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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Dec 21, 2006 15:24:51 GMT -5
Ok guys I was just wondering to those that had seen the movie how many of you could pick out star wars relations? I saw a ton..
Eragon/ Farm boy = Luke Skywalker/ Farm boy
Eragon gets the stone and is wanted for it = Luke gets the droids and is chased for them..
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Dec 21, 2006 19:45:14 GMT -5
I saw a ton when I read the book.
Orphaned farm bou raised by a Unlce, meets a crazy old wizard who shows him the way to start his mythical journey.
The book reeks of Star Wars references. Haven't seen the movie yet, but we will sometime over Christmas break.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Dec 21, 2006 19:55:49 GMT -5
Its great aint it?lol
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Dec 22, 2006 0:26:49 GMT -5
hmm... I didn't read it and I haven't seen it yet, but was the author a Star Wars fan? I don't know much about it, but it certainly sounds like he was!  |
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Dec 22, 2006 1:13:41 GMT -5
I think he was and so he made his own virson.. Orginal as it is but its fun to watch and read the books
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Post by Solinbeb Newau on Dec 22, 2006 12:10:16 GMT -5
I saw a ton when I read the book. Orphaned farm bou raised by a Unlce, meets a crazy old wizard who shows him the way to start his mythical journey. The book reeks of Star Wars references. Haven't seen the movie yet, but we will sometime over Christmas break. It's like any other journey of a hero...too bad everyone always points at Star Wars when they see it. |
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Dec 22, 2006 13:45:41 GMT -5
Oh I know that... but to me its just a tad too much Star Warsy. Why an Uncle? Why not a grandparent or a cousin? And there are other things in the second book that of course lead to the 'Joseph Campbell mythical journey' but are too close to the happenings of Star Wars.
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Post by J'aii-Gun Jiinn on Dec 22, 2006 23:26:35 GMT -5
;D ;DI'm seeing this movie tomorrow  |
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Post by Xana on Dec 23, 2006 0:01:46 GMT -5
Ok guys I was just wondering to those that had seen the movie how many of you could pick out star wars relations? I saw a ton.. Eragon/ Farm boy = Luke Skywalker/ Farm boy Eragon gets the stone and is wanted for it = Luke gets the droids and is chased for them.. Yep. I did too. Same stuff told a different way. Like you said, it's Joseph Campbell's Hero with a new face. The poster was very "Harry Potter" to draw in the younger crowd I imagine. |
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Post by JediMistressDragon on Dec 27, 2006 16:34:04 GMT -5
That's because he grew up reading LOTR and all and most fantasies (actually all books have in a way) the hero's journey. Though honestly, the movie had some definite changes and omissions from the book. read the book if you haven't it's a good fantasy. JMD |
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Dec 29, 2006 6:50:56 GMT -5
Saw the movie yesterday. Its been long enough since I read the book that the movie was pretty good. If I had read the book last week I probably would have been criticizing it more but a lot of details I had forgotten. Karm absolutely loved it, and since its a "kid's movie" that's what's important
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Post by Starkindler (The Naked Jedi) on Dec 29, 2006 21:45:57 GMT -5
the author wrote it when he was 16 I believe.
He was also home schooled and lives in the middle of nowhere from the interview I saw several months ago.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Jan 3, 2007 0:42:18 GMT -5
Yeah I thought that was awsome that he wrote that. I mean to have such a young author get a book published at that age is quit an acomplishment.
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jan 3, 2007 12:42:54 GMT -5
How 'bout the part where Durza the shade kills the 'ogre' chief for falure, then immediately promotes the next-in-command to chief?
;D
And when all the Varden(sp?) rebels were preparing for the 'ogres' (forget the name of those) to bust down the door to their caves, reminded me of the opening scene in EPIV on the blockade runner before the imps bust through the airlock.
~ Koda
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Jan 3, 2007 17:45:45 GMT -5
The first one was such a Vader moment... that second part I didnt see till you just mentioned that.
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