REACTING *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* NOT SO BAD (First Time Watching) 

If you made another Narnia film, what book would it be based off of and who would star?

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb and he almost deserved it." One of the best opening lines anywhere.

There are some who trash on this movie but I really like it. We get more focuse on Edmund and Lucy and I'm so happy we got at least three movies in this beloved franchise. Edit: The actor who plays Eustace, Will Poulter, is actually pretty good too. He is also in the maze runner series if you ever get to it

One of my favorite lines in the book is when they are talking to Ramandu (the star-girl's father). Eustace says, "In our world a star is a ball of flaming gas." Ramandu responds, "Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of."

You guys gotta remember that Edmund was a kid when the white witch manipulated him, yelled at him, hurt him, etc. (tbh that could fit under the grooming category). He was also just a kid when he experienced war and was stabbed by her. Cut him a little slack :(

The mist is tempting Edmund with power. He gave into that desire in the first movie. By the second he was more solidified in his role as Peter's strategist, yet when they came back home the second time, he wasn't content with just being a kid. He tried to join the military so that he could maybe climb through the ranks and get to that leadership position again. So that need to be looked at with admiration and to be in charge and call the shots is still in him, it just isn't as petty as it was in the beginning. Now he's coming from a place of, "I used to fight wars, and lead armies," but he's stuck in a kid's body and nobody is taking him seriously. Then when he comes back to Narnia in the third movie, he tries to assume that High King position since Peter isn't there, but now instead of being second to Peter, he has to be second to Caspian, which would cause a grain of jealousy to form. So of course with the mist seizing on people's darkest desires, it would try to tempt him with the prospect of power again.

Honestly, the blue star NOT being evil was a surprise to me. I mean some absolute beautiful woman shows up and is like “I am good, those guys are fine, eat the food” I would’ve never trusted her

In this movie it's very sad that this is Lucy and Edmund's last visit to Narnia. And it's just like Aslan said he will always be watching over them.

The entrance scene of everyone into Narnia with the seawater pouring out of the painting was some of the most impressively realistic CGi effects I've seen

I always love how at the beginning when the painting is leaking water heavily we see Eustace freaking out in the background and Lucy and Edmund just smiling widely. XD

I truly wish they had shown what really happened to Eustace when he turned back into a boy. It’s such a transformative scene, both literally and figuratively. That’s my biggest complaint. That, and how they had to give the movie a villian, ie The Mist and The Serpent being sort of merged into something they absolutely weren’t in the book. But a fun film overall. I wish they would have continued the series, the next book is my favorite. I wish to someday see The Deep Realm.

Not super accurate to the book, but well worth the watch just for the actor playing Eustice. :D That kid was quite good. And if they had made another one, might as well have just done what the BBC did and go with the next one in order which is The Silver Chair.

I find the book the most detailed and complex to be adapted for a movie. I think the director and writers tried to do the best they could with the limited time they had. Maybe in the series they have more freedom and space to adapt better. One scene that I prefer in the movie than in the book was the moment when Eustáquio reveals that he is the dragon; in the book they quickly guess that he is the dragon, it was more exciting that he revealed himself writing with fire

Caspian did actually marry Ramandu' s daughter, the star, and Eustance helps their son in the Silver Chair

"My girlfriend is a star" "That’s rough buddy"

I absolutely LOVE Eustace! The actor who played him is one of my favs. He's so funny.

Dawn Treader is my favorite from the series. Part of why I love it is because there is no big bad. It’s an adventure story that has ups and downs and some truly memorable moments. The mist was definitely a miss step for me but I still love this movie because I get to see Eustace’s arc and relationships grow in such a beautiful way. His last lines in the movie live rent free in my mind and give me the warm fuzzies every time I think of them.

The swords were added. In the book Caspian was seeking the Telmarine lords; Bern, Rhoop, Octesian, Mavramorn, Revilian, Argoz, Restimar, and Rhoop. They find Lord Bern in the Lone Islands (but not in prison), Octesian on Dragon Island, Rhoop on the Dark Island, one o n Goldwater/Deathwater Island, and (as shown in the movie) Argoz, MAvramorn, and Restimar on Ramandu's Island.

The accent change comes from a director change. In Prince Caspian they were, obviously, based on Spain and the conquistadors; for this one the new director reverted back to him having the British accent from the books.

I've been reading the books since I was a little kid, and I actually don't mind the changes they made between the book and the movie. As much as I like the book (it's actually my favorite of the Narnia books), I get the want for a more focused and pressing story, and I enjoyed the movie regardless for the most part.

They were there to ensure Caspian didn't abandon Narnia, and to ensure Edmund had the exposure and change to be good for Narnia in the future. He is in the last 3 books and important in the storyline in them

An interesting fact, is that according to Lewis' step son, this was supposed to be the last of the books originally. It wasn't just this book but throughout that the reason they were brought to Narnia was for them and not for Narnia that they were brought to Narnia each time. Aslan explicitly said here at the end why they were brought to Narnia: that He is known by another name (Jesus) in our world, and they were brought to Narnia so that by knowing Him in Narnia, the would better know Him in our world. In Prince Caspian something similar is said to explain why Peter and Susan wouldn't be returning, "Your brother and sister have learned what they can from this world. Now it's time for them to live in their own."

My favorite things about this movie: Will Poulter’s acting, expanding the world of Narnia, and the brief Minotaur appearances. 😊 All gem, even if it wasn’t quite as good as the first two! Aslan’s appearance changed a little as well.

When I saw the movie, I was a little disappointed that they added the whole "Green Mist" villainy, but I also completely understand it, too! One of the rules that is laid in the Narnia books is that the children wouldn't be called to Narnia unless they were direly needed, and the book "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" there weren't really any incredible perils that needed faced. Like they said, it was more like the Odyssey, where they just sailed from Island to Island and faced a few deadly perils, but nothing that was Narnia-shaking. The most important point that this book brought about was "getting Eustace into shape" as the hero of the next book, "The Silver Chair" (which is my favorite, thank you Tom Baker).

The problem with The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is there’s no villain for the heroes to go up against.

They are actually making The Narnia series on Netflix that will feature all of the books !

The fact that Tilda Swinton reprised her role for all three films was amazing, considering Jadis was only in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe novel (and the prequel).

I reread the seven books many times growing up. And The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was always my favourite.

Eustace is the best Narnia character 😂

I loved this reaction and I’m glad you guys finished the movies! You guys should definitely react to the Maze Runner movies yet if you haven’t already, I think you’d enjoy them!

I liked this movie and was bummed when they didn’t go on to make The Silver Chair. The time difference between Earth and Narnia isn’t a set thing. That’s why Caspian can still be young here, but hundreds of years pass another time. They get pulled in to the time they’re needed.

im in a really bad time, my cousin just die last night and you guys really make my day better with this video. sad that this franchise is over, but happy that we watch this together. 💖

THIS IS MY FAVORITE NARNIA MOVIE! THANK YOU FOR REACTING TO IT! 🤩⭐

Maybe it's just the nostalgia of it all, but I really love this movie. I don't think it's nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It is my favorite movie ever? No. Is it my favorite Narnia movie? No. But I still love it.

Eustace is my favorite character in the series. His personal journey reminded me so much of my own.

I'm still wondering how a Narnian painting ended up in their cousin's house. Can anyone who has read the books explain that? Or is it just an unanswered question

I actually sort of feel bad for the filmakers with this one. Because, while it is my favorite book in the series, it definitely does not lend itself to movie pacing. Would've worked much better as a season of television, but without splitting the story up or adding some sort of through-line (the mist 🙄) it would've just felt meandering

they did Eustace RIGHT in this movie!! I am so sad we didn't see him return for Silver Chair because Silver Chair ended up in limbo and Will Poulter grew up.😭 I heard Queen Elizabeth II cried during the scene where Reepicheep went into Aslan's Country. That must make you so proud as a filmmaker to make people cry at intentional moments.

I really wish they had been able to finish the adaptations. Aravis is my favorite character, and we never got to see her :(

Lol it’s always so funny to watch James dance around having seen all these films before at the start of the video. Pretending like he’s forgotten everything. It’s ok dude lol. We still like your reaction.

After the Narnia reactions I am convinced that you guys have to watch STARDUST!!

After growing up on the BBC version, it was weird to see the mist 😅😂, talk about subtle as an air raid siren. What I liked most about Dawn Treader, is Eustace's growth which carries over to the silver chair(book & BBC series).

Re: Lucy’s character arc If memory serves, Lewis wrote the books for a young relative (a granddaughter or a niece?) and some of the travails of growing up. Lucy was a stand-in for that young relative. Lewis was committed to the idea that worrying about being “grown up” is the least mature thing one can do.

27:00 yea in D&D I’m a water Genasi and I don’t take as high fire damage

Love your reaction as always. Can’t believe it’s the end of Narnia movies but here I am still wishing for more sequels 🥺 sadly bro 18:43 I’m telling you this with utter disbelief that there are people who actually don’t get the temptation point even after watching the mist so I think adding the mist there was still a great point to emphasise temptation. In Eustace’s case, the temptation was already there but it became a greed since there was so much gold around him but he chose to went after that one bracelet that a dead man is wearing, it gave him a taste of his own medicine. It’s clear the Lord also died because of the bracelet. Also now if you rewatch the movies, you’ll get Edmund was always traumatised by the white witch. He was really and immature kid when he betrayed his siblings. He wanted power, he had a taste of power and he had immense guilt for many things that got sacrificed for him such as Mr Tumnus, the fox, Aslan and his siblings. That’s why he wanted to defeat white witch in the battle field both as form of redemption and in an attempt to save his brother which he kinda did so by breaking the magical staff of white witch. He then spends the rest years of their reign as his brother’s strategist and bringing justice to the kingdom until he just like Peter was forced to become a kid again. Them having to relive their lives as kids as again when they wanted to do more than just sit around and hear the war news. They were called back again only to realise their whole reign is destroyed and they’ve become nothing but just OLD legends but returning as kids again. Now they have to bring back their former glory and peace to their dead kingdom with little Narnias they’re left with. The reason Edmund didn’t raise his disappointments about being turned into the boy again is because they’re already stuck with the belief of Lucy and the dispute of authority between Caspian and Peter. He knew his brother is in a desperate spot so he might give into the White witch just like he did so he got rid of white witch again (remember how he closed his eyes in stabbing her so that he wouldn’t be tempted). It’s in this movie he thought he finally had the chance to actually go for things he was capable off, being a strategist and helper of the realm but even now no one takes him seriously cause he’s still seen as a kid and lower than Caspian in status. Edmund is the most complex sibling, he has insecurities about his status and capabilities (if we think about it, he actually right that he is better than Peter and Caspian both strategically and combative, plus diplomatic experience) so that gives him superiority complex that vis being wasted on his actual potential. However the mist is playing with their already disturbed minds so it’s bringing back his desires for powers that only Jadis (white witch) used to promise him. His temptation are intriguing him to go for power (Jadis) but he keep telling himself that she’s dead (that greedy side of his in first movie is dead). In the last moment he was even questioning himself whether he truly wants power (that’s why he was seeing Jadis) but when Peter’s sword in his hand shone, he knew in that moment that all he wanted in the end was to help put down evil and it’s fine if he doesn’t always get the chance to heroic moments like these. Being heroic is not about waiting for opportunities to fight but it’s about making sure that no fights have to occur. That is the moment Edmund learned his true lesson just as Lucy did hers. They were ready to go home now. [Sorry for this long rant😂🙏] Eustace/Reepicheep interactions were best part of this movie 😍 being a dragon changed Eustace for good as a person. Even Caspian learning his lesson. Did you guys noticed the parallels from Stardust?😂 side note: I kinda miss you guys pausing the reaction to discuss things but likewise you guys are still my favourite reaction channel. I personally like this one better than 2nd movie for its adventure theme.

Happy to see this!! I was a little annoyed at some of the character development choices (felt like we were moving back on Ed’s character, for example) but I still enjoyed it!

Will definitely be checking out your merch. Eustace was definitely the best part of this movie.

27:56 I will bring this up every and any time I can but yes, Lucy is a badass warrior skilled with weapons and has fought in wars in the books

24:48 Speaking of "marrying stars", you guys should watch "Stardust" if you haven't already! It's a cute, fun film you might enjoy.

You guys should react to the Percy Jackson movies. Idk if you've read the books but the movies don't do it justice, however I was one of the people who watched the first movie before reading the books so I'm able to still love them separately. If you read the books or haven't, it would be interesting to see what you think of the movies. 🥰

The painting flooding out water when Eustace takes it off the wall is a practical effect. They just had to paint out the water hose behind it.

James represent everyone who has watch a movie after reading the books, he just be watching it and in the middle be like, you know.. Actually in the book...😂

The voyage of the dawn treader was always my favorite Narnia book!

While I never liked these adaptations as much as Lord of the Rings, I do wish they at least managed to get to The Silver Chair and A Horse and His Boy.

This is one of my comfort movies, too bad it was the last one, after that no more Narnia ever again, still waiting for a sequel to this 500 years later.

You Tube has the behind scenes on what happens to Characters-Narnia Time line.

This film was not as good as the first ones but still I enjoy it because we got to see a lot more of Edmund and Lucy. The two young ones who where just follow Peter and Susan thought life and also a battle.

Caspian marries the blue star woman. In the BBC version back in the 80s they also adapted the 4th book, " The Silver Chair", into a movie. Eustace goes back to Narnia with a friend accidentally.

This was more of an Eustace story. Each had a lesson to learn but the one with the largest need and the greatest change was about Eustace. As annoying as he was, I loved the relationship that developed between him and Reepacheep. I was sad that Reepacheep chose to enter Aslan's country, but in the same place, I would do the same thing. A chance to enter heaven and be with Aslan (Jesus) forever now - Yeah, I would jump at that.

I always really loved this book (I too have read the series multiple times 😏) and I agree the casting for Eustace was spot on. I always wished they’d made a movie for Silver Chair so that we could see Eustace again, it was my favorite book in the series.

I had not known this movie existed until you mentioned it in the caspian reaction

I think it'd be fun if you reacted to Arthur and the Minimoys trilogy if you haven't seen it yet. It really liked it as a child and it mixes real life and animation.

Too bad this was Edmund's last, the actor was great in this. Glad the Caspian actor went on to other projects like HBO's "Westworld". Not holding my breath for another movie of this series, I'm happy enough with these three, warts and all 😁

The star becomes caspians wife after the events of the dawn treader. She becomes the queen of narnia for 30 years before sadly being killed by the enemy of the silver chair.

I can't take your into seriously anymore since that one animation of it in your video where you reacted to the fans.😂😂 Love your reactions. Greetings from Germany

Thank you so much for this reaction, i miss Narnia , your reaction bring me back my memory to them , and of course make me emotional, Skandar (Edmund) decided to be politicians, thats why this video bring me tears… ❤ Thankfully you guys arrived here #loveFromIndonesia ❤❤❤❤

I got to go on the dawn treader ship when it docked near my town for a while, it’s really beautiful in person as well

“The strongest flashlight ever made…” 😂 Honestly, this is a weird thing to know, but a flashlight from WWII would absolutely have survived all that. They made thier stuff to be frickin DURABLE. Back then, not only did they want the tool to be able to work in a war zone, but most things in general were just made to last, as compared to now, when things are made fast and cheap. The end result is a flashlight that looks hilariously overpowered to us, but is actually historically accurate. 😂

Thank you so much for reacting to this amazing trilogy. While I know the “Other Name” dialogue is present in The Silver Chair, I always felt it was better for this story. To me, this version of Narnia is more from Lucy’s perspective, so I thought if this was the last one for this trilogy that it was best to have Lucy close the door as represents her finally growing up. 👩🏻‍🦰🧑🏻‍🦱👦🏼🧔🏻‍♀️🐭🦁🕊❤️💛

Don't know if anyone ever explained it: Narnian Time is just "Off" from Earth Time. The way it works, is that: Going from Narnia to Earth, will ALWAYS be put back a few seconds after when you left. No matter what. However, going from Earth to Narnia is a gamble. It could be literally anywhere from 5 Min after you left, to 1,300+ Years like in the last movie. (Edit) The first book is from when the Professor was a kid, and went to Narnia AS it was being created by Aslan. And was also the one who had BROUGHT the White Witch to Narnia. (She was originally from a THIRD world, that was dying.) And her rise to power is led up to, in it. And while 50-60 years pass on Earth between Book 1 and 2, only about 120-150 years had passed in Narnia. Instead of the millennia you think it WOULD be.

Eustace is Galley from Maze Runner! I just realized that! The actor that plays these two characters, Eustace from Narnia and Gally from Maze Runner, has an astounding resemblance to the evil little boy Cyd, who torchers toys in Toy Story lol.🤣

The book is much less of a plotted story, it’s more just about the journey than any through plot. This book was actually my favorite as it was just a lot of exploration of the world, but the movie tries to force in a definite story, which I think was much more to its detriment than its assistance.

Hey James,it's Heisenberg here I just changed my name. And lol I made a mistake this one is my fav Narnia movie

I tell you what that sea serpent thing gave me the heebie jeebies 😱

The mist and the swords were both just added. The book was mostly a story of a journey and the only real antagonist is the challenges of the journey and their internal weaknesses. The way I have put it is that I might have liked it okay with a different name, but really hate it with the name of "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" because they gutted a story I loved.

I recently read all the book and I really loved the voyage of Dawn Treader book! This movie in comparison to the book didn’t really do it justice, but to me the movie is still enjoyable

Eustace is now the Adam warlock of MCU 👍🏾

The amount of time that passes in Narnia relative to Earth is not a consistent thing. A year on earth could be a thousand in Narnia or just a few years

That one scene at the end where Lucy hugs reepicheep is my one solid memory of where I felt the physical interaction between a human and a cgi character was completely off. Her hand be clipping through his fur a bit

you guys can see Simon Pegg in Star Trek movies. He also directed the movies, as I remembered

I have to rewatch all 3 narnia movies on Disney +.

Your reactions to the series are so well done and balanced because you have both someone who knows the books but not the movies, and someone who is unfamiliar at all with the author at all. You both got to enjoy the movie with different forms of excitement (from a What is going on? to Oh, They changed that part of the story...)

I rewatched this trilogy a few months ago and I was crying and breaking down in the end of both the second one and the last one because of the fact that they cannot come back. This has been on their minds for years and then they all of a sudden had to forget about it. It was my comfort show as a child and it is still sooooo sad to me. 😢

I’ve never read the books, but to me what’s missing was more Narnian people. Each and each movie their were less. Also, yes I agree it’s more like Edmund needed Narnia rather than Narnia needed them.

Wish they included the sea people and the sea kingdom when they were rowing through the lilies to Aslan's country

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader just celebrated it's 70th anniversary last September 🥰 there's a lot of things i want to point out in this film but i honestly dont have the time. I'm happy you enjoyed this trilogy!

rewatching these movies it's hitting me that i feel like part of the reason the second two movies didn't hit the same as the third is that the first was allowed to just be itself, but these two were trying to emulate other franchises. Caspian was trying to be like lord of the rings - extremely stylistic, dark, an epic battle at night (Helm's Deep), trees coming in clutch at the last minute and saving the day (ents destroying Isengard and destroying the remaining orcs after helms deep). Dawn Treader is trying to be Pirates of the Caribbean - there is this mysterious evil magic at sea that must be stopped.

I reckon they could easily do one more for this, idk what the plot would be but they were 100% setting up for a possible 4th movie at the end with Eustace.

Thank you guys for reacting to this movie 🥰❤👍

Can't wait! 😀

you say the mist is unsubtle and it is but, dude, the entire book series is unsubtle 😂this is almost fitting

This is relatively common knowledge at this point, but the entire Narnia series was written as a sort of allegory to Christianity (not so much in a 1 to 1 context, but in mirroring themes.) When Aslan says "you know me by another name in your world", he is referring to Jesus Christ (whom he is expressly meant to embody) and "Aslan's Country" is supposed to represent Heaven.

I haven't seen this movie in a long time! Excited to watch you guys! 🙏🏽💪👏

This is the book that would benefit form being a limited series.Treat is like phase 4 MCU with movies and Disney+ shows lol

This is my favorite movie of the narnia series

With this series, it seems like the presence of mythological creatures decreases with each movie. I really love the world-building that was done in the first movie, but it seems like rather than expanding the scope and depth of cultural understanding of each species, (Minotaur, Centaur, Unicorn, Griffin, Faun, etc.), the second movie barely maintains the world-building status quo and the third movie backs away significantly (with some notable exceptions such as the Reepicheap & the Dragon). Honestly, for me the higher ratio of human characters to mythological characters, the less interesting or engaging.

OK, so if they'd continued the series and had done 'The Silver Chair' (though someone did point out it was an almost perfect ending to have it be Lucy closing the door since she was the first one to open the cupboard door in the first place), who do you think would've been cast for: Jill Pole The Lady of the Green Kirdle Puddleglum The 'gentle giants' of Harfang the owl council The black knight (no spoilers) What I otherwise wanted to see was Eustace and Jill to be given a tour of the castle and to learn more about Narnian history (since Eustace only got a bit of it) including (through pictures in the main hall) the stories of King Frank and Queen Helen, and of the four Pevensie siblings (having ruled what I think was called the Golden Age of Narnia) and maybe even talking a bit about Archenland and about at least some of the people we met in 'The horse and his boy'

Great reaction guys! If you liked the actor who played Eustace (Will Poulter) then you should check out one of his earlier movies, Son of Rambow, he did an awesome job in it.

Hey not sure if you guys have already watched it but would you consider a reaction to the Maze Runner trilogy?

There was no mist or disappearing people or swords in the book. Pretty much all of the dangers they faced were present in the book, but unconnected. I guess it's screenwriting 101 to try to tie everything together into a unified pilot but I don't think it worked too well in this movie.