Peter and Susan Pevensie are now in United States, living with Mr and Mrs Pevensie. While Edmund and Lucy who are still underage-but-growing up, staying in their uncle's house along with their annoying cousin Eustace. Everyone wants to kill Eustace at the first time but his character slowly develops throughout the movie, along with the unexpected adventures he has. Eustace is actually a smart kid, but he loves to make troubles with Edmund, and he doesn't believe in fairy tale. One day, when he and Edmund are fighting, Lucy realizes that the painting hung in her room is moving, and suddenly water starts to come out from it.
All three of them are drowned inside the room but when they got on to the surface, they find themselves in the middle of the sea. A huge ship comes in front of them, but it turns out to be the Dawn Treader, King Caspian's expedition ship. Caspian and his crew save the three kids and bring them to the ship. Caspian tells Edmund that Narnia has been in peace for three years, but he is still curious about finding the 6 lost former Telmar kings. And this is where the journey begins.
As you can guess, the adventure is filled with magical creatures and wonderful visual effects. But then, the least thing you can ever expected, the dialogue in every scene reflects a meaningful moral message. This is the best part that you couldn't even find in the previous two movies (The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and Prince Caspian). Most teenagers almost lose their innocence, as they are affected by a desire to be a real man or simply be a beautiful woman (read: puberty). Edmund, who's been always 'number two' since the first and second movie, knowing that Peter is the highest king and oldest brother. And now, he becomes 'number two' again, because Caspian is the new king of Narnia and the captain of Dawn Treader. While the cute little Lucy, grows up into a nurturing and maternal teenager, but facing a new phase of 'attracting opposite sex'. She wants to be as beautiful as her sister Susan, and almost get herself in trouble when she finds a dangerous incantation.
Another best part is the character transform of Eustace, from the least heroic to the likely heroic. He is 'mentored' by Reepicheep, the mouse warrior, who teach him to fight with swords and give him wonderful life lessons (believe me, suddenly I'd love to have a cute mouse bestfriend like Reepicheep—recalling other characters who bestfriend with a wise mouse, in a book I just bought a couple of months ago, Clair de Lune, or even Cinderella! :D).
Overall I give this movie 3.5 stars out of 4. I'm sure the kids loved it! And yeah, I almost cried at the last part of the movie (as usual). And I had to hold my tears because I forgot to bring tissues (as usual). And I gotta say this movie is way better after 20th Century Fox snapped it from Disney—in direction and screenplay. For those who haven't seen it or who simply need an entertaining feature, go see this movie!
