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It's also explained in the book that the White Witch's magical food - at Edmund's request Turkish Delight - has some mind control powers over whoever eats it, and shown that Edmund only really let her use him out of fear, making Edmund's betrayal over a supply of candy seem far less petty.Although it was Aslan who gave them the titles, so one could argue that he'd already know stuff like that.

In The Film of the Book, they're crowned with these names while still kids just after winning their victory, which makes them seem slightly ridiculous and over-the-top - especially in the case of Edmund, whose main contribution to the plot was betraying his siblings to the White Witch before he got better.

Adaptation Explanation Extrication: In the books, after the kids became kings and queens of Narnia, the narration tells how they ruled successfully for years and years and were given nicknames: King Peter The Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, Queen Lucy the Valiant.

Also, seeing how Caspian was devastated to lose the Pevensies a second time as they had become family to him was a wonderful expansion from the book.

The expansion for the third one was also very well done as well, with little threads added showing Caspian and Edmund's brotherly friendship, Eustace and Reepicheep's bond, the inner struggles that Caspian, Edmund, and Lucy were all going through and a tiny, humorous one of Edmund being a bit of a thorn in Drinian's side.

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The character development from the first movie is especially shown with Susan and Edmund. Also, they showed how the Pevensies were not normal children, but rather people with an adult's experience and wisdom. Susan's inability to let go of Narnia, Peter's problems with becoming a kid again, Edmund's quiet strength and heroism and Caspian's belief in his own inability to be a good king are shown.

There is expansion in the second one as well.

Also, the scenes of the Blitz are shown, which were probably necessary because children today often don't learn about World War II in school until they're too old (or think they're too old) for films like this. There, the narration follows Susan, Lucy, and Aslan, who don't arrive until the very end of the battle. A good example is the final battle, which is barely covered in the book. Quite nicely, actually, especially for the first film.

Adaptation Expansion: Many scenes that take only a paragraph or two in the books are greatly elaborated.

Susan, who's hair is pure-black, is the only one to ultimately forget Narnia in the end, becoming 'dark' in thoughts of adulthood.

This change could be due to the characters arcs - Caspian and Edmund are both tempted by darkness and this have dark brown, almost black hair, but avoid complete darkness at the last minute Lucy, who briefly doubts herself over her looks, has somewhat auburn hair, meaning she's not entirely dark but not entirely good.

The only one who kept her original hair color is Susan.

Lucy is also stated several times to have blonde hair in the books Georgie Henley has light brown, somewhat auburn hair.

Adaptation Dye-Job: In the book, Peter has dark hair, while Edmund and Caspian are blondish however, in the movie, the roles are reversed, Peter being fair-haired, while Edmund and Caspian have dark, almost black hair.

Beaver, who wear at least some clothes in the book but not in the movie.

Adaptational Skimpiness: A non-fanservice example with Mr.

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The film series also provides examples of:

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