I’m a sucker for all things Narnia.

I have been slightly disappointed with the movies because they’ve messed with my memories of characters I have long loved. I thought in the first two movies the kids were misunderstood and misrepresented. They were petty and bratty. It’s true that in the book the characters were flawed, but the flaws were not modern-day, spoiled, brattiness and selfishness, I don’t think. I don’t think the movies got to the depths of the pride or the heights of the nobility that the kids possessed–the first through their sin natures and the second through their understanding that Aslan loved them, which made them want to be better people.

I’ve read the books maybe eight or nine times. But I haven’t read them in ten years or thereabouts, so I will admit that I might be forgetting how things really were and remembering what I read into the books.

I don’t plan on reading the books again, either, until the movies are done, because I want to see and enjoy the movies. And I suspect the more I forget about the books, the more I will enjoy the movies. Prince Caspian went far afield of the book, I know. But I love the movies, on the one hand, just because I love magic on the big screen. I want to enjoy the movies.

Well, here’s the trailer for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader—which may be my favorite of all Narnia books. I love the Dawn Treader—the boat—and the voyage. I love Reepicheep. I love, love, love those idiot dufflepuds! (What can I say? I can relate to the stupid creatures that think a good God is just a party-pooper. I pity the poor things who are so very stupid—so completely blind.)

And then, no. Dawn Treader is probably not my favorite Narnia book. Probably whichever book I’m reading at the time is my favorite. Anyway, take a peek at the trailer and you tell me. Are we getting a movie that is like the book or are we getting a remake of the Prince Caspian movie? Was the white witch in Dawn Treader, tempting Edmund? Were the boys once again disgruntled at being treated like kids when they were really kings and queens? Was there really WWII stuff going on? I don’t remember any of that. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t there. And even if the movie isn’t like the book, I love seeing the magic and I can’t wait to go. Opening night! I’ll be there.

Thanks to Filmchat for this video. I have no idea why the cover there is in Spanish.