Eragon movie online1/15/2024 ![]() Third, as a result of the previous two reasons, the story has no message worth telling. The viewer has no sense of the camaraderie between these characters because at the end of the film, we still don't even really know who they are, much less have a sense of their relationship to one another. ![]() I thought, "Gee, that Murtagh! He sure is a practical joker- he almost had me there!" Because, you know, that's what pals do: they pretend that their friend's best friend has died, and then they can have a good laugh over it. A loud, raucous laugh came out of me and I had no control over it. But in a whirlwind, Saphira appears, and Murtagh happily proclaims something like, "But luckily, they don't have to!" And at that point, I started laughing. Eragon is clearly distraught, and at this point, as a viewer, you should be crying. Eragon asks if Saphira is all right and Murtagh replies, "Some friends can never be replacedÂ…" Leading the viewer to think that Saphira may be dead. For example, when Eragon wakes after the final battle is won, he looks upon Murtagh's friendly and sympathetic countenance. The laughter was uncomfortable and verging on hysteria (I was deeply wounded by this film), but it was laughter nonetheless. ![]() The music told me that I should feel excitement, frustration, and even sadness, but all I could do was laugh. By the time the film reached the final battle scene, instead of empathizing with the characters, I laughed at them. By limiting the character development, the trilogy itself is severely limited. The viewer gets no sense of emotional depth to any of the characters. Second, the characters are static and boring. ![]() But honestly, by the end of the movie, you just want to be put out of your misery. Truly by the end of the film, you are only waiting for the story to begin. It's like writing a paragraph with only statements and leaving out the 3-5 sentences of elaboration for each. The writer tells the viewer what is going on, rather than showing the viewer what is supposed to happen. However, it should be a complete story regardless. Perhaps this was done purposefully after all, this is the first installment of a trilogy. First, as it is, the entire film is told as exposition. The most egregious evils lay within the following three reasons. Not to mention that it was written by a 16 year-old boy. Paolini's Eragon did not sell the way it did because it was merely some pulp fiction about a dragon rather, it sold because it has a strong storyline, compelling characters, and timeless message. These Hollywood "hotshots' need to get the hint that the public expectations for a true representation of a best-selling novel are more important that their "artistic vision." And when I say "artistic vision," I mean stupidity and downright ignorance. If someone would be crushed by a scathing review, so be it. I tell my students to call it as they see it. At least I know that I will never see a movie made by him again. Fangmeier will go back to do special effects and never return as a movie director. It is indeed a sad, sad adaptation, a proof that some movie execs in its eagerness to make a quick buck have indeed killed what could have been a geese of golden eggs. Having read and enjoyed the books with my 11 year old son, we had high hopes and were both devastated with this. So little works on this movie and so many details are ruined using the cheapest tricks, that any sequel would never make it to the big screen (more so when critical plot points were stripped from the movie). How to describe a movie based on a lovely book, that could have had a wonderful franchise, but was so hurriedly done, and so poorly directed as to become a horrible flop? First lets say that while the book has some flaws, this movie is really a disservice to it a more or less complex plot is reduced to its bare elements making it a very predictable ordeal (as any other story would), the photography doesn't reach the standard set by LOTR or HP, becoming quite bland, the casting -while good on the stronger characters (Brom, Durza, Galbatorix)- is really lacking, particularly on critical characters like Murtagh and Arya, and the music -so critical to convey the emotions of the movie- is so corny and clumsily placed that rather than enhance takes away from the experience.
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