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

"Extraordinary things can only happen to extraordinary people, maybe it's the sign that you got an extraordinary destiny, something greater than you can imagine" that's what Reepicheep said to Eustace when he turned into a dragon in the third film adapted from C.S. Lewis' book "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (the fifth book in chronological order). Like the previous two films 'Dawn Treader' is magical and full of adventures.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader brings back Lucy, Edmund, Caspian and Reepicheep (talking rat) from the last film, and accompanied by their cousin Eustace who always disbelieves everything they say about Narnia. As they sailed on a Dawn Treader (ship) against the current of the Narnian's sea from island to island, the main characters have to battle sea monsters and their own greatest enemy which is themselves and their own fears while looking for the Seven Lost Lords.

What's good about this sequel is that most of the characters from the last film were still in it though Susan and Peter were just shown for one or two flashbacks (as their characters were in America). Aslan and White Queen were also shown in some of the scenes. Noticeably the film is a lot shorter compare to its predecessors and wasn't co-produced by Walt Disney anymore which resulted to not-much-good box-office return. Produced with $150 millions but only reached $100 million in North America (though they collected $367 worldwide) which considered to be a boxoffice failure. But despite all these I still recommend the film, it's a family treat especially for kids which can benefit from a fantastic imagination and a lot of lessons for their take away.

My rating (3 stars out of 5)

Worldwide Gross: $366.7 Million

Production Budget: $155 Million