History Film / Eragon

* BadassBeard: Brom has one.

An {{Action}}-{{Adventure}} {{Fantasy}} film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Ed Speelers as Eragon, Creator/JeremyIrons as Brom, Creator/RachelWeisz as the voice of Saphira and Creator/JohnMalkovich as Galbatorix. Like its contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerable liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

** Durza himself is made a much more competent and resourceful character. In the books, he struggled in a duel against an untrained Eragon, got easily fooled by BlatantLies about Eragon's true name, had to retreat every time Saphira joined the scene, and was even temporarily killed by a regular arrow. Meanwhile, in the movie he seems in control all the time, never loses a fight until the final battle, and even takes out Saphira without breaking a sweat by creating a shadow creature even more powerful than her.

** Zig-zagged with the gedwey insignia, the mark of a Dragon Rider. While the film version is more intricate, being a stylized “e” instead of a mere oval mark, it is composed of gnarly scar tissue, whereas the original was essentially a silvery tattoo.

* AdvertisedExtra: Even though he's shown in many promotions and on the poster and the DVD cover, Galbatorix has very little screen time in the film. Justified in that he doesn't do anything in either to movie or book (he doesn't even appear until last book of the series) and Durza is in the role of the [[BigBad main antagonist]] in both book and movie.

* BadBoss: Durza casually brutalizes and kills his Urgals for failures.

An {{Action}} {{Adventure}} {{Fantasy}} film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Ed Speelers as Eragon, Creator/JeremyIrons as Brom, Creator/RachelWeisz as the voice of Saphira and Creator/JohnMalkovich as Galbatorix. Like its contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerable liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

An {{Action}} {{Adventure}} {{Fantasy}} film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Ed Speelers as Eragon Creator/JeremyIrons as Brom, Creator/RachelWeisz as the voice of Saphira and Creator/JohnMalkovich as Galbatorix. Like its contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerably liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

Currently there are no plans for sequels due to its poor critical and commercial responses, although several, albeit unsuccessful petitions to remake the film have been created.

* BattleCry: “Into the sky, to win or die!”

-->'''Eragon''': That's for Brom! I expected ''more''.

** The Ra'zac. In the book, they survive their encounter with Eragon and Brom, [[spoiler:personally killing the latter and only dying in the ''third'' book]]. Here, they are killed halfway through when Eragon hangs one and Brom stabs the other with Zar'roc.

* InNameOnly: Despite being a common complaint, this is actually subverted. While it does seem like there was some sort of mission to change as many details as possible, the core story is kept basically intact.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: It says a lot about Galbatorix that his appearance in this film is actually an addition to his appearances in the books.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Inexplicably, Saphira, who magically ages from an infant to a full grown adult in a matter of seconds.

An {{Action}} {{Adventure}} {{Fantasy}} film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Ed Speelers as Eragon Creator/JeremyIrons as Brom, Creator/RachelWeisz as the voice of s Saphira and Creator/JohnMalkovich Galbatorix. Like its contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerably liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

A {{Action}} {{Adventure}} {{Fantasy}} film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Creator/JeremyIrons, Ed Speelers, and Creator/JohnMalkovich. Like its contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerably liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

A film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Creator/JeremyIrons, Ed Speelers, and Creator/JohnMalkovich. Like its contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerably liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

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* CaptainObvious: Saphira, ''constantly''.

A film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Creator/JeremyIrons, Ed Speelers, and Creator/JohnMalkovich. Like it's contemporary ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the movie took considerably liberties, leaving the core story basically intact, but changing countless details from the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

A film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Creator/JeremyIrons, Ed Speelers, and Creator/JohnMalkovich. Like ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', it was very loosely based on the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

* InNameOnly: Despite being a common complaint, this is actually subverted. Despite the countless changes made during adaptation, the movie is still clearly following the plot of the book.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: When there numerous adaptational changes that have major world building, story, or character implications, complaints about ultimately minor details, like the fact that Saphira has {{feathered|dragons}} wings instead of the leathery ones of the book, can come across this way.

** The Ra'Zac from the books are an ancient, inhuman race with a combination of insectoid and avian traits. In stark contrast, their versions from the film look like and are even implied to be just human zombies animated through magic by Durza.
** The Urgals seem to be here a regular tribe of barbarians, as nothing on their appearances hints they are supposed to be other than humans.

** The Ra'Zac in the books are wingless, insectoid birdmen, which makes them horrifying but still clearly recognizable as lifeforms and even elegant compared to other monsters. In the film, their bodies are putrid and literally decaying, and carry corpse fauna around.
** The Urgals here are humans with tattoos rather than horned orcs.
** Zig-zagged with the gedwey insignia, the mark of a Dragon Rider. While the film version is more intrincate, being a stylized “e” instead of a mere oval mark, it is composed of gnarly scar tissue, whereas the original was essentially a silvery tattoo.

* AdvertisedExtra: Even though he's shown in many promotions and on the poster and the DVD cover, Galbatorix has very little screen time in the film. Justified in that he does not appear until the very last book of the series while Durza is in the role of the [[BigBad main antagonist]].

* InNameOnly: Where do we start?!
** The Ra'zac are ''very'' different to their book counterparts. In the book they are described as tall, insectoid vulture-like creatures in black cloaks. In the movie, they are literally ninja mummies covered in maggots.
** Dragons always had the "leather wings" descriptor somewhere near them in the books. In the film, for some nameless, incomprehensible reason, Saphira has ''{{feathered|dragons}} wings''.
** The Urgals in the book are described as tall, large, grey-skinned {{Horned Humanoid}}s. In the movie, they are pretty much ugly human barbarians with tattoos.
** Like the Urgals, the characters that are dwarves or elves in the book all look completely human.
** In the book, Eragon and Arya are described as dark-haired and black-haired, respectively. In the movie, he's blond and she's red-headed.
** Justified with Galbatorix: in the novels, he doesn't show up in person until the final book, which had not been published yet at the time. Then again, the fact that he shows up in the movie at all is a pretty significant difference from the book...
** Angela bears little resemblance to her book counterpart, being portrayed as a mystical fortuneteller rather than an eccentric GeniusDitz herbalist.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Averted. Galbatorix mentions elves outside his empire, but it's not clear whether or not Arya is even supposed to be an elf in the movie.

A film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Creator/JeremyIrons, Creator/EdSpeelers, and Creator/JohnMalkovich. Like ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', it was very loosely based on the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

** Durza himself is made a more competent and resourceful character. In the books, he struggled in a duel against an untrained Eragon, got easily fooled by BlatantLies about Eragon's true name, had to retreat every time Saphira joined in scene, and was even temporarily killed by a regular arrow. Meanwhile, in the movie he seems in control all the time, never loses a fight until the final battle, and even takes out Saphira without breaking a sweat by creating a shadow creature even more powerful than her.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the books, Sloan voluntarily told the Ra'zac about Eragon out of spite and knowing they would probably kill or kidnap him. His version from the film is still a jerkass to him, but only tells the Ra'zac about the stone after being horrifically tortured.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Arya is a notable example. In the books she's rather aloof and stoic, is a bit of a loner, and does not reciprocate Eragon's feelings in the slightest. Here, she's much friendlier and more expressive, and even seems to warm to Eragon very quickly, even expressing a hope they'll see each other again soon.
* AdaptationalUgliness: The gedwey insignia, the mark of a Dragon Rider. While the film version is more intrincate, being a stylized “e” instead of a mere oval mark, it is composed of gnarly scar tissue, whereas the original was essentially a silvery tattoo.

** The Empire. Though they're the villains in the books as well, they're much more blatantly evil in the film. For example, in the first book, the worst thing the Empire did to Carvahall was raise their taxes, but it was otherwise a peaceful and prosperous village. Here, Carvahall looks like an utterly wretched place to live, with the Empire's guards [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou keeping tabs on everyone]], bullying people and even trying to beat up Brom merely for speaking about the old Riders; they also conscript people into the army as soon as they come of age (which is why Roran leaves Carvahall in the film, to avoid being forced to fight).

** Played straight with the Ra'zac. They lack the strong exoskeletons and poisonous breath of their book counterparts, do not use [[PoisonedWeapons Seithr]] [[HollywoodAcid oil-coated]] weapons, and both are taken down in a short fight with Eragon and Brom.

** Arya is the most prominent example, barely resembling her book counterpart at all - in the books she's raven-haired and green-eyed with pointed ears, while in the film she's a blue-eyed redhead and doesn't have pointed ears.
** Eragon in the books has brown hair and eyes; in the film he's got blue eyes and blonde hair.

** Durza's eyes are described as maroon in the books, but for the film, it's changed to an extremely pale color.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the film, Durza "summons" the Ra'zac from pits in his lair. In the books, Durza and them never interact with each other and are completely unrelated in terms of character.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear if any of the non-humans from the book are still non-human here, they all just look like humans in different clothes and their race is never mentioned.

A film adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'', was made in 2006, starring Creator/JeremyIrons, Ed Speelers, and Creator/JohnMalkovich. Like ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', it was very loosely based on the book. A [[{{VideoGame/Eragon}} video game]] based off the movie was released a month in advance.

* BadassGrandpa: Age has not dulled Brom's skill in the slightest, as he personally takes down a Ra'zac.

* PyrrhicVictory: Narrowly averted when Eragon stabs Durza through the heart and it looks like he's going to fall to his death, but Saphira catches him in time.

** Durza himself is made a more competent and resourceful character. In the books, he was easily fooled by an untrained Eragon, had to retreat every time Saphira joined in scene, and was even temporarily killed by a regular arrow. Meanwhile, in the movie he seems in control all the time, never loses a fight until the final battle, and even takes out Saphira without breaking a sweat by creating a shadow creature more powerful than her.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the books, Sloan voluntarily told the Ra'zac about Eragon out of spite and knowing they would probably kill or kidnap him. His version from the film is still a jerkass towards him, but only tells the Ra'zac about the stone after being horrifically tortured.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Arya is a notable example. In the books she's rather aloof and a loner, and does not reciprocate Eragon's feelings in the slightest. Here, she's much friendlier and seems to warm to Eragon very quickly, even expressing a hope they'll see each other again soon.
* AdaptationalUgliness: The gedwey insignia, the mark of a Dragon Rider. The books version is a silvery oval; here, it’s a “e” composed of scar tissue.

** Galbatorix himself. The film leaves out his FreudianExcuse of losing his dragon and being driven mad by the loss.

** Arya is the most prominent example, barely resembling her book counterpart at all - in the books she's raven-haired and green-eyed with pointed ears. In the film, she's a blue-eyed redhead and doesn't have pointed ears.

** Brom is yet another example (detailed under AgeLift).

* BlingOfWar: Unlike in the books, where the Varden are portrayed as having barely enough money to finance themselves, in the movie even the lowliest soldier looks like they're trying to blind the Urgals with their collective fabulousness.

* DarkIsEvil: As if we needed more clues, Galbatorix's [[spoiler: dragon]] is jet-black.

** The Ra'zac. In the book, they survive their encounter with Eragon and Brom, [[spoiler:personally killing the latter and dying in the third book]]. Here, they are killed halfway through when Eragon hangs one and Brom stabs the other with Zar'roc.

* FeatheredDragons: One of the movie's numerous and... divisive departures from the novel gives Saphira enormous birdlike wings.

** The Ra'zac are ''very'' different to their book counterparts. In the book they are described as tall, skeletal vulture-like creatures in black cloaks. In the movie, they are literally ninja mummies covered in maggots.

** Angela bears little resemblance to her book counterpart, being portrayed as a mystic fortuneteller rather than an eccentric GeniusDitz herbalist.

** Dragons always had the "leather wings" descriptor somewhere near them in the books. In the film, for some nameless, incomprehensible reason, Saphira has ''{{feathered |dragons}}wings''.

** Durza himself is made a more competent and resourceful character. In the books, he was easily fooled by an untrained Eragon, had to retreat every time Saphira joined in scene, and was even temporarily killed by a regular arrow. Meanwhile, in the movie he seems in control all the time, never loses a fight until the final battle, and even takes out Saphira without breaking a swet by creating a shadow creature more powerful than her.

* DeathByAdaptation: The Ra'zac. In the book, they survive their encounter with Eragon and Brom, [[spoiler:personally killing the latter and dying in the third book]]. Here, they are killed halfway through when Eragon hangs one and Brom stabs the other with Zar'roc.

* PreMortemOneLiner: From Eragon to Durza, doubles as an IronicEcho.
-->'''Eragon''': That's for Brom! I expected ''more''.

* AdaptationalVillainy: The Empire. Though they're the villains in the books as well, they're much more blatantly evil in the film. For example, in the first book, the worst thing the Empire did to Carvahall was raise their taxes, but it was otherwise a peaceful and prosperous village. Here, Carvahall looks like an utterly wretched place to live, with the Empire's guards [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou keeping tabs on everyone]], bullying people and even trying to beat up Brom merely for speaking about the old Riders; they also conscript people into the army as soon as they come of age (which is why Roran leaves Carvahall in the film, to avoid being forced to fight).