Leon J. Podles :: DIALOGUE

The movie Prince Caspian has some major differences from the book, and I think the movie is better for it.
 
As most reviewers have noted, the movie is darker than the book, and darker than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe movie.
 
The movie is about growing up, especially about male growing up, and the violence [...]

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We were in Cartagena, Spain, recently before we left for our cruise.
In the town square at the waterfront is an unusual war memorial: A Spanish memorial to the Spanish-American war, which Spain lost.

The monument has a sailor holding a dying soldier.

The victories are holding their laurel wreaths down.
The monument lists the great battle at Santiago, [...]

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