#christopherpaolini

[lensinkmouse]

With the launch of Murtagh coming up soon, I am here to claim my OG fan role in the fandom. My copy of Eragon was printed in 2002.

[coffeeandsnark]

Had to rearrange my bookshelf to make room for Brisingr.

[adamwatchesmovies]

Eragon (2008)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

My craving for new Star Wars stories has reduced me to looking up knock-offs of the popular franchise. I’ve seen all kinds of stories, but most ended up being simply generic sci-fi/fantasy tales or movies that had a last-minute coating of laser swords, robots and blasters added onto them. What I was looking for was Eragon; a Star Wars rip-off so blatant you could write the script yourself - just remember to substitute “lightsaber” for “dragon” and there you go!

It’s all set in Middle-earth... I mean a world named Alagaësia, home to humans, elves, dragons, and dwarves. Actually, there aren’t many dragons. Years ago, all the wizard/knight dragon riders were betrayed by the evil Galbatorix (John Malkovich), who killed them all and now rules unopposed. Our hero is Luke SkyPotter... I mean Dragon... I mean Eragon (Ed Speleers), a 17-year-old boy who finds a dragon's egg stolen from Galbatorix by Princess Leia, I mean Arya (Sienna Guillory). Eragon and the newly-hatched Saphira (voiced by Rachel Weisz) meet with Obi-Wan Kenobi... I mean Brom (Jeremy Irons), who sets them on a path to save the kingdom.

The comparisons to other franchises are obvious. A Star Wars-like story structure, set in the world of Lord of the Rings, complete with Uruk-hai chasing our hero, ringwraiths, elves, etc., there’s a dash of Harry Potter thrown in with the scar on Eragon’s hand and his spellcasting abilities. I already started poking fun at the movie in my synopsis, but you would too if you'd seen the film. “Alagaësia” is no "Middle-earth", Galbatorix sounds like the name of an anti-depressant, and other wild titles like Durza, Murtagh, Nasuada are all lost upon audience members who have not read the books.

Eragon sounds silly and looks ridiculous. Granted, the dragons and flying monsters are convincing but everywhere else, the word of the day was “cheap”. I feel terrible for Djimon Hounsou as Ajihad, forced to wear a bad wig or a ridiculous hat in every scene. All the costumes look like they’ve been dug out of every generic fantasy setting, or are so wild they make you wince. The armies of Urgals (the orc-like creatures) are just a bunch of dirty barbarians with war paint. If they had horns, yellow-ish gray skin, or their own language or something, then this movie would begin to stand out.

This movie is a mess. Events that should take years take days, none of the characters are interesting, and the world isn't the least bit immersive. Even if you forgive the unoriginal plotline or get past the inherent silliness, the story’s just not well told. Eragon's bad decisions don’t make him look like an overeager youth, they brand him as a colossal fool. The magic is easily recognized as a plot device whose “rules” only apply when the plot demands. It feels like a bad fan-fiction.

Scenes are so badly assembled they become confusing. At one point, Eragon and his mentor see a group of villagers being attacked by Urgals. Eragon exclaims that they need to help them and instead of doing anything, they go off to train. I understand you can't jump into a fight without being prepared, but those people are being killed right now! After the training montage… the people they were training to help are never seen again! I guess Brom or Eragon took too long to get through those lessons? If you're writing a story like this, have the heroes arrive right as the massacre is ending so Eragon can lament that he could have done something and then have Brom tell him that after this training, that statement will be true!

I will give Eragon this. It’s so derivative, so poorly directed/written and so easy to ridicule I’m upset we didn’t get a sequel. I’d love to see another one of these movies! Doesn’t the idea of dragon riders make you excited? Even badly done, it gets your adrenaline flowing. If you want a movie that’s easy to make fun of, and I mean REALLY easy, watch Star Wars to see what a good movie is, and then see Eragon. It’s a trainwreck but one I watch with affection. (Fullscreen version on Dvd, January 1, 2016)

[tacdlunaria91]

"People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't." IG cut off portions of this piece so you can see the full version on 🐦 and others. I did it! Here's my take on Brom from the Inheritance Cycle by @christopher_paolini I honestly didn't think about drawing him until someone left me a comment asking if I was going to draw him next. So I did! Now I'm debating adding Oromis to my list of characters from this series to draw haha! Next up is Elva. Here's character 7 of 10? Where I decided to practice more on Procreate. So some of the Inheritance Cycle headshot fan arts will be done on that program, because must practice lol. I hope you guys like my take on this character. . . . . #whimsicalfeatures #artgram #animestyle #animeartist #digitalartist #procreate #ArtistOfIg #procreateartist #brom #dragonrider #eragon #inheritancecycle #fanart #eragonfanart #christopherpaolini #fanartfriday #bookart #bookfanart #youngadult #yabook #fantasy #fantasybook #yafantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnw97morzp1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[inspirationap]

2024 TBR: Part 2

Books In Series To Continue: One Dark Throne – by Kendare Blake [Three Dark Crowns] the Heart Forger – by Rin Chupeco [the Bone Witch] Kingdom of Copper – by S.A. Chakraborty [Daevabad] the Obelisk Gate – by N.K. Jemisin [Broken Earth] Eldest – by Christopher Paolini [Inheritance Cycle] Smoke In the Sun – by Renee Ahdieh [Flame In the Mist] Dragonfly In Amber – by Diana Gabaldon…

[monriatitans]

"MERMAY" QUOTE 2 OF 3 Wednesday, May 3, 2023

"The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't." - Christopher Paolini, Eragon

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Check out Ocean Info for educational resources! The image was made with and, initially, shared via the Quotes Creator App to Instagram; check it out here! Interested in seeing where the quote came from? If so, click here!

[authortaralytle]

From a reader who loves books, now introducing author Tara Lytle! Tara Lytle is the author of the Matching Series, and the Fate Series. #MatchingSeries #FateSeries Growing up, the books displayed in this video were some of my favorites. These books shown are right from my personal bookshelf. Kid doodles, broken spines and all, I love to read. I'm so happy to now share my passion of reading, by writing! Check out my newest book series at www.taralytle.com Thanks to all the sources of my inspiration, and the stories that fired my imagination to begin writing. In no specific order:

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#JulianPlowden #Eragon #Brom #Saphira #ChristopherPaolini #TalkingToDragons #PatriciaWrede #SoYouWantToBeAWizard #DianeDuane

#POETRY #POEM #LEARNING #WRITING #writingprompts #photography #photographer #streetphotographer #poet #love

#king #queen #royalty #omniverse #omnicrown

[geekifyinc]

A custom binding of Eragon by @christopher_paolini that we did for a fan! We like dragons and we like books, so this was a match made in heaven and bound in our workshop. Send us your custom commissions for your favorite books and titles to www.geekifyinc.com , we love getting cool projects like this! #eragon #christopherpaolini #dragon #book #literature #fantasy #yafantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLX-y1rA_M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ajtorres0]

QotD: What was the last bookish merch you got for yourself? First up I want to thank @n.b._jackson for telling me about this freaking awesome metal sword bookmark of Brisingr. As soon as she told me where I could still buy it, I immediately ran to @thebookishbox and bought my very own. I mean come on, look at it! It's so freaking awesome! Secondly, it's actually been a while since I last showed off my @faecrate exclusive covers of the Inheritance Cycle and I wanted to fix that. I mean, gorgeous covers are gorgeous! Anyway who's excited for the new Eragon adaptation coming to Disney+ because I am and don't effing ruin it for me okay! Let me be excited for it! Inheritance Cycle is by @christopher_paolini #Bookstagram #Books #YoungAdult #YA #YAFantasy #YABooks #InheritanceCycle #Eragon #ChristopherPaolini #Dragons #Brisingr #MetalBookmark #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #Bibliophile #BookCommunity #BookNerd #BooksAreMagic #BooksAreMagical #BooksOfIg #BooksOfInstagram #ReadersOfIg #ReadersOfInstagram #BookSeries #TheBookishBox #FaeCrate https://www.instagram.com/p/ChNNftmLnLm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[taylor-reads-books]

“After all, you had to exist somewhere; it might as well be here.” —Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars •——————————————————————————————• It’s been raining and thundering all morning and I’m snuggled up with a book, a blanket, and a cat and I can’t imagine a better way to spend a Monday 😌 •——————————————————————————————• #bookspine #tosleepinaseaofstars #christopherpaolini #scifi #scifibooks #bookish #bookishpost #beautifulbooks #booksbooksbooks #bookishlife #bibliophile #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookworm #bookaddict #bookobsessed #scifireads #sciencefictionbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CbX-8ICL1UY/?utm_medium=tumblr

[coffeeandsnark]

Holy heck; can’t believe I found this for only $5.50 at bookoff!!

[theroguequeenaniki]

#KimickaPhotoADay May Day 3: Book(s) 📚 I did the Rainbow book tag! To see the video check my Reels. But here is the picture version. Lol. Featuring a Luna b/c anytime I’m trying to take pictures or videos at least one cat has to interrupt! Lol. #books #rainbowbooktag #rainbowbooks #bookstagram #inkheart #theforgottenbeastsofeld #inheritancecycle #bekacooper #gallaghergirls #cordiallyinvited #cornelliafunke #patriciaamckillip #christopherpaolini #tamorapierce #allycarter #zoesugg #emilydickinson #reading #book #templateapp https://www.instagram.com/p/CObn5opnY7r/?igshid=19mmq3z91ckcl

[fansandtheic]

The Sleeper's Child Story

I found out my dad, who is moving to hospice on Monday has read Eragon. He is barely lucid and I was talking about books I love and when I mentioned Eragon he said "Oh by P-A-O-L-I-N-I?" The sheer excitement of having even one thing in common with my dad was beyond my wildest dreams. He never brings up his past. So this WAS an amazing and wonderful connection to have with him. He will likely pass away in the next couple days but I hope he knows that when he passes I hope he has "the greatest adventure of all" Stydja unin mor'ranr J

[tacdlunaria91]

"Of course I'll tell you! All you have to do is ask. Your first question was whether or not I could tell you, and the second was if I would tell you. But you never actually put the question to me." IG cut off portions of this piece so you can see the full version on Twitter and my other art accounts. Meet Angela the Herbalist from the Inheritance Cycle by @christopher_paolini Because she has little to no descriptions in the book, I decided to make her Latin American. Angela is by far one of my favorite characters in this series. She's quirky, spunky, random, knowledgeable, and just awesome haha. I seriously can't wait to see who's going to play her in the show. Here's character 6 of 8 where I decided to practice more on Procreate. So some of the Inheritance Cycle headshot fan arts will be done on that program, because must practice lol. I hope you guys like my take on this character. . . . . #whimsicalfeatures #artgram #animestyle #animeartist #digitalartist #procreate #ArtistOfIg #procreateartist #angelatheherbalist #angela #eragon #inheritancecycle #fanart #eragonfanart #christopherpaolini #fanartfriday #bookart #bookfanart #youngadult #yabook #fantasy #fantasybook #yafantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHDMEku9oN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=