The Eragon Movie

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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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28 Aug 07 - 17:19
But the point is that she doesn't just TELL you "He is a shade. He has red hair. He has maroon eyes. He looks human otherwise."
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29 Aug 07 - 20:42
Do these sound like Norse myth Elves: extremely fast, extremely strong, extremely magical, always perfect, beautiful, etc. All he did was take Tolkien's elves and turn them into ubermensch (too lazy for accents).

If they were in an RPG, they would have to have an experience point penalty of about 50%, they are so much stronger than the other sentient, bipedal races. Dragons don;t count as they are way, way too strong to be PCs (player charcters).
I wish I were a cat-dragon
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Athena Horla
30 Aug 07 - 01:31
Sentynel wrote: But the point is that she doesn't just TELL you "He is a shade. He has red hair. He has maroon eyes. He looks human otherwise."
Thank you Sentynel! I agree there are points in Artemis's version that could be made better but she only did it in five minutes as an example. If you think the Shade in Paloni's version seems more 'sure' of himself, maybe its because his lines are blunt and forward and the description is sorely lacking/
There is a sort of busy worm,
That will the fairest book deform,
Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint
The poet, patiot,sage or saint,
Nor sparing wit nor learning.
Now, if you'd know the reason why,
The best of reasons I'll supply;
'Tis bread to this poor vermin.

J. Doraston
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Artemis Afrit
31 Aug 07 - 23:45
Five minutes? That took me about ten seconds.

My point was, that no matter how small a role a character is given, they should seem dynamic and not static.

I was also trying to point out that Paolini's style needs some work.

For example, he will be telling the story, pause for description, and then continue the story. Good writers blend the two together.
I say night I'm living in the forest of my dream,
I know the night is not as it would seem,
I must believe in something,
So I'll make myself believe it,
That this night will never go.


Laura Branigan, Self-control

:mouth: Oh, Canada...
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Queezle7 Horla
1 Sep 07 - 02:24
He's only seventeen. And by sure of himself, in Artemis's version, he said that they would do it, or die. The shade probably never considered dying...

Of course, Artemis is a great writer and I don't mean to be insulting. No one agrees with my points anyways.
Look, Queezle.
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Nathaniel Djinni
1 Sep 07 - 07:24
Queezle7 wrote: No one agrees with my points anyways.
I agree! But that defeats your statement and there making my opinion useless.

mwhahaha
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Queezle7 Horla
1 Sep 07 - 16:17
Why? WHY!!???
Why must you always post confusing things???

Well, that was a disagreement and an agreement, I suppose.
The score stays as it was.
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Nathaniel Djinni
1 Sep 07 - 17:42
Queezle7 wrote: Why? WHY!!???
Why must you always post confusing things???
Well I do have an ability at being confusing and yet making perfect sense :P
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Queezle7 Horla
1 Sep 07 - 18:15
Nathaniel wrote: making perfect sense
ha! yeah right.
Look, Queezle.
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1 Sep 07 - 18:31
And you call yourself sane?:P
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Nathaniel Djinni
1 Sep 07 - 21:13
My comments always make sense, you just don't get it.

And yes I am sane (but by who's definition I am not sure)
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Queezle7 Horla
1 Sep 07 - 22:22
By your definition perhaps?
If your comments don't make sense to anyone, only to you, the conclusion is: you're insane and they don't make sense.
Look, Queezle.
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Nathaniel Djinni
2 Sep 07 - 06:50
OK then tell me how they don't make sense
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Queezle7 Horla
2 Sep 07 - 17:39
Nathaniel wrote:
Queezle7 wrote: No one agrees with my points anyways.
I agree! But that defeats your statement and there making my opinion useless.

mwhahaha
That's not exactly the epitome of making sense.
You can't (in all truthfulness) deny that you were trying to be confusing.
Look, Queezle.
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Artemis Afrit
2 Sep 07 - 18:21
The "do it or die" bit is actually what the Shade said aloud in the original version, I just had him think it instead. Rule of writing: Don't let your villains make death threats until they have actually established that they are scary.

Paolini was actually quite a bit older when he finished the novel. And he writes with the same style even though he is now, what, twenty?

Don't mind the admins/mods, they like to mess with your head...
I say night I'm living in the forest of my dream,
I know the night is not as it would seem,
I must believe in something,
So I'll make myself believe it,
That this night will never go.


Laura Branigan, Self-control

:mouth: Oh, Canada...
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Athena Horla
6 Sep 07 - 11:07
:rolleyes: While Nathaniel is insane his posts do have some logic. He's just using reverse psychology to mess with your head. He agrees with you only to annoy you.
There is a sort of busy worm,
That will the fairest book deform,
Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint
The poet, patiot,sage or saint,
Nor sparing wit nor learning.
Now, if you'd know the reason why,
The best of reasons I'll supply;
'Tis bread to this poor vermin.

J. Doraston
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Nathaniel Djinni
6 Sep 07 - 19:52
Athena wrote: :rolleyes: While Nathaniel is insane his posts do have some logic. He's just using reverse psychology to mess with your head. He agrees with you only to annoy you.

Quite right about the reverse logic however the whole insane bit is completely wrong.
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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6 Sep 07 - 20:55
Nathaniel wrote:
Athena wrote: :rolleyes: While Nathaniel is insane his posts do have some logic. He's just using reverse psychology to mess with your head. He agrees with you only to annoy you.

Quite right about the reverse logic however the whole insane bit is completely wrong.

Soo, if we're right about the reverse logic, that means that, by reverse logic, we're also right about you being insane. Win!
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7 Sep 07 - 05:24
Wait . . . what?! ;) <_<
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Ianna Marid
7 Sep 07 - 22:14
Well, good job on catching him on that one.

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where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
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