Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

• Director: Michael Apted
• Release Date: December 2010
• Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
• Run Time: 115
• Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Tagline: Return to magic. Return to hope. Return to Narnia.

Review: As with the previous two movies based upon C.S. Lewis books, Voyage of the Dawn Treader continues the story of good verse evil. Not feeling at home with their aunt and uncle, Edmund and Lucy desire to have yet another adventure. Hearing of Peter and Susans adventure in America does not ease their yearnings. As they are not at home and desiring another adventure, Lucy and Edmund must find their way into Narnia.

Once arriving in Narnia, Edmund and Lucy learn of relative peace happening in all the Narnia. If they were not called and Narnia is experiencing peace, why have the two Pevensie children found themselves in Narnia?

While outside of Narnia, Edmund and Lucy longed to be in Narnia because they are not at home. Why are they not at home? Perhaps their world, like Narnia at times, is defined by a conflict between good and evil. As long as a struggle between good and evil exists, one is not at home in that world. This is because one knows that there should be peace and home is where evil is not.

Lucy and Edmund quickly learn that 7 seven former Lords have disappeared. Caspian last knew that they were on the Lone Islands. Having sailed to the Lone Islands Caspian, Lucy, and Edmund learn peace is not present in all of Narnia. Only finding one of the seven former Lords, the three discover that evil is slowly triumphing in Narnia as one person at time vanishes in a strange mist. As it turns out the mist is controlled by the powers of evil present in Narnia and the only way to return peace to the land is defeat of evil powers.

The former Lord believes the rest sailed off in search for the mist. Lucy, Edmund, and Caspian believe it is their duty go off in search of the other six Lords and defeat the evil in the East. As they sent out their longing is for peace to return to Narnia and to be at truly at home. Along the way the three discover temptation by the things their hearts desire. Is being as beautiful as another person, having gold and silver, and obtaining power as satisfying to heart as we believe.

Seeking to bring peace back to Narnia, while combating temptation by the evil forces, Lucy, Edmund and Caspian must identify what they truly desire. Only when giving up the desires they want along the way, will they find the source to defeat evil. While they want to defeat evil and return peace to Narnia, Edmund, Lucy and Caspian discover they cannot achieve victory alone. In giving up what they want in life for the true desire of peace in Narnia, they find Aslan and his power.

Although Edmund and Lucy are high king and queen of Narnia, they serve as king and queen not by any merit of themselves. Only in giving up of themselves are they king and queen. Through this voyage Lucy and Edmund discover what life is and lifes meaning. More importantly, they discover that they can be at home outside of Narnia because Aslan promises to always be with them and He will bring them to Him at the end of time. Thus, for Lucy and Edmund to be king and queen is it to give up the position to another or keep it.