Trouble In The Writing Room?

[epistler]

Well, once again reading between the lines, it looks like we were right. He's fighting with the writing team.

 
And then admits to infodumping without a trace of irony, after lying about all the "revision" he does on his books. God this is just getting better and better. 

Comments

[torylltales]

I vote for the baby head on a spike. That's definitely gotta stay.

Edit: ooh, and Eragon casually having roast chicken for breakfast on a non-Feast Day day, while also complaining about how poor and meatless his family is.

[pangolin20]

It was a whole baby, I feel compelled to point out. My own vote would go to Brom ragging on Eragon after meeting the Urgals outside of Teirm; I'd be interested to see just how Paolini hopes to convey that as Brom being in the right.

[epistler]

Actually seeing the characters' awful behaviour on screen would be FAR harder to ignore/headcanon into acceptability. An easy example being Eragon's behaviour in the movie, where we actually got to see him being a selfish, arrogant jerk whose stupidity gets Brom killed. And who smiles creepily when he finds out he killed a bunch of Urgals. Say what you will about that movie, but it kept Eragon 100% in character. And audiences hated him.

[torylltales]

I want to see Eragon sniffing the unconscious Arya right after they rescued from the torture chamber.

[epistler]

The Eragon and Arya actors right before shooting that scene: "I'm sorry, you want us to do WHAT?"

[pangolin20]

Well, that does sound better... though I do wonder how Brom and Saphira (in my eyes considerably worse than Eragon) came off. Then again, I suppose I'll see once I'm done with Eragon!

[epistler]

I do wonder how Brom and Saphira (in my eyes considerably worse than Eragon) came off.

I agree; in book one I didn't like Eragon, but I hated Brom and Saphira. The only times I ever sympathised with Eragon was when he was being bullied and constantly condescended to by those assholes - I was bullied and treated like an idiot as a child, so it was actually possible for me to relate to him a bit despite disliking him for being a whiny entitled moron.

[pangolin20]

Yeah, I can see that... though I can't really bring myself to dislike Eragon that much; he's just doesn't do enough bad stuff yet, and is all too bland for that.

[epistler]

Yeah, in book one he's mostly just an annoying brat with no personality. I only disliked him because he was a whiny dumbass, and he could have had the opportunity to grow out of that if he was in the hands of a mature author who knew what he was doing. Instead, Paolini ended up becoming the kind of person who thinks being a whiny self-centred bully is "mature".

[minionnumber2]

These abusive training tactics are an important part of Eragon's journey, as well as Saphira insisting on eating all animals encountered.

[pangolin20]

As is learning to read in a week (I wonder if and how Paolini plans to bring that to the big screen?)! For the latter... yes, if he were to keep it faithful, he'd have to show Saphira nearly getting them all killed by trying to eat the message dove, wouldn't he?

[epistler]

*nods solemnly* Oh yeah, no question. After all, without the abuse he wouldn't have become the hateful little incurious bastard we all know and love.