraz's attempted assassination of Caspian is likewise different. In the book Miraz is already king and only targets Caspian to secure his son's claim on the throne, having previously been content with Caspian as his heir. Here Miraz is just the Lord Protector and targets Caspian in order to become King after the birth of his son secures the future succession.
21	* AdaptationDyeJob: Lewis introduced Miraz's wife as "[Caspian's] aunt, who had red hair and was called Queen Prunaprismia". In keeping with the general Mediterranean look the film gives the Telmarines, she is dark haired here.
22	* AdaptationalHeroism:
23	** Queen Prunaprismia in the book is a harpy that despises Caspian. In the film she shows no ill-will towards him, and expresses genuine horror upon learning that Miraz murdered his brother. In the book it's not mentioned whether she was aware of this, but going by her characterisation, it probably wouldn't have bothered her anyway.
24	** Glozelle is also depicted as a reluctant follower to Miraz, with all his evil deeds given to Sopespian.
25	** Zigzagged with Sopespian himself, whose motives for trying to get Miraz killed are more open to interpretation than they were in the book.
26	* AdaptationalUgliness: The hag in the book is able to pass for an old woman, and the BBC adaptation had her as mostly humanoid. Here she has a parrot-like beak and a far more alien appearance.
27	* AdaptationalVillainy: The Miraz of the book didn't demand his nobles secure his victory via treachery if he failed to overcome Peter.
28	* AdaptationalWimp:
29	** Miraz seems to be a less effective schemer than his book counterpart who was able to make himself king before the story starts, having quietly disposed of any Telmarine lord who would support Caspian and getting his sycophants to support his claim. Here he's still the Lord Protector and still has to answer to the Council of Lords and isn't able to become King until after Caspian's attack on the castle.
30	** He's also less effective as a combatant in the film. Miraz eventually loses his duel with Peter despite [[ISurrenderSuckers calling a break]] to try to get the drop on Peter and stab him InTheBack. In the book, Peter never manages to beat him: the duel was stopped after Miraz tripped and his own lords backstabbed him.
31	* AdaptationExpansion:
32	** In the book, Nikabrik, the hag and the werewolf only suggest resurrecting the White Witch and are stopped before they can go through with it. In the film, [[spoiler:they partially succeed, and the Witch is very nearly liberated from the spirit realm, only needing someone to give her a drop of human blood to set her free. Peter himself seems tempted by the Witch's offer to help them, until [[MustMakeAmends Edmund destroys the portal]]]].
33	** Miraz’s wife and son are featured more and they willingly leave to another world along with General Glozelle after Miraz's defeat.
34	** There's an elaborate StormingTheCastle sequence halfway through the film. In the book this was one of a few courses of action suggested to Caspian before he instead decided to try and get help by blowing Susan's Horn (as he didn't blow the Horn until much later, after arriving at Aslan's How).
35	* AdaptationInducedPlotHole:
36	** In this version, the pirates from Earth that became the Telmarines in Narnia were Spaniards, if not conquistadors outright: it still shows in their people, who are portrayed by actors of ethnicities from all around the Spanish Empire, as well as their weapons and armors, which are distinctively from the 16-17th century Spain. However, it is not explained why this cultural heritage doesn't extend to their names, as all of them retain the very Anglo-Saxon-sounding names from the original book (Caspian, Glozelle, Sopespian...), or why they use solely Narnian language, which literally came from English in-universe. Considering the Spain of the period was almost constantly in war with England, adopting local names and languages that sounded like English of all things would have been the most baffling decision for them.
37	** Like in the book, Trumpkin still deduces right away that the four children who save him from drowning are the ancient monarchs of Narnia, summoned to help by Queen Susan's magic horn. However in the film Trumpkin was not immediately present when the horn was blown, as he charged off to fight the soldiers pursuing Caspian, and was not present for the explanation of the horn's power either. In the book the horn was blown much later, with all of Caspian's supporters present, and Trumpkin was specifically sent to Cair Paravel, as that was one of the places it was predicted that the help was likely to arrive.
38	* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
39	** Trumpkin is more cynical and snarky than his book counterpart.
40	** Miraz in the book was a traditional evil yet cowardly monarch, whereas in the film he is cold-blooded, calculating, and seems unafraid of anything.
41	* AdaptedOut: Caspian's Nurse, Bacchus and Silenus, Aslan's journey with Lucy and Susan
42	* AgeLift: Caspian in the book is simply described as a boy as old as Peter -- though the BBC adaptation depicted him as a young boy. The film ages him up considerably. This happens with the Pevensies too, although only a year has passed. They are much older than they were in the book.
43	* AnimalsNotToScale: The tigers are far smaller than they should be, being not much bigger than the wolves. The mice are much larger than ordinary mice, but this is justified as Narnian mice apparently grew when they became sentient (according to the book ''The Magician's Nephew'').
44	* AnyLastWords: Reepicheep tells Prince Caspian to choose his last words carefully.
45	-->'''Caspian''': You are a mouse. \
46	'''Reepicheep''': (''sighs'') I was hoping for something a little more original. Pick up your sword.
47	* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The sinister magic words the hag uses in her ceremony to [[spoiler:summon the White Witch]]? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UsNngJtmM They're actually the lyrics to an Arabic love song]]! According to the director's commentary, the actress's grandmother used to sing her that song, which she then used for the chant.
48	* AscendedFridgeHorror: The film decides to explore the psychological affects of living as an adult monarch for fifteen years and then being plonked back into a child's body.
49	* AssInAmbassador: Intentionally invoked. With a few cutting remarks, Edmund gets Miraz to accept Peter's duel challenge.
50	--> '''Edmund''': [[ArmorPiercingResponse So you're bravely refusing to fight a swordsman who's half your age.]]\
51	''(King Miraz's arrogant grin vanishes)''
52	* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Miraz. And how! The soundtrack alone in that scene makes it worthy.
53	* BadBoss: Miraz, ever so much. He constantly denigrates his closest advisers, abuses (both physically and verbally) his lieutenants (especially Glozelle), and spends the lives of his troops like nothing. It's no wonder [[spoiler:Sopespian stabs him in the back near the end.]]
54	* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Peter and Caspian each decline to [[spoiler:execute Miraz]], the one believing it Caspian's right and the other holding to IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim. [[spoiler:Sopespian, who's had enough of his tyrannical king, murders the guy and takes over as the enemy commander.]]
55	* BadassLongcoat: Miraz sports one.
56	* BigBad: Lord [[spoiler:later King]] Miraz, Prince Caspian's EvilUncle. [[spoiler:Surprisingly, he gets taken out before the FinalBattle even begins, and his murderer enjoys a very brief stint as main antagonist.]]
57	* BigDamnHeroes: Caspian arrives just in the nick to save Susan from the attacking Telmarine horsemen. To be perfectly accurate, Susan had already taken out the rest of them before Caspian got there, but the remaining one had her dead to rights.
58	* BloodlessCarnage:
59	** The battle scenes are otherwise brutal and gritty but don't show a drop of blood anywhere.
60	** Averted in the scene where Nikabrik, the hag and the werewolf try to resurrect Jadis. They cut Caspian's hand as they need a drop of blood to bring her back. Here the blood is clearly shown as the scene would make no sense without it.
61	* BottomlessMagazines: A variation. Susan never seems to lose any arrows from her quiver. And they're all the same red-tipped arrows, so she can't be taking strays up from the battlefield. Presumably [[AWizardDidIt part of the magic]].
62	* CallBack: When the Telmarine cat gets BoundAndGagged by the mice, it's a reference to [[spoiler:when the white witch and her henchmonsters tied Aslan up in the first film.]]
63	* CallThatAFormation: Averted with the Telmarine army which marches in lockstep and use shield walls to hold effectively against charging Centaurs and Minotaurs, and form an AdvancingWallOfDoom.
64	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Miraz falls victim to treacherous Telmarine lords who don't like to be ordered around by a king]].
65	* CombatPragmatist: In the second round of their duel, both Peter and Miraz are not above using some dirty moves (like punching the opponent in a wounded knee).
66	* CombatTentacles: The walking Trees use their roots to grab Telmarine soldiers and smash their catapults.
67	* CompositeCharacter:
68	** In the film, Lord Glozelle and the unnamed Telmarine who is first to take up Aslan's offer of going back to the island from whence the Telmarines came are combined. This is achieved by giving Glozelle AdaptationalHeroism, portraying him [[PunchClockVillain as a reluctant follower of Miraz.]]
69	** Dr. Cornelius is combined with Caspian's nurse (who is the one that first told him stories about Narnia's history).
70	* DarkIsNotEvil: Minotaurs were portrayed as an evil race in the first film, but are now on the side of the protagonists in this one.
71	** The above is {{lampshaded}} by the scene where the Pevensies meet Caspian and his forces, and Edmund in particular, who has very bad memories of the Minotaurs from the White Witch's army, gives one an understandably shocked look. Trufflehunter, noticing this states, "A common enemy unites even the oldest of foes."
72	* DarkerAndEdgier: This film is arguably the darkest of the series, is significantly more vicious and horrifying than you'd expect a PG film to be, and is exponentially darker than the book. This was {{lampshaded}} in the trailer:
73	-->''You will find Narnia a more savage place than you remember...''
74	* DashingHispanic: The Telmarine culture is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture very obviously based]] on Golden Age Spain, so Caspian qualifies as an example. Ben Barnes even based his characterization on [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]].
75	* DeadpanSnarker: At least every other phrase Trumpkin speaks is laced with raw snark.
76	-->'''Edmund Pevensie:''' [looking down a cliff over the water] Is there a way down? \
77	'''Trumpkin:''' Yes. Falling.
78	-->'''Trumpkin:''' [after being saved by Peter] "Drop him?!?" That's the best you can come up with? \
79	'''Susan:''' A simple "thank you" would suffice. \
80	'''Trumpkin:''' They were doing fine drowning me without your help!
81	* DemotedToExtra: Pattertwig the squirrel and the Bulgy Bear have only a handful of lines between them. The Bulgy Bear had a bigger scene but it was cut.
82	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Miraz dies before the FinalBattle kicks off. His death is, in fact, its impetus.]]
83	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Sopespian was beheaded by Peter in the novel. In the movie he's drowned by the River God. The movie retains the beheading scene but changes it to the CanonForeigner Gregoire.
84	* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:Sopespian after he slays Miraz.]]
85	* EmbarrassingNickname: The Pevensies take to calling the caustic, yet loyal and ultimately lovable Trumpkin "DLF", which stands for "Dear Little Friend", mocking his height and abrasive personality. But as there's really no vindictiveness behind it at all, and as the Pevensies truly adore the Dwarf, this doubles as AffectionateNickname -- though he still grumbles about it.
86	--> [[SarcasmMode Oh yes, that's not patronising at all.]]
87	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Miraz dotes on the infant son he longed to have, and seems close with his wife.
88	* ExactWords:
89	-->'''Prunaprismia:''' I thought you said your brother died in his sleep? \
90	'''Miraz:''' [[SlainInTheirSleep That was more or less true.]]
91	* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Prince Caspian meeting Peter for the first time. [[YearInsideHourOutside Justified, given the time difference]]. Played for laughs by Reepicheep later on.
92	* FacelessGoons: Telmarine soldiers, wearing face-concealing {{Rage Helm}}s.
93	* FaithInTheFoe: Edmund is sent with a guard and a white flag to King Miraz in order to offer the terms of a one-on-one battle between Miraz and Peter. When the enemy sees him approaching, Miraz's advisor wonders if the boy is coming to surrender. Miraz knows that the Pevensies care far too much about Narnia to leave it in his hands.
94	-->"They are much too noble for that."
95	* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Telmarine culture is stylized to resemble Golden Age Spain. Much like in the book, HandWaved by explaining that Telmar was founded by Earth pirates (in this case Spanish ones) who accidentally found their way to Narnia. Likewise, Narnia itself has "Merry Old England" vibes.
96	* {{Foreshadowing}}: While Caspian is convincing the Narnians to side with him, Nikabrik remarks that he would gladly [[spoiler:fight alongside the White Witch again]] to rid Narnia of the Telmarines. Later, [[spoiler:he helps to try resurrect her]].
97	* HollywoodTactics: Played straight with the LeeroyJenkins approach to the castle raid (though granted that's only after Caspian deviates from the plan), but the final battle has both sides pulling various tricks, such as the Narnians leading the Telmarine cavalry into a pit trap, while the Telmarines have fire support in the form of trebuchets and surround the Narnians during the battle with the intent of crushing them between the advancing companies.
98	* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Caspian with Miraz.
99	* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: During the castle raid, Susan throwing an arrow at a soldier and having it sink in and kill him.
100	* KillerRabbit: Reepicheep is a cute, adorable (albeit overgrown) mouse... which does not change the fact that he spends most of his screentime killing people and has probably the highest body count of all characters in the movie. Oh, and don't even think about calling him "cute" or "adorable" in his presence -- [[BerserkButton he will not take it well]].
101	* LastSecondJokeProblem: When the Pevensies have returned to their own world, Edmund looks at his siblings and asks, in a serious tone, "I don't suppose there's any way to get back?" When they look at him in concern, he explains, "I left my new torch[[note]]flashlight to Americans[[/note]] in Narnia!" This gets a CallBack when Edmund and Lucy go back to Narnia in ''Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'': one of the first things Caspian does is return the torch, much to Edmund's amusement.
102	* MadeOfIron: Honourable mention goes to Asterius, the minotaur who led the FoeTossingCharge into the castle in, and held up the portcullis ''while getting shot several times'' as the others escaped.
103	* MagicalNegro: Glenstorm the centaur is notably the only member of the species portrayed by a black actor, and he's also the wisest and most moral of them.
104	* MaskPower: The Telmarines now sport badass baroque metal masks with fearsome visages of bearded Conquistadors on them.
105	* MeaningfulEcho: When Cornelius wakes up Caspian at the start the latter says "FiveMoreMinutes". Caspian later repeats this phrase in a questioning tone when he wakes up Cornelius as he's freeing him from his cell.
106	* MexicanStandoff: Caspian points a sword at an unarmed Miraz, and his wife responds by pointing a crossbow at Caspian. Susan, in turn, aims a bow and arrow at her.
107	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Glozelle.
108	* MookHorrorShow:
109	** Reepicheep and his followers, being mice, attack and summarily massacres a whole troop of Telmarine soldiers surreptitiously, as they cannot see mice coming in the tall grass and ferns; all they know is that they are getting cut down like wheat by something they can't even make out.
110	** The attack of [[spoiler:the Walking Trees and the River God on the Telmarines]] at the end also qualifies.
111	* MythologyGag: In a deleted scene, the Pevensies would pass by a dryad dying as her tree was cut down. This is taken from something that happens in ''Literature/TheLastBattle''.
112	* NayTheist: Trumpkin. In the book he's cheerful, and loyal to Prince Caspian, in spite of not believing in Aslan or the old kings and queens. In the movie he's presented as sour and miserable, who believes in Aslan but blames him for deserting Narnia.
113	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Peter had a hard time becoming one again, after being High King. Indeed, both of the older Pevensies had a hard time of this, with Susan noting that she'd only just got used to being back in England. Edmund and Lucy are more ambiguous, with Edmund apparently rolling with it, while Lucy apparently always had faith that they would return to Narnia.
114	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Downplayed with Caspian and Susan. They flirt and share a kiss, but don't end up together.
115	* PuttingOnTheReich: WordOfGod [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209204701/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/narnianews.php?id=36746 states]] that Telmarine aesthetic was designed to give them a fascist feel.[[invoked]]
116	* RaceLift: The Telmarines in this version descend from 16th century Spanish pirates, and as such are usually portrayed by actors hailing from the lands formerly belonging to the Spanish Empire, like Hispanics and Italians. In the books, the pirates' ethnicities weren't mentioned, but there was nothing in their descendants to indicate they were from a distinct origin than the original Narnian humans, who hailed from England (piracy is an activity much more popularly associated to the English than the Spaniards after all, which might be the reason why the pirates are implied to have been conquistadors instead in this version).
117	* RageHelm: In the movie, the Telmarine armies. In the behind-the-scenes material, it is explained that the helmets were used to make the Telmarines look less human and thus make [[WhatMeasureIsAMook mowing down scores of them less morally questionable.]]
118	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
119	** Trumpkin gets a short but effective one in the film; when he's brought before Miraz and Miraz insults him and the Narnians and then hits him across the face for pretty much no reason, Trumpkin gives Miraz a DeathGlare and simply says "And you wonder why we don't ''like'' you?"
120	** Peter and Caspian deliver these to one another after [[HeroicBSOD their failed attempt at capturing Miraz' castle]].
121	--->'''Caspian:''' You could have called it off. There was still time!\
122	'''Peter:''' No, there wasn't, thanks to ''you''. If you had [[LeeroyJenkins kept the plan]], those soldiers might still be alive!\
123	'''Caspian:''' And if ''you'' had [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot stayed here like I suggested]], they ''definitely'' would be!\
124	'''Peter:''' ''You'' called us, remember?\
125	'''Caspian:''' [[MomentOfWeakness My first mistake]].\
126	'''Peter:''' No. Your first mistake was [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription thinking you could lead these people]].\
127	'''Caspian:''' '''[[BigWordShout HEY]]!''' ''I'' am not the one who [[WhatTheHellHero abandoned Narnia]]!\
128	'''Peter:''' [[NoYou You]] ''invaded'' Narnia! '''[[SuddenlyShouting You have no more right to rule it than Miraz does]]!''' ''You, him, [[RelativeButton your father]]- Narnia's better off without the lot of you!''
129	* TheRestShallPass: Susan to Lucy, when she stays behind to hold off the pursuing soldiers so that Lucy can find Aslan in time.
130	* ResurrectTheVillain: Edmund narrowly stops Nikabrik and his allies from using a drop of Caspian's blood in a ritual to free the White Witch from her deathly prison of ice.
131	* RunningGag
132	-->'''Reepicheep''': Choose your last words carefully, Telmarine. \
133	'''Caspian''': You are a mouse. \
134	'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original.
135	** Later:
136	-->'''Soldier''': You're a --! \
137	'''Reepicheep''': Yes, I'm a mouse.
138	** And again:
139	-->'''Soldier''': You're a mouse. \
140	'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination!
141	* ShoutOut: Ben Barnes said his accent was essentially an imitation of [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]].
142	* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: At the beginning of the film, Peter in particular is none too happy to be a young teen dealing with stupid schoolboys again, as opposed to a full-grown man and a king.
143	* StabThePicture: While interrogating the Professor, Miraz stabs an arrow into a drawing of the Narnian Kings and Queens (the Pevensie siblings), as both a threat against them and to show that the Narnians, though thought long-extinct, have returned.
144	* TheStarscream: Lord Sopespian and Lord Glozelle seek to overthrow King Miraz by provoking him into accepting Peter's challenge of a mano-a-mano sword fight in hopes that he'll be killed. [[spoiler:When this doesn't happen, Sopespian stabs Miraz in the back. Glozelle gets a HeelFaceTurn, though.]]
145	* StartsStealthilyEndsLoudly: The Narnians try to take over Miraz's castle by stealth in the dead of night, but Caspian's decision to confront Miraz instead of sticking to the plan blows their cover to the whole castle. The Telmarine guards come out running and yelling to chase out and kill the intruders.
146	* SugarApocalypse: The film is set in the aftermath of one. Narnia at the end of the first movie was a magical utopia. Now it's been conquered by a pirate race, the majority of animals have lost their speech, fantasy creatures have been driven into hiding and the dryads have gone. One deleted scene would even show a dryad dying as her tree was cut down.
147	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Caspian, trying to establish his authority, is understandably not incredibly happy about having four mythical rulers come in and start bossing around his troops at first.
148	** As the Telmarines were never on good terms with Narnia, it's also understandable that Peter would have some animosity towards them, especially given what they did to his people.
149	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Caspian.
150	* ThisIsNotMyLifeToTake: Miraz, Caspian's uncle, who murdered Caspian's father, and was planning to do the same to Caspian...is defeated in a duel by Peter. Miraz wonders why Peter won't kill him, Peter nearly saying the trope word for word, before handing his sword to Caspian.
151	--> '''Miraz''': What's the matter boy? Too cowardly to take a life? \
152	'''Peter''': ''It's not mine to take''.
153	* UnhandThemVillain: When some Telmarines are about to dump Trumpkin, BoundAndGagged, into the river, Susan [[TwangHello shoots an arrow]] and orders them to "drop him". They do so -- unsurprisingly, into the river, and the boys jump in to save the dwarf while Susan dispatches the soldiers. Trumpkin is suitably unimpressed, and treats Susan to a bit of snark once they're all back on dry land.
154	* WhatMeasureIsAMook: The good-hearted prince of a [[TheEmpire rather evil empire]] is about to be disposed of by [[TheUsurper the evil uncle]] who [[YouKilledMyFather killed his father]] and took his throne, so he organizes a daring night raid to infiltrate the castle, kill the usurper in his bed, and retake the kingdom in a matter of minutes. [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim Just as he's about to pull the trigger]], his uncle [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame congratulates him on finally showing some spine, and being worthy of the throne he's about to take.]] [[ReversePsychology Horrified]], [[GoodIsDumb he aborts the entire operation]], risking all of their lives with a fighting retreat and wasting countless man-, woman-, and minotaur-hours of preparation and execution. This also leads directly to the final showdown, the deaths of many of Caspian's allies, and [[WhatMeasureIsAMook the decimation of an opposing army]] that was, [[MyCountryRightOrWrong for better or worse]], [[JustFollowingOrders just following the orders of their king]] (and likely [[YouHaveFailedMe facing execution for any disobedience]]). The RageHelm entry even mentions how they [[RedShirt deliberately dehumanized the Telmarine army]] to make the protagonists seem justified in causing hundreds of deaths by the act of sparing one tyrant. This is presented as having been the honorable way for Caspian to reclaim his throne, with the opening of the next movie deliberately illustrating how seamlessly Caspian took the reins and pacified the realm. Although see DecapitatedArmy above: there's no guarantee that assassinating Miraz will see everyone instantly accept Caspian and his Narnian allies as the new regime, especially with a couple of [[TheDragon Dragons]] [[DragonAscendant waiting to take his place]] -- indeed, one of them actually fakes an assassination to kill off Miraz and take command, meaning that if anything, it would be counter-productive. (It should be added all this only applies to the film: The book and BBC adaptation have a much simpler failed ambush where Caspian never has the opportunity to kill Miraz.)
155	* WhenTreesAttack: Aslan rouses the trees to defeat the Telmarine army in the film. They prove especially useful by destroying the Telmarine trebuchets.
156	* {{Xenafication}}: Susan. Justified in that she had been practising her archery skills for 15 years, plus another year on Earth, just like her siblings. And since she's given a bit more angst than the book, she's bound to want to take her anger out on something.
157	* YearInsideHourOutside: Susan jokes that this makes her 1300 years older than Caspian.
158	* YouDidntAsk: Aslan summons an army of talking trees to defeat the Telmarines -- ''after'' the Narnians send Lucy to ask for his help.
159	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Said verbatim by Trumpkin when he meets the children and moans "oh, no...you're ''it''?"
160	* YouKilledMyFather: Miraz killed Caspian's father.

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