Re: Characters Who Were Shortchanged...
Posted: Dec 22, 2010 6:29 am
While many of the character arcs are arguably rushed and undeveloped, I don't think they're a total failure. We get glimpses--and not much else--of Caspian's father complex, Reepicheep's longing for Aslan's country, and Edmund and Lucy's "temptations," etc. Instead of being spoonfed a psychological blueprint of each character, the audience is shown hints here and there, and allowed to "fill in the blanks" in their own minds. You're forced to use your imagination a little and not just passively react to the screen. For a movie as fast-paced as VDT, I think this kind of characterization is, though not perfectly ideal, at least adequate.