I have not read the books, but after watching this movie I was rather unimpressed. The story is blatantly similar to Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, let's examine the basic plot, a young boy living with his aunt and uncle who is destined to save the kingdom (uhm, Luke Skywalker anybody.) There is a scene where Eragon's back is facing the screen and watching the sunset. It was so obviously the same scene in "Star Wars: A New Hope," that I couldn't help but cringe. Also Brom (Jeremy Irons) is clearly the equivalence of Ben Kenobi from Star Wars that it distracted from the movie.
In addition the fantasy and Medieval theme just screams Lord of the Rings. Durza (Robert Carlyle) is too similar to Sarumon and shares physical attributes with Grima Wormtongue. That right there is the major downfall of the movie, it never differs from these two films and by the end it just looks like a dumbed down version of those movies.
The movie was not horrible but I could never personally get into it, I always felt there were barriers, whether it was the blatant influence from other movies, the mind-talking dragon, or watching John Malkovich thinking he was in a Shakespearean play.
All in all this is an average movie that is not unwatchable, but surely will only grip the young children who immensely love the books.
5 out of 10.
In addition the fantasy and Medieval theme just screams Lord of the Rings. Durza (Robert Carlyle) is too similar to Sarumon and shares physical attributes with Grima Wormtongue. That right there is the major downfall of the movie, it never differs from these two films and by the end it just looks like a dumbed down version of those movies.
The movie was not horrible but I could never personally get into it, I always felt there were barriers, whether it was the blatant influence from other movies, the mind-talking dragon, or watching John Malkovich thinking he was in a Shakespearean play.
All in all this is an average movie that is not unwatchable, but surely will only grip the young children who immensely love the books.
5 out of 10.
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