This is another adventure Narnia novel written by C.S. Lewis and published in 1953. In this adventure we again see Eustace Scrubb, who enters Narnia with a school friend, Jill Pole. They enter into Aslan's country, and Aslan wanted to talk to them both, but Jill accidentally pushes Eustace off a cliff. Aslan saves him with his breath, then explains the mission to Jill, and sends her off with his breath as well. They arrive in Narnia just as King Caspian is leaving. Eustace is to talk with someone he knows, but doesn't recognize the older king, so the miss him. However they go off in search of the King's son, who was taken prisoner ten years earlier, as he was trying to find the murderer of his mother.
This is a high adventure with many adventures. They are joined on this adventure by Puddleglum, who is a Marsh-wiggle. He is the practical member of the team. They run into giants in their journeys, as they are looking for an ancient city. They are scheduled for the dinner of the giants, but when they realize they are the meal, not the guests, they are able to make their escape. They then find tunnels under the ground, which lead to the lower regions. They find a prince, who is under the control of a green witch. However the green witch is away. The prince loves the witch and honors her, and says he is soon to be made king of the surface people as they are planning an invasion force. A strange thing happens nightly, with the prince saying he goes wild. The travelers want to watch, and in doing so find an interesting mystery. This is the prince they are seeking, and nightly he is lucid for one hour, during which time he is strapped to a silver chair, which keeps the enchantment going. The travelers are convinced to untie him, and free him. However before they can make their escape, the green witch returns, and proceeds to charm our friends with with a vapor on the fire and a harp. She would have succeeded, convincing the others that there was no Narnia, and no Aslan, only the underworld which she controlled. She would have succeeded except for Puddlglum stepping on the fire, putting out some of the fire, mixing the smell of his flesh with the vapors, which destroys the charm. She sees the battle is up, and turns into a snake and strikes at Prince Rilia, who is just auick enough to catch her by the neck. Her bite is poison, which is what killed Rilian's mother. He manages to get his sword up to strike her, as do Eustace and Puddleglum. Between them the manage to cut off her head. Turns out she had all her people charmed, which charm is broken.
This movie brings back to excitement of the Narnia series and is very entertaining.
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