tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post3235103782765949709..comments2023-12-09T00:47:34.811-07:00Comments on Blog Cabins: Movie Commentary and Reviews Made Fun: Fletch's Film Review: EragonFletchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-74371025014537979322007-12-19T16:11:00.000-07:002007-12-19T16:11:00.000-07:00Random Harry Potter comment: Technically speaking,...Random Harry Potter comment: Technically speaking, Harry is slightly different than the other 'one person to save them all and must' characters. It's more detailed in the books (like what I said in my review of OOTP where they trimmed the prophecy and the final office scene)... not only was Harry NOT the only person who could have (Neville fit the prophecy, as well. It's just that Voldemort marks Harry as his equal), but the prophecy does not force Harry to do anything. What makes Harry be the one that has to kill Voldemort is Voldemort himself. If Volde would leave Harry alone, then he'd be fine. But Volde is arrogant and must have Harry dead. Therefore, 'neither can live while the other survives'. As long as Harry is alive, Voldemort will come after him... and as long as Voldemort will come after him, Harry will fight Voldemort. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy that Voldemort is too arrogant to see through. So in those regards, HP is a bit different from some of the other normal fantasy heroes, as well.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, yeah... a LOT of fantasy books are basically the same. And almost all fantasy stories follow the formula of 'The Quest' AKA 'the monomyth'. It's almost impossible for a fantasy story not to, actually.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-82410930893081020102007-12-19T15:35:00.000-07:002007-12-19T15:35:00.000-07:00Damn it all - I had never heard of that term! Sho...Damn it all - I had never heard of that term! Shows how ignorant I am. In fact, as we were walking o ut of The Golden Compass, I was telling Mrs. Fletch that it bothered me how it was just like every other movie about a special kid/adult, where they are the ONE person in the world that MUST save us (The Matrix, Harry Potter, etc). Using those parameters, I argued that Star Wars actually didn't fall into that category, as Luke Skywalker was not especially gifted in any way, nor was he prophesized to do anything (unlike his father, though you could argue that Luke probably had a really high midichlorian count, too...).<BR/><BR/>ANYWAY, Star Wars is still a monomyth. As is Eragon. And I'm officially sick of that formula (though I'll still see the final two Potter movies :) ).<BR/><BR/>As for the book, it doesn't make any sense why they would change the book just so they could make it resemble all these other movies. Then again, you could go nuts trying to make sense of many of the things Hollywood does...<BR/><BR/>Great comment - and yeah, you dug way back!Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-10984878532093864932007-12-18T14:53:00.000-07:002007-12-18T14:53:00.000-07:00I know this is old, but I'd like to both bash (the...I know this is old, but I'd like to both bash (the movie) and defend (the book). I'll start with the book (which, yes, I have read). The book has been widely heralded as one of the biggest rip-offs of all time (Star Wars/LOTRs/any fantasy story ever written). However, while there are a lot of similarities, a lot of it is mostly due to the Monomyth. The monomyth has been the most over-used story structure. It has its set of characters, events, who dies and who lives, how characters change over time, et cetera. The legendary Joseph Campbell goes into extensive detail about the monomyth, and his book is actually what inspired Star Wars. So technically, Eragon did not rip off anything... it just took straight from the formula. And it was also written by a 16 year old. And it is a fairly entertaining read (albeit insanely and overly huge).<BR/><BR/>As for the movie, it's complete and utter trash. The only similarities it has to the book are basic names of people and places and a few events, though they happen differently. The movie was, by far, the single WORST book-to-film adaptation I have EVER seen. Seriously, if it didn't CUT something out, then it CHANGED it. There was barely any resemblance to the book at all. For instance, the character of Murtagh... he was actually a really cool character in the book. And he flat out refused to help Eragon get to where he had to go. In the movie, he's like 'Okey dokey, pal! Let's go! Whee!' Oh, not to mention he's in over HALF the book, and he gets about 15 minutes (if that) in the movie. I *loath* the movie version.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-18106744370647837542007-01-03T09:39:00.000-07:002007-01-03T09:39:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree more, DD. The appearance of swea...I couldn't agree more, DD. The appearance of sweaty goats in the film would have likely helped.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-538301395902675212007-01-03T09:19:00.000-07:002007-01-03T09:19:00.000-07:00Eragon sucked sweaty goat nuts!!
~DDawgEragon sucked sweaty goat nuts!!<br /><br />~DDawgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-55231505835061129292007-01-03T08:18:00.000-07:002007-01-03T08:18:00.000-07:00I like how your scale is out of 100 - makes it mor...I like how your scale is out of 100 - makes it more precise without using decimals. I'm sure this is the quality of comment you were looking for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com