Edmund - Skandar Keynes
Posted: Dec 04, 2010 8:49 pm
I have been looking forward for this film ever since I finished watching PC. Edmund has always been my favorite character and I was really impressed by Skandar's acting in PC despite the small screen time he had compared with the other leads. I was really excited for this one because of the bigger role Ed had, I especially loved the parallel between Ed and Eustace and their bonding in VDT book. I walked in with a high expectation for Skandar's acting, Edmund's characterization and his relationship with the other characters. I really hate to admit it but I was kind of disappointed in these aspects of the film and here are some of the things about Edmund that I was disappointed with.
1. Deathwater scene:
I was irritated by what they did to Edmund's attitude in this film and ESPECIALLY in the deathwater scene. While it was not as bad as what they did to Peter in PC, It still struck me as some unnecessary changes. I don't have as much a problem as others have regarding the "you're all about to be tested" temptation plot but what were they thinking reversing the role in the deathwater scene?
Ed had learned his lesson in LWW about temptation and even though his role was small in PC, they really nailed his characterization there. He really was "King Edmund the Just" in PC, wise (particularly in the WW scene), brave yet at the same time very supportive and modest. Not so much in VDT. Even though he got in conflicts with Caspian in the scene in the book, it was Caspian who was tempted and Ed who was on the defensive side. Is it just me or did Caspian really didn't get much of a temptation despite of the temptation plot? So why on earth did they give his temptation to Ed??? On a side note, I don't know whether it's the IMO cringe-worthy change of that scene (Ed looked as if he got possessed ) but I found Skandar's acting kinda awkward there.
2. Eustace:
My favorite moment in VDT the book was the heart-to-heart moment between Eustace and Edmund after he got undragoned. While the undragoning did felt a bit rushed, I was fine with them pushing it back but I would love for them to at least give us a Eustace-Ed moment. The part in the book really resonated with LWW and shown how much Ed had learned and matured. Long story short, I am bummed about the omission of that part.
3. Is it just me or Edmund seemed to have turned rather clumsy and messed up quite a bit in the action sequences? Ed should be better than that, oh well. BTW, I was sick of seeing the WW by now, stop bringing her back!! Even though it was reasonable to see her in his nightmare but it really was overused. It was really confusing to people who are not the fans of the books.
I do not think Skandar did bad and I think he did the best with what he had to deal with but I gotta admit that unlike what I have predicted, Eustace, not Ed, was my favorite part of the film. The bottomline is, I still like the movie and I would definitely watch it again but I would always like him better in LWW and even in PC than in here (same goes to Lucy).
1. Deathwater scene:
I was irritated by what they did to Edmund's attitude in this film and ESPECIALLY in the deathwater scene. While it was not as bad as what they did to Peter in PC, It still struck me as some unnecessary changes. I don't have as much a problem as others have regarding the "you're all about to be tested" temptation plot but what were they thinking reversing the role in the deathwater scene?
Ed had learned his lesson in LWW about temptation and even though his role was small in PC, they really nailed his characterization there. He really was "King Edmund the Just" in PC, wise (particularly in the WW scene), brave yet at the same time very supportive and modest. Not so much in VDT. Even though he got in conflicts with Caspian in the scene in the book, it was Caspian who was tempted and Ed who was on the defensive side. Is it just me or did Caspian really didn't get much of a temptation despite of the temptation plot? So why on earth did they give his temptation to Ed??? On a side note, I don't know whether it's the IMO cringe-worthy change of that scene (Ed looked as if he got possessed ) but I found Skandar's acting kinda awkward there.
2. Eustace:
My favorite moment in VDT the book was the heart-to-heart moment between Eustace and Edmund after he got undragoned. While the undragoning did felt a bit rushed, I was fine with them pushing it back but I would love for them to at least give us a Eustace-Ed moment. The part in the book really resonated with LWW and shown how much Ed had learned and matured. Long story short, I am bummed about the omission of that part.
3. Is it just me or Edmund seemed to have turned rather clumsy and messed up quite a bit in the action sequences? Ed should be better than that, oh well. BTW, I was sick of seeing the WW by now, stop bringing her back!! Even though it was reasonable to see her in his nightmare but it really was overused. It was really confusing to people who are not the fans of the books.
I do not think Skandar did bad and I think he did the best with what he had to deal with but I gotta admit that unlike what I have predicted, Eustace, not Ed, was my favorite part of the film. The bottomline is, I still like the movie and I would definitely watch it again but I would always like him better in LWW and even in PC than in here (same goes to Lucy).