The Chronicles of Narnia: The Journey of the Dawn

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Movie
German title The Chronicles of Narnia: The Journey of the Dawn
Original title The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Journey on Dawn.jpg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2010
length 111-113 minutes
Age rating FSK 6 (cut),
FSK 12 (uncut)
JMK 10
Rod
Director Michael Apted
script Christopher Markus ,
Stephen McFeely ,
Michael Petroni
production Andrew Adamson ,
Mark Johnson ,
Philip Steuer
music David Arnold
camera Dante Spinotti
cut Rick Shaine
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian of Narnia

Successor  →
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Armchair

The fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of Dawn produced in 2010 is the third part of the film series The Chronicles of Narnia after the films The King of Narnia (2005) and Prince Caspian of Narnia (2008) and is based on the novel of the same name the book series of the same name by the British writer CS Lewis . It was released in US cinemas on December 10, 2010 and was shown in both traditional 2D and converted 3D formats. It was shown in German-speaking cinemas on December 16, 2010.

action

Three Narnian years after their last adventure, Lucy and Edmund Pevensie, along with their spoiled cousin Eustachius Knilch, entered the kingdom of Narnia through a painting in their uncle's house showing a ship. They land on that very ship, the Dawn , which is under the command of King Caspian X. He has set out to bring back seven lords who were once banished from the royal court to the Lonely Islands by his uncle Miraz. Queen Lucy and King Edmund are supposed to help him with this - however, Eustachius, who doesn't believe in magic, nags and doesn't want to have anything to do with the others.

When they arrive on the lonely islands they must first defend themselves against unscrupulous slave traders . You will meet Lord Bern there. He says that the slave traders arbitrarily kidnap the people of the islands in order to deliver them to the mysterious green mist. This emerges from the sea and the people in the boats it encloses disappear without a trace. After the Narnianen have defeated the slave traders, they set out with Rhince, whose wife Alane was kidnapped by the fog, and his daughter Gael to look for the islanders who have disappeared in the fog - in addition to their actual mission. As a farewell Lord Bern gives Caspian his sword, who in turn passes the sword on to Edmund.

When they get to another island ruled by the magician Koriakin, Lucy is kidnapped by a group of invisible booby legs. These require her to sneak into an invisible house, where a book of spells is located; the boobies can't read. In the book there is also the saying that will make them visible again. Lucy does as she wishes, while the sailors notice that she is absent. On their search, the crew found the booby legs. Lucy has since met the wizard, who explains that he has made the booby legs invisible to protect them from the fog. He also explains to the Narnians that they would have to sail to the east in order to place the seven swords of the seven lords there on Aslan's table and to destroy the dark magic on the dark island , i.e. the green mist. They already have the first of these swords, from Lord Bern.

Therefore, they sail further east and get caught in a storm. Captain Drinian wants to return, but Caspian insists on not finishing the mission. The green fog also comes to dawn and plays with the crew's brains: Lucy, for example, wishes she looked like her sister because she thinks she is more beautiful.

After the storm stops, they come to another mysterious island where there is a spring of magical water that turns everything it wets into gold. At the bottom of the spring they find one of the seven lords and take his sword from him, which, despite the contact with the water, has not turned into gold. On this island, however, Edmund and Caspian fall victim to the green fog, so that a dispute over power arises between them. The spring and the island's great gold treasure are guarded by a dragon. When Eustachius finds the treasure guarded by the dragon and takes parts of it, he draws the dragon's curse on himself. In this way he becomes a dragon himself. Eustachius kidnaps Edmund to show him who he is. Eustachius now understands that he needs the others. Together the group travels eastwards.

Further east, on the Isle of the Star , they find three more lords in eternal sleep at Aslan's table. This allows the Dawn crew to put six swords on the table. Upon this event, the daughter of a star named Lilliandil rises from the sky and tells them that the last sword and the source of the nebula are on the dark island . The Narnians travel there and meet the seventh lord with the last sword, who explains to them that the island would make nightmares come true. This explains why Edmund saw the ghost of the white witch Jadis fly by. However, when he thinks of a giant sea snake, it becomes real and attacks the ship. In battle, Eustachius - as a dragon - is almost fatally injured. He still manages to fly back to the island of the star with the seventh sword . After being healed by Aslan and changed back to human, he places the last sword on the board. Thus the spell of the dark island and the green mist is broken. Edmund can kill the giant sea serpent. Those kidnapped by the green fog are also freed, Alane among them. The Narnians, having come this far east, decide to travel on to Aslan's land .

At the border to Aslan's land , a huge wall of water, they meet Aslan himself. When Caspian asks him if he can go to his country, Aslan leaves the decision to him, but indicates that he will be in his country once could no longer return. So Caspian decides not to go to Aslan's land yet, but to return to Narnia. However, the mouse Riepischiep who was traveling with them decides to go inside. On the other hand, Aslan opens a portal into their world for Lucy, Edmund and Eustachius, but at the farewell points out that after Peter and Susan Edmund and Lucy would not return to Narnia either, for Eustachius he leaves this question open. All three go through the portal and find themselves in their uncle's house, where Jill Pole comes to visit. A final scene shows the dawn receding.

Differences from the book

The film contains many differences from Lewis' original. Here are the main deviations:

  • In the book, King Caspian is described as a boy with golden hair . In the film, however, he is a grown man with dark hair.
  • In the book, the Dawn crew is all human. The only non-human crew member is Riepischiep the mouse. In the film, however, the two minotaurs Tavros and Jemain, the old satyr Caprius, two fauns and several dwarfs are part of the crew.
  • The biggest difference lies in the story itself. In the book, Caspian chose to explore the fate of the seven lords. The green mist and the seven swords that protect Narnia do not appear in the book. The mission to bring the swords to Aslan's table can only be found in the film.
  • The order of the islands is changed.
  • Dragon Island and Death Water Island were merged into one island in the film.
  • Eustachius turns into a dragon in the film after touching the dragon treasure. In the book he first spends one night in the dragon's lair and only discovers his transformation after he wakes up again.
  • In the book, Eustachius is redeemed by Aslan himself on Dragon Island . In the film, however, he only becomes human again at the end of the adventure.
  • The decrepit dragon that Eustachius watches die on Dragon Island and that is probably Lord Octesian does not appear in the film. In the film, Caspian finds the remains and the signet ring of the lost lord in the dragon's lair.
  • Another difference is that in the book, the water snake happens to appear between Dragon Island and Death Water Island . Here she appears when Edmund thinks of her on the dark island and nightmares come true there.
  • Caspian does not travel the last stretch to the land of Aslan in the book . In addition, according to the submission, Aslan ordered him not to go on to his country. But here the king himself decides.
  • The freshwater people towards the end of the book don't appear in the film.
  • In the book the old star Ramandu appears personally, in the film only his daughter is mentioned that he is the master of the island of the star . Ramandu himself does not appear.
  • There is no mention in the film that the magician Coriakin is a fallen star.
  • At the end of the book, Caspian marries the daughter of the star, this does not appear in the film.
  • In the following books it is mentioned that the Pevensie siblings, with the exception of Susan, later return to Aslan's kingdom and die in their world as a result of a train accident. You don't find out in the film.

Background information

production

The shooting of the film was initially overshadowed by a change of production studio. Walt Disney Pictures , previous producer of the Chronicles of Narnia , wanted to limit the budget to $ 100 million, Walden Media calculated at $ 140 million. These and other differences were decisive that Disney announced in December 2008 that it would not produce the third part. In early January 2009, Walden Media replaced Disney with 20th Century Fox .

Filming began in late July 2009 and took place exclusively in the Australian state of Queensland . Planned recordings in Mexico - here the scenes on board Dawn should have been staged in the same water tank as those in Titanic in 1997 - had to be canceled due to the security situation in Baja California . Filming ended in November 2009.

In addition to director Andrew Adamson , who was replaced by Michael Apted , numerous other management positions on the team, including cameraman Karl Walter Lindenlaub , composer Harry Gregson-Williams and film editor Sim Evan-Jones, were changed.

The most striking change to Part Two, however, took place in the cast. British actor Eddie Izzard , who voiced the Mouse Riepischiep in Part Two , was replaced by fellow countryman Simon Pegg for no reason .

The first trailer for the film was released in the opening act for the film Toy Story 3 on June 17, 2010. The music is from Two Steps from Hell .

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was released on CD on December 7, 2010 . In addition to 30 music tracks, the film also has two movie songs. The first song There's a Place for Us is sung by various artists around the world, which is rare. Singer Carrie Underwood sings it for the US market . The boy band EMD sings the song in Sweden and the Duo Sonohra in Italy . The Austrian singer Victoria S presents the song for the German-speaking region .

The second song is the ballad Someone Wake Me Up , sung by the British singer Joe McElderry , season 6 winner of The X Factor . Since this song can be heard worldwide by the same artist, it is actually the official song for the film.

success

Although Die Reise auf der Morgenröte achieved box office profits of $ 24.5 million on the first weekend and made it to number 1 on the US box office, revenue was well below the first two parts of The King of Narnia ($ 65.5 million on first weekend) and Prince Caspian of Narnia ($ 55 million).

In the 18 weeks that the film was in international cinemas up to April 14th, the film grossed almost 416 million US dollars with a budget of approx. 140 to 155 million US dollars and thus between ~ depending on the budget used Generated $ 261 million and ~ $ 276 million in surplus. This makes it more profitable than its predecessor, Prince Caspian of Narnia , who attracted more cinema-goers in absolute terms with a total of almost 420 million US dollars, but only 195 million US dollars due to the significantly higher production costs of around 225 million US dollars Generated surplus.

Due to the international success of the film, another Narnia film is planned. Contrary to long-term assumptions, however, the next part of the narrative sequence The Silver Chair is not adapted, but the first part of the narrative sequence The Miracle of Narnia . But since Walden Media's contract with CS Lewis expired in autumn 2011 , the possibility of another film was no longer given for a long time. In October 2013, however, it became known that the production of a film adaptation of the sixth book anliefe and that the name of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair ( The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair ) tote.

German voice actors

The voice actors for the German version were:

Reviews

  • The appearances of the dragon, behind which a human soul is hidden, and a sea serpent are worth seeing, the subsequent 3D conversion on the good level of " Alice in Wonderland ", but the secret heroes are the smallest: the courageous, animated super mouse Riepischiep and the constantly nagging cousin of the Pevensie kids, played with finesse and spoken by young Will Poulter.
  • A children's book adaptation rich in effects, which comes up with a lot of Christian pathos and far too little Narnia magic
  • Apart from the effects, what counts with the Narnia films is of course how the books are translated into the film. As in the past, the story of the books is adhered to, but of course it is condensed into an always similar film length. For viewers who have not read the books, the film - just like the previous ones - seems a little empty and unimportant overall. The substance and the special magic that make up the books are still missing here.

Awards

Nominations

The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) awarded the film the rating “valuable”.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of Release for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Journey of the Dawn . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2010 (PDF; test number: 125 225-b K).
  2. ↑ Age designation for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Journey on the Dawn . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ The Chronicles of Narnia (complete edition Ueberreuter) page 296, 5. – 6. row
  4. ↑ Claudia Eller: Disney voyages out of 'Narnia'. Los Angeles Times , December 25, 2008, accessed June 18, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Wendy Mitchell: Apted starts Australian shoot for Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. www.screendaily.com, July 28, 2009, accessed June 18, 2010 .
  6. ↑ Emily Dunn, Garry Maddox: Narnia says nah to Mexico. www.smh.com.au, December 18, 2008, accessed June 18, 2010 .
  7. ↑ fantasia_kitty: Simon Pegg Replaces Bill Nighy as the Voice of Reepicheep. www.narniaweb.com, June 20, 2010, accessed June 20, 2010 (English).
  8. ↑ Victoria Swarovski: “There's A Place For Us” - video and pictures. www.loomee-tv.de, November 27, 2010, accessed on November 27, 2010 .
  9. ↑ Brandon Gray: Weekend Report: 'Narnia' Fails to Tread Water, 'Tourist' Trips. Boxofficemojo, December 12, 2010, accessed December 12, 2010 .
  10. ↑ a b c Financial data for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Journey on the Dawn at BoxOfficeMojo (English); Accessed April 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ Reuters report of November 29, 2010 on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Journey on the Dawn (English); Accessed: January 23, 2011.
  12. ↑ a b Financial data for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian of Narnia at BoxOfficeMojo (English); Accessed: January 23, 2011.
  13. ↑ LA Times article from January 19, 2009 on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian of Narnia (English); Accessed: January 23, 2011.
  14. ↑ About the plans for the fourth Narnia film ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English); Accessed: March 23, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.darkhorizons.com
  15. ↑ Narnia 4 Will Be 'Magician's Nephew,' Not 'Silver Chair'
  16. ^ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Most Inspiring Faith, Family and Values ​​Movie of 2011
  17. ↑ Gresham Confirms: Walden's Contract Expired
  18. ^ Walden Media's Option for a Fourth Narnia film Expires
  19. ↑ Part 4 of the Chronicles of Narnia planned October 2, 2013, accessed November 4, 2013
  20. ↑ kino.de
  21. ^ Cinema
  22. ↑ MovieMatze
The Chronicles of Narnia Universe
Books

The King of Narnia (1950) • Prince Caspian of Narnia (1951) • The Journey at Dawn (1952) • The Silver Armchair (1953) • The Ride to Narnia (1954) • The Miracle of Narnia (1956) • The last Fight (1956)

Movies
Episode film

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1967)

Cartoon

The King of Narnia (1979)

BBC television series

The King of Narnia (1988) • Prince Caspian & The Journey of the Dawn (1989) • The Silver Armchair  (1990)

Cinema series

The King of Narnia (2005) • Prince Caspian of Narnia (2008) • The Journey on the Dawn  (2010)