On a scale of one to five, I would give Eragon about a three. I was extremely excited for this movie, but it really just didn't meet my expectations at all. First of all, it is really short! It is only 1 hr. and 40 minutes long, and trying to do an entire book justice in that amount of time is impossible. I felt like the movie was about 5 minutes long, and I had already seen the first 3 minutes in the trailers. The most important thing lost in this short movie was character development. I haven't read the book, so I wasn't overly effected by characters dying and I didn't feel a real sense of dread as the army is coming to attack the rebel city. I don't even remember the names of almost any of the main characters, and that usually isn't hard for me. I thought the effects were done well, and the acting was pretty good, but the whole story line just went too fast to have any real effect on me.
I will have to read the book to know for sure, but the storyline felt so completely predictable to me. I don't know if it was just how many fantasy books I have read, or if it was just the direction of the movie, but I already knew what was going to happen to most of these characters.
The music is done by Patrick Doyle. He is the same composer that wrote the music for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I think he did a really good job with this score.
So, all in all, I think that it was just okay. For my siblings with babies, I would say just wait to see it when it comes out on video instead of trying to get a babysitter or taking them with you. I would still see it, but maybe wait a little while. And, Allie, I heard that you are going to see it tomorrow, so please let me know what you thought about it too.
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I'm sorry I haven't checked this in so long! There's so much nw stuff and stuff going on with you that I have missed! I'll be home Wednesday (the 20th). Nathan and I broke up. He went back to his ex-fiance. I'm doing okay. Sorry, this is a little faster than an email to write and post, so I'm raining on your parade of good times, sorry. Good news for me: My history final got canceled, it was online and the system crashed yesterday! My stress level went down dramatically in three seconds. I still have a Spanish final. But I feel so much better right now. Thank you for always being there for me. Dont' be mad at the boyfriend you didn't get to meet. We parted as friends and both feel that he needs to make things work with his ex. It hurts, but I'll live. I got a priesthood blessing last night and that has helped more than anything else so far. We had been talking about getting married, but his heart wasn't fully mine. And neither of us wanted that cloud over our relationship. He's where he is supposed to be. And I got accepted to the Hill Cumorah Pageant in New York. It's in July. I'll be gone July 6 to the 22. I'm so excited. There's still stuff I need to do before I'll be ready to settle down, but I learned that I really could, when the right one comes along. Thank you, I hope work goes fabulous today. I'm sorry I've slacked off writing you and the guys. I did check the sites the other day, but didn't have time to write. These finals have been my hardest yet. Yet not at the same time, because I've dealt with finals week before. Crazy paradox.
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