Eragon Movie
So...must of been a couple of years ago at least that I read Eragon. Last summer the sequal (second in the Inheritance trilogy) arrived - Eldest. I wasn't too impressed, but usually when I re-read something it's much better. (note to self: re-read Eldest)
It's supposed to be a children's book, and it is, but I liked it anyway - Eragon, not Eldest, that is.
My friend Lizzie and I are sort of 'fans' - although her much more than me. So when we heard that they were making a film of it, we were APPALLED. (however you spell it. dictionary too far away.) It was written by an American, fair enough, but we assumed that in the film they'd have American accents; a thought that terrified us because it sounded so cheesy! (no offence) Plus - with the exception of LotR - when they try to make a film of a book it's never usually quite right. (Another exception is I Capture the Castle.) An especiially dangerous territory for book-->film conversion is the world of fantasy, because it can just be so tacky and cheesy. AND I loved my imagined world of Alagaesia - I don't want it meddled by a film!
I've just watched the trailer.
And...well, as I far as my tone-deaf-to-accents hearing can tell, they've given them all british accents. So it's not that bad in that respect.
It DOES look slightly cheesy, but at the same time it kind of captures the "epic" streak in me, and I think I will have to exert serious self-control as so to reatin MY version of the Eragon world.
I'm not saying it looks good, but it's just...very DIFFERENT to how I imagined it would be.
However...
...even just on the few minutes of the trailer there were some serious LotR clone-scenes/similarities.
Roll on Dec. 15th...or not, I'm not too bothered!
It's supposed to be a children's book, and it is, but I liked it anyway - Eragon, not Eldest, that is.
My friend Lizzie and I are sort of 'fans' - although her much more than me. So when we heard that they were making a film of it, we were APPALLED. (however you spell it. dictionary too far away.) It was written by an American, fair enough, but we assumed that in the film they'd have American accents; a thought that terrified us because it sounded so cheesy! (no offence) Plus - with the exception of LotR - when they try to make a film of a book it's never usually quite right. (Another exception is I Capture the Castle.) An especiially dangerous territory for book-->film conversion is the world of fantasy, because it can just be so tacky and cheesy. AND I loved my imagined world of Alagaesia - I don't want it meddled by a film!
I've just watched the trailer.
And...well, as I far as my tone-deaf-to-accents hearing can tell, they've given them all british accents. So it's not that bad in that respect.
It DOES look slightly cheesy, but at the same time it kind of captures the "epic" streak in me, and I think I will have to exert serious self-control as so to reatin MY version of the Eragon world.
I'm not saying it looks good, but it's just...very DIFFERENT to how I imagined it would be.
However...
...even just on the few minutes of the trailer there were some serious LotR clone-scenes/similarities.
Roll on Dec. 15th...or not, I'm not too bothered!