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The third installment of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', which takes place a year later in Earth-time (and 3 years later in [[Narnia Time]]) since the previous installment, ''[[Prince Caspian]]''. Along with an unpleasant cousin Eustace Scrubb, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia and travel with now-King Caspian to the edge of the world, where he is searching for exiled Telmarine lords who were loyal to his father. On the journey, their cousin is turned into a dragon, and they encounter many wonders on an adventurous voyage, at the end of which, Lucy and Edmund, like Peter and Susan in the last book, are told they will never return to Narnia.
| title = The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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| author = C. S. Lewis
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| genre = Allegorical Fantasy
| franchise = The Chronicles of Narnia
| preceded by = Prince Caspian
| followed by = The Silver Chair
| publication date = September 15, 1952
| wiki URL = https://narnia.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_Wiki
| wiki name = The Chronicles of Narnia Wiki
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'''''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''''' is the third instalment of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', which takes place a year later in Earth-time (and 3 years later in [[Narnia Time]]) since the previous instalment, ''[[Prince Caspian]]''. Along with an unpleasant cousin Eustace Scrubb, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia and travel with now-King Caspian to the edge of the world, where he is searching for exiled Telmarine lords who were loyal to his father. On the journey, their cousin is turned into a dragon, and they encounter many wonders on an adventurous voyage, at the end of which, Lucy and Edmund, like Peter and Susan in the last book, are told they will never return to Narnia.
 
''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' is one of the series' most popular instalments. It was adapted for TV as part of the [[BBC]]'s ''Chronicles of Narnia'' series in 1989, and reached the big screen in [[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader|2010]].
Note that unmarked spoilers follow for viewers of the film who have not read the book, which is one of the series' most popular installments.
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* [[Badass Adorable]]: Reepicheep, to Lucy at least
* [[Blessed with Suck/Mythology]]: There's a lake (underground in the film, but not in the book) which haswith the Midas curse upon it.
* [[Captain Obvious]]: The entire race of Dufflepuds, played for laughs.
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Eustace gets magically transformed into a dragon, but treats the whole situation as something rather dreary and depressing. Then again, this is probably expected, as Eustace is the kind of person who considers going on a magical sea voyage in a fantasy land a thoroughly unpleasant affair.
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* [[Real Dreams Are Weirder]]: The reason why the island where dreams come true is so horrifying.
* [[Reassigned to Antarctica]]: Along the way they meet [[Genius Loci|a star]] whose penalty for an unknown sin was to govern an island full of exasperating dwarfs.
* [[Reality Warping Is Not a Toy]]
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Caspian cannot possibly wrest control of the Lone Islands from Gumpas and his slaver allies with the relatively small number of men he has with him on the Dawn Treader. So he makes a huge flashy show of his arrival to keep any of their enemies from ''realizing'' that. It works beautifully.
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Caspian in his [[Pride]] wants to stay at the end of the world; the entire crew and even [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Aslan]] calls him out on abandoning his responsibilities and promises.
* [[Your Mind Makes It Real]]: "The Island Where Dreams Come True." [[Nightmare Fuel|(Unlike most places described by the phrase, emphatically]] '''[[Nightmare Fuel|not]]''' [[Nightmare Fuel|a nice place to visit.)]]
 
=== [[The Film of the Book]] provides examples of: ===
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Several plotlines were added in the film, as well as cameos by characters from previous books not present in this one (e.g., Peter and Susan).
* [[Adaptation-Induced Plothole]]:
** The seven Lords having swords associated with Aslan. At the time when they set sail, Aslan was known only as a myth believed by fantastical creators and as a likely enemy to Telmarines like them.
** [[Averted Trope|Averted]] when the Dufflepuds come to get Lucy to recite the spell to make them visible (only a female or the book's owner can cause spells to work), one of them notes that [[Tagalong Kid|Gael]] is also a girl. However, the Dufflepuds then note that Lucy has a book next to her, indicating that she knows how to read, and kidnap her.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: According to the [[DVD Commentary]], the Mist was created by {{spoiler|[[The Silver Chair|The Lady of the Green Kirtle]]}}.
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: When Edmund expresses fear of running into a Sea Monster out on the ocean, the entire crew make fun of him for believing in such superstitions. ''Including the minotaur and talking mouse.''
** Also the same ''Minotaur'' mocks Eustace for asking ''a seagull'' if it knows where food is.
{{quote|'''Eustace''': Well I just assumed...}}
* [[Ascended Extra]]: {{spoiler|The sea serpent, of all things}}.
** Also, {{spoiler|The Island Where Dreams Come True. Originally a very scary island, but only important because a lord was there. Now, it's known as the Dark Island and is the source of the evil mist}}.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Kings Edmund and Caspian are both extremely proficient swordsmen, and Lucy's not half-bad herself.
* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Even though he's since lost his Telmarine accent from the last movie, Caspian technically is still this.
* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: Eustace's dragon form is rather noble looking creature while the sea serpent is a hideous near [[Eldritch Horror]].
* [[Beneath the Mask]]: The darkness tempts the main characters, showing their hidden desires.
** {{spoiler|Edmund is still resentful of always being number 2 and he reveals his hidden envy of Peter and Caspian X. He still secretly desires to have absolute power}}. He gets better however.
** {{spoiler|Lucy secretly isn't happy with herself and she envies her older sister's beauty and life to the point that she wishes she had her sister's life}}. She gets better.
** {{spoiler|Caspian is still broken over Susan and is borderline obsessed with the Pevensies and the world they come from, almost to the point of living between worlds. His issues with his father are also still completely unresolved.}} He gets better too.
* [[Be Yourself]]: Somewhat [[Anvilicious|anviliciously]].
* [[Call My Name]]: Edmund and Lucy do this a lot.
* [[Chewing the Scenery]]: Eustace's temper tantrum upon coming aboard the Dawn Treader, and arguably a few other occurrences. This didn't stop with Will Poulter's physical acting; even when lacking the ability to speak, our dragon friend manages the odd nibble.
* [[Color-Coded Patrician]]: King Caspian always wears a purple shirt or tunic. The exact shade is very close to the royal purple worn in the past by nobility.
* [[Composite Character]]: Goldwater Island and Dragon Island have been combined into a single volcanic isle.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Many callbacks to previous two films.
* [[Creative Closing Credits]]: As a departure from the first two films, the end credits use illustrations from the books.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Invoked by the star, Ramandu's daughter.
{{quote|'''Lilliandil''': If [my beauty] is a distraction, I can change form.
'''Caspian and Edmund''': NO! }}
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: Played with. Caspian and Edmund warn the sailors of eating the food at Aslan's Table, believing it to be a [[Shmuck Banquet]] which has already made the three remaining Lords fall into enchanted sleep. When Lilliandil arrives, however, she tells them that the food is free for the taking, and the enchanted sleep had a different origin entirely. (The novel has a similar scene but doesn't employ this trope, as ''nobody'' from the Dawn Treader is willing to touch the food until Ramandu's daughter tells them it's safe.)
* [[Dragon Rider]]: Reepicheep spends a good deal of scenes on top of Eustace's head.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Aunt Alberta mentions [[The Silver Chair|Jill Pole]] at the end of the film.
** Which sadly may go nowhere, as the next book to be adapted is "The Magician's Nephew" due to its being more popular than "The Silver Chair," and if it doesn't make enough money, the film series is dead.
*** That said, if Magician's Nephew proves profitable, then they'll need to adapt The Silver Chair in order to better develop Eustace for his leading role in [[The Last Battle]].
* [[Empty Piles of Clothing]]: When looking for Eustace, Edmund and Caspian come across the dragon's treasure hoard, the remains of one Telmar lord, and Eustace's discarded (and slightly singed) clothing.
* [[Epic Movie|Epic]] [[3D Movie]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Caspian and Edmund.
* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: Once again, Lucy is the only person paying attention enough to notice the Mermaid following the ship, suddenly stop in its tracks and start to silently scream "Don't go that way! TURN BACK!"
* [[Fridge Horror]]: Lord Rhoop, the one found on the rock in the middle of Dark Island, has likely been constantly fighting his worst nightmares with no food and no rest for years.
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Reepicheep and Eustace, thanks to a little "friendly" sparring {{spoiler|and some [[Baleful Polymorph]]}}
* [[Fog of Doom]]
* [[Furry Confusion]]: In-universe example -- the crew laugh at Eustace for talking to some random seagull and expecting it to talk back.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Toyed with. After he gets over the shock of being in Narnia, Eustace often assumes things and invokes fantasy conventions, [[Arbitrary Skepticism|and when they look at him confused]] points out they're forgetting this is a ''magical land''. Why not?
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: The Mist is a literal monster made manifest by this trope, sharing this colour and bringing out hidden envy in several character, as envy is also a form of the desires it exploits.
* [[Ho Yay]]: Caspian and Edmund have their moments, with Caspian dogged about handing Edward back the swords he had wielded as Narnian king. There's a particular scene near the end when they reaffirm their friendship while suiting up, which culminates with a warm hug.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Eustace [[Son of Rambow|is remaking movies in 1980's England]].
** Also Caspian is actually [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|a narcissistic guy who becomes obsessed with hedonism]].
* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]] / [[Outside Context Villain]]: It's never really stated who or what the Mist is, or what it wants.
*** {{spoiler|It is rather explicitly ''green''... which means it may be clever Foreshadowing for the Lady of the Green Kirtle/the Emerald Witch of ''The Silver Chair'', the next installment of the Chronicles.}}
*** {{spoiler|Which, in turn, would turn the sea serpent into a bit of foreshadowing as well}}.
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: Lucy is jealous of Susan's beauty, but [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether or not there's anything there to be jealous of. Then again this is mostly a case of sibling rivalry so it's justified either way.
** It's more to do with Susan being taken to America and having boys chasing her. Lucy just assumes it's because of Susan's looks.
* [[Irony]]/YouFailReligiousStudiesForever: Much emphasis is given to follow a star that appears only at dawn. [[Satan|Do you know who is associated with dawn stars in Christian theology?]]
** [http://bible.cc/revelation/22-16.htm Jesus?]
** To clarify, in Christian theology, Lucifer was known as the Morning Star. Due to his rebellion and Fall, he abdicated the right to both his name ("Light Bringer") and title; and the title of Morning Star was given to Jesus after His incarnation as human, death, and resurrection.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Eustace lives at Cambridge. Guess [[C. S. Lewis|who else]] once lived there?
* [[Little Stowaway]]: Gael
* [[Mind Rape]]: Every interaction Edmund has with the Mist in the White Witch's form has shades of this.
* [[Mirror Monster]]: A rare heroic example; after Lucy wakes up from her nightmare, Aslan appears next to her in the reflection.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Coriakin
* [[Named by the Adaptation]]: Ramandu's daughter is named "Lilliandil"
* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: Caspian lost his Telmarine accent between films 2 and 3.
** Although this may just reflect the fact that he's been King of Narnia for a good few years and has simply picked up the natives' (very British) accents, or even emulated them on purpose as a gesture of solidarity. After all, he is a ''Telmarine'' king.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Edmund and Lucy become this, due to the fact that they constantly look for one another and [[Call My Name|desperately call each other's name]] when they are separated.
** Depending on your perception of the Caspian/Edmund relationship they might be this, what with the frankly baffling decisions Caspian (the king) makes in regards to Edmund (follows him into unknown danger on the Dragon Island, the aforementioned diving save, the eye contact during Caspian's [[Rousing Speech]]).
*** Edmund and Caspian become like brothers, but their friendship always takes a backseat to Edmund's concern and care for Lucy, when his [[Big Brother Instinct]] kicks in.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Eustace. Edmund and Caspian find his charred clothes and thought he died. He didn't}}.
* [[Oxbridge]]: The real life parts of the film are set in Cambridge and feature some nice shots of the colleges.
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: In the beginning of the film, Lucy meets a group of aquatic beings in the ocean as she did near the end of the book. However the film replaces the ivory skinned, purple haired Sea People with naiads. While naiads where mentioned in the book versions of the first two films, they were omitted almost entirely save for the River God in the second film. The film naiads are basically similar to the mermaids that appeared near the end of the first film, except instead of being made of flesh, blood, bone, and scale like traditional mermaids, they are made entirely of non-dissolving liquid. The books and classical mythology state that naiads are fresh water nymphs and salt water nymphs are nereids and oceanids. The books and mythology also NEVER state that water nymphs have fish tails. Also falls under [[Sadly Mythtaken]] and [[Did Not Do the Research]].
* [[Passing the Torch]]: Suggested in Aslan's farewell to Eustace: "Narnia may yet need you..."
** Also obviously foreshadowing [[The Silver Chair]].
* [[Pet the Dog]]: When Reepicheep sees {{spoiler|dragon}} Eustace crying and unable to sleep, he offers to stay up with him and tell him about some of his adventures.
* [[Plank Gag]]: A variant of this old gag is used here: Eustace is attempting to set an oar in a rowboat, nearly loses his balance, and swings it about, knocking out a pirate leader who was sneaking up behind him with a knife.
* [[Plot Coupon]]: [[Gotta Catch Them All|The Seven Swords]] belonging to the Lords Caspian seeks.
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: The film's main plot, about the mist of evil and gathering the swords, has no basis in the book series at all. On the other hand, the mist and swords help to tie everything together - the original book was a series of short stories tied together by the eponymous boat, the same characters, and the fact that they were trying to find the seven Lords. With the addition of the mist, it gave the story a kind of nebulous [[Big Bad]] of a sort.
** The naiads. Naked sea people probably wouldn't fly in a family film these days.
* [[Ramming Always Works]]: The crew attempts this against the gigantic sea serpent -- but actually succeeds in only making it ''angry''.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: {{spoiler|The White Witch in mist form has these}}.
* [[Rousing Speech]]: Caspian gives one to the crew as they sail into Dark Island, and Reepicheep gives one to {{spoiler|dragon Eustace}} as he tries to flee from the giant sea serpent.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The closing credits are made up of the original illustrations from the book.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Reepicheep is voiced by Simon Pegg in this film. He was voiced by [[Eddie Izzard]] in [[Prince Caspian]].
** Arguably justified because Reepicheep is older, which could have made his voice change.
* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: Presumably because Eustace remains a dragon for a much longer length of time in the movie than he does in the book, Lucy gets the bracelet off him right away, rather than having it stuck on his foreleg and causing him considerable pain the whole time he's transformed.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Eustace, with the encouragement of Reepicheep overcomes his fears and ''beats the crap'' out of the Sea-Serpent, then later saves the day by overcoming the Mist and laying the Seventh Sword on the table.
** Also Lucy, who goes from not fighting at all onscreen in the first film, to drawing her dagger with Aslan at her side in the second, to a successful close-quarters combatant on this occasion.
* [[Visible Invisibility]]: Actually, the Dufflepuds are completely invisible, even to the audience. One can tell roughly where they are, however, by the footprints they leave and the 'puff' of crystallising breath in the cold air when they speak.
* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Eustace's voice grows softer and less-irritating {{spoiler|after he returns from being a Dragon}}.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Lucy calls Caspian and Edmund out after they {{spoiler|they are corrupted by the mist}}.
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Much like the last film, the trailer gives the impression that the White Witch is a villain in this film.
** To a certain extent she is, at least as far as Edmund is concerned.
*** And you can't help but wonder how many times Edmund has to smack her down before she gets the message and stops trying to tempt him.
*** Considering that it was a green mist, {{spoiler|what's to say it wasn't the Lady of the Green Kirtle making an early cameo in the form of her sister, Jadis}}?
 
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