I have firmly sealed my fate as a big nerdy nerd by going to a midnight showing of Prince Caspain last night. This morning. Whatever. And I still had the gall to mock the nerds who chanted “Nar-ni-uh. Nar-ni-uh.” As the previews ended and the movie started. Because I, at least, am a quiet nerd.
I spent all day yesterday feeling sad that I wouldn’t be going to see this movie at midnight, and poor me, have never been to see a movie at midnight before it was really out. Because Joey had a test at eight o’clock in the morning, and he was all “My perfect grades! How will I get another 103 % if you drag me out at all hours of the night, you crazy wench??”
But Then! I mentioned my sad, resigned plight to a friend at work, and SHE wanted to go see the movie at midnight! So we went together! After I kindly cooked her dinner, in which the main dish was the ONLY FOOD she is allergic to, in the whole world. Oops! And also, after we spent quite a while trying to figure out how to get her keys out of her locked Jeep. We even Googled “how to break into a Jeep”, but Google was all, “Here are fifty bazillion articles on how to keep your Jeep safe from brigands and thieves.” But we got it all sorted out in the end.
And the movie? Was awesome. I was a little concerned, since I had read an article about how they couldn’t “stick to” the book as strictly as they did in Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe. Because I have been reading these books since I learned how to read, and part of the fun of watching TLWW was being able to go, “Oooh, the dead fly on the window of the room that has the wardrobe in it, the first time she sees it! Just like he wrote!” Because again, Nerd.
But I can see that the movie didn’t have as much depth as it could have, because it was following so closely to the book. And Caspian is a much, much better movie because it isn’t word for word. It still tells the story, and the spiritual symbolism is even clearer, and the characters are well-developed. Sooooo, I loved it, and will be going to see it AGAIN. TODAY. Because the nerdyness is OVERPOWERING! Also, because I may have missed some of the finer points last night, what with being freezing cold, exhausted, and having the pee like a racehorse.
PS, A Spoiler.
The Telmarines being so Spaniard/Conquistador-y = perfection.
Caspian and Susan trying to flirt with each other = cheesy lameness.
