The Eragon movie (may contain spoilers)

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by CSteefel

I see virtually no relation to Lord of the Rings, other than some pirated dialogue (in the book) and very vague themes (Elves). Otherwise, it seems to be Star Wars through and through...

Funny you should say that as I was reading a review of Eragon in SFX magazine yesterday (a sci-fi and fantasy glossy that I haven't noticed before and I bought for the Torchwood badges, but is actually pretty good) and they say how similar the basic storyline is to Star Wars, almost as though Paolini based it all on what Joseph Campbell says about Heroes.

Now there's a point about dialogue. I was talking to davem about writing the other night and he suggested I write some stories as radio plays - I recoiled in horror because I find dialogue one of the most incredibly difficult things to write. And I detect that a lot of writers do too, even scriptwriters of Hollywood blockbusters...