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WOW Someone just released ANH Fan Edit in the THEATERS!!! (aka ERAGON)

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NO KIDDING, it was called:

ERAGON!! (SPOILERS)

The movie was EXACTLY LIKE STAR WARS A NEW HOPE:

First replace “Magic” with “The Force” and “Dragon Riders” with Jedi, Replace the “Shades” with “Sith”

Now you have the plotline:

A blonde hair, blue eyed teenage farmboy Eragon (Luke Skywalker) who’s best friend leaves to pursue a more exciting life, lives with his uncle (Uncle Owen?)because his parents abandoned him. Doesn’t realize that he is “destined” to be a “Dragon Rider” (Jedi) the last and "only hope) of a dead religion with magical powers. He comes across an old man who was “once a {Dragon Rider} Jedi Knight”, teaches him the ways of magic (the force) before he is killed by the bad guys. (Obi-Wan)

Then we have the Princess (Leia?) who was part of a Rebel Alliance that has been captured by the bad guys and is being tortured. Eragon (Luke) must save her.

Next we have the King (Emporor Palpatine) who is also a Shade? (Sith) and was once Dragon Rider (Jedi) who sits back and builds an army (Storm Troopers) and makes his apprentice (Darth Vader) do most of the dirty work. The Apprentice uses dark magic (The Dark Side of the Force)

We’re even introduced to a Dark Haired guy who will help Eragon, but may possibly be a traitor (Han Solo).

I was waiting for a little green guy to teach Eragon the ways of magic but perhaps that’s in the second movie.

So take the obviously ripped off story-line, add in a dash of Lord of the Rings and a hint of the never ending story and you have Eragon!

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Yeah that does seem very similar. I've realized in my short life so far that most things are really borrowed from other movies and stories and then re-interpreted, something one can say about the original Star Wars if they want to I guess... but the way you describe it, it seems to be just an uninspired remake of a better movie, and from reviews I've read, it's not even presented or re-presented in a good cohesive film... oh well. It was obvious to me that it was just a shoddy attempt to cash in on the harry potter and lord of the rings success lately. In the end, I think its success should be determined by its execution and if the execution is poor, that makes the rehashed elements stick out more awkwardly.
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Well it is based on a book written by a 17 year old who was homeschooled so what do you expect?
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Hey jaberdoo,

I don't mean to delve into an entire literature lesson here, but the similarities you're describing have occurred time and again throughout literary history. As Wesyeed pointed out, Star Wars is just as guily of 'ripping off' these elements, so to speak.

The characters in Star Wars, for example, are just a rehashing of classic archetypes, such as:
- the Reluctant Hero (Luke)
- the Mentor (Obi-Wan)
- the Anti-hero (Han Solo)
- the Damsel in Distress (Leia)
- the Sidekick (Chewbacca)
- the Comic Relief (C-3PO, R2-D2)
- the Villain (Darth Vader)
- the Evil Genius (Tarkin)

Moreover, the entire story structure of A New Hope is once again just a retelling of the classic Hero’s Journey. For example, it contains such elements as:
- The call to adventure (Leia’s holographic message)
- Refusal of the call (Luke saying “It’s such a long way from here” regarding the Empire)
- Supernatural aid (Luke receives the lightsaber, the “magical weapon”)
- Crossing the first threshold (Luke leaving Tatooine)
- The belly of the whale (Being caught in the trash compactor)
- The road of trials (Luke practising his lightsaber skills on the Falcon)
- The ultimate boon (Luke destroying the Death Star)
- Refusal of the return (Luke not wanting to leave the Death Star without Obi-Wan)
- The magic flight (the Falcon fleeing from the Death Star)
- Rescue from without (Han saving Luke at the last minute in the Death Star's trench)
- The crossing of the return threshold (Luke returning to Yavin's moon)
- Master of two worlds (Luke is now a hero in the 'real' world and has begun mastering the Force)

You'll also see the exact same structure in movies such as Willow and the Matrix, which themselves were preceded by such Greek tales as those regarding Perseus and Odysseus.


And, as Sluggo suggested, perhaps this thread should be moved here or here.

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Originally posted by: corellian77
Hey jaberdoo,

I don't mean to delve into an entire literature lesson here, but the similarities you're describing have occurred time and again throughout literary history. As Wesyeed pointed out, Star Wars is just as guily of 'ripping off' these elements, so to speak.

The characters in Star Wars, for example, are just a rehashing of classic archetypes, such as:
- the Reluctant Hero (Luke)
- the Mentor (Obi-Wan)
- the Anti-hero (Han Solo)
- the Damsel in Distress (Leia)
- the Sidekick (Chewbacca)
- the Comic Relief (C-3PO, R2-D2)
- the Villain (Darth Vader)
- the Evil Genius (Tarkin)

Moreover, the entire story structure of A New Hope is once again just a retelling of the classic Hero’s Journey. For example, it contains such elements as:
- The call to adventure (Leia’s holographic message)
- Refusal of the call (Luke saying “It’s such a long way from here” regarding the Empire)
- Supernatural aid (Luke receives the lightsaber, the “magical weapon”)
- Crossing the first threshold (Luke leaving Tatooine)
- The belly of the whale (Being caught in the trash compactor)
- The road of trials (Luke practising his lightsaber skills on the Falcon)
- The ultimate boon (Luke destroying the Death Star)
- Refusal of the return (Luke not wanting to leave the Death Star without Obi-Wan)
- The magic flight (the Falcon fleeing from the Death Star)
- Rescue from without (Han saving Luke at the last minute in the Death Star's trench)
- The crossing of the return threshold (Luke returning to Yavin's moon)
- Master of two worlds (Luke is now a hero in the 'real' world and has begun mastering the Force)

You'll also see the exact same structure in movies such as Willow and the Matrix, which themselves were preceded by such Greek tales as those regarding Perseus and Odysseus.


And, as Sluggo suggested, perhaps this thread should be moved here or here.


Your are pretty much describing the typical epic. Thank Beowulf and some others for this.....

Art is constantly revising itself, that is just how it works in our world. I think the kid was 15 when he wrote the book. I had a chance to buy an original copy from his private pressing for about 60$ years ago, really wish I had bought it now. The movie is different from the book, but how great can a fantasy story with a dragon written by a kid.

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Originally posted by: zombie84
Well it is based on a book written by a 17 year old who was homeschooled so what do you expect?


First, the book is really nothing like the movie. The book follows the same basic plot structure of Star Wars, which is to say, the story reaches a few key points, kind of like connect the dots. The author hits the dots, but everything on the way to the dots is his own, and its original and fun. Plus, lots and lots of stories have followed the same structure of Star Wars, long before Star Wars. Star Wars was great, but it wasn't exactly "new" in its plot structure.

Don't judge a book by its movie. The movie resembles Star Wars even closer. Although it hits the same dots, it leaves out all the great original and compelling stuff that made the book. I really wish people would stop flaming the book because the movie sucked. (You can read my review of the film in the off topic forum Eragon Thread.)
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I completely understand the difference between "Borrowing" ideas and simply re-writing the exact same story. Yes Star Wars borrowed ideas and plots that have been around long before 1976 but in this case one movie is almost a mirror image of the other in terms of plot structure and characters. It's one thing to be "influenced by" and another to rip off. This isn't a case of simply "Writing to Formula" as the point that corellian77 is trying to make, there's just WAY too many similarities to the point of plagiarism.

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Im sorry, I just dont get it. How is this thread have anything to do with "Star Wars Fan Edits and Preservation Efforts"? Anybody?

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