Hmmm...okay, let me think about this. After reading that part again, it seems to me that since almost immediately after Eustace realizes he's a dragon he yearns to be among humans again, the Dragon Eustace should have flashbacks if you know what I mean. Perhaps scenes of times when Caspian and the rest were sharing good times and he was being a sour puss.

Then he could look at his hands or other features and see how different he is from them now and what he missed. I love how in the book, Dragon Eustace cries and wails. That is one of the best elements that could be included in this scene.

The bracelet is a key part as well. While he's trying to regain himself, maybe if Eustace desperately attempted to rip it off his arm almost constantly, it would show the redemption just starting to take place.

Peepiceeka I agree the bracelet should be key to Eustace's thoughts. Maybe he should really admire the bracelet and enjoy puting it on his arm and then when he turns into a dragon he should hate the sight of it and do everyhing to rip it off his arm. I think another thing that is key to Eustace's thought's, is how Eustace interacts with Aslan. In LWW when Edmund is speaking with Aslan we don't need to hear the conversation to know that Edmund has changed. I think if they nail the scene between Aslan and Eustace, they nail Eustace's character transformation.

I was thinking of this not long ago, when I was re-listening to the FOTF radio version of VDT. Personally, I doubt the will have his thoughts narrate the scene.
And what concerns me is, if they are having Eustace "attack" the ship as we've seen in recently confirmed in news, maybe we don't see the transformation? Maybe we don't know it's Eustace till after he attacks?
That would be the Hollywood way, wouldn't it?
Not to sound all negative, but I really don't know how they're going to adapt this part of the book.
In the book, we sort of see through Eustace's eyes. It could be like that in the movie and first person view then it shows what Eustace has become.... but his thoughts are so important. Could that carry over well, in CGI, if they choose not to literally let us hear his thoughts?
My guess is they will have him "attack" and then the audience finds out it's Eustace.... Which would be pretty lame, cause Eustace/dragon crying, after he wakes up, is one of the more memorable scenes!

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I don't really want to actually hear EustaceDragon's thoughts audibly; that doesn't work well in movies, at least not for me. It will be tough cinematography, but they'll have to find other ways to symbolize what he's going through. I'm not a filmmaker so I don't presume to be at all skilled in that sort of thing.

A thought has occured to me though, involving Reepicheep. In the book Reep spends many nights alone with EustaceDragon on the beach, keeping him company. Perhaps a scene or two where Reep is sort of having a one-sided conversation (sort of reading Eustace's facial expressions) could reveal how Eustace feels. Not only would this help us see what he's thinking, but I think the dynamic between the two characters in a scene like this would be awesome. What do ya'll think of that idea?

I like your idea Bother Eustace, I could see that working on screen. And it's great because you get two things done at once, find out what Eustace is thinking and the character development between Reep and Eustace.

Personally, I think the way the BBC worked well. They allowed us to hear Eustace’s thoughts. (That technique is also used to some extent in theater when people have asides). I would prefer this method. However, if they don’t do that, I would like to see Eustace going in to the cave putting the bracelet and falling asleep. During his nap we can see what the others are doing (hopefully looking for him ). Then we can see DragonEustace running from the cave in a panic to the water, looking in, and then starting when he realizes he is the dragon. This should be filmed in such a way that the audience can clearly see the bracelet on his arm and can realize it is Eustace. Then, DragonEustace can get an evil look on his face and picture himself attacking the ship. I know I am really grasping at straws, but maybe that is the scene we saw them filming. Part of the reason Eustace ends up in the valley with the dragon is that in his panic at the thought of being left behind he is not careful enough about where he is going. DragonEustace still thinks the others might leave him, so he pictures them in the boat. Thus, he pictures himself flying at the boat to attack. However somewhere in his idea of what he is going to do, he realizes that he really doesn’t want to hurt them. He wants to be friends, but he realizes that they don’t understand that and will think him an enemy. He pictures them shooting at him (having not read the right books, he doesn’t realize that arrows are useless against dragons). He could also see pictures off himself being not "such a nice person as he had supposed." He then, “lift up his voice and [weeps].” I hope that have him crying in a valley under the moon like in the book.