
The idea of the strength of faith is seen in both films but especially in the second film, Prince Caspian. The four Pevensie’s return to Narnia with varying strengths of their faith in Aslan. It doesn’t take very long for them and the audience to realize that this loss of faith is not just with them.
Lucy, whose faith is the strongest throughout the film, is almost attacked by a bear because she believes all the animals can still talk. She is surprised and saddened to learn that many of the animals have forgotten how to talk and many of the trees have forgotten how to dance.
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7

The other element of this theme is a lack of proof. Trumpkin has lost faith because he has no tangible proof of Aslan. This is similar to many people who have a hard time believing in God without physical evidence. Christianity teaches to believe in God despite this, a lesson that Trumpkin also learns when he is confronted with Aslan at the end of the movie as Lucy asks him if he can “see him now?”. This is also exemplified in Peter’s journey as he has a hard time dealing with the fact that Aslan has yet to show up in person to help them.
Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
These instances serve as a Christian metaphor to the audience about Christian’s and how many of them have lost their true faith and belief in God.

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