Mythic Vision: The Making of Eragon

by Mark Cotta Vaz

Book Overview

Brimming with details fans won't find anywhere else, Mythic Vision is an exciting look at the creation of the blockbuster movie from 20th Century Fox. Includes never-before-seen stills from the movie... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375839178
• ISBN13: 9780375839177
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great

This is a VERY good book for Eragon lovers and movie fans alike. I have read it a bunch and never tire of it. Lots of pictures (With captions.) Defenetly a MUST HAVE. Quotes from the actors and inside stories are all in.

In-depth look at a shallow movie

"Eragon",the book,lacks many things--a plot,believable characters,good writing.But how will it fare as a movie? "Mythic vision:The making of the movie Eragon" by Mark Cotta Vaz provides a fascinating glimpse into Stefen Fangmeier's heroic attempt to make a dull,derivative book into a fun film.Vaz first follows the self-publishing quest of the author,Christopher Paolini,who through the magic of marketing,became an overnight success.Paolini's Montana boyhood is briefly touched upon--but since this is a book aimed at kids,not teens--it doesn't mention how his parents once belonged to the survivalist cult Church Universal and Triumphant headed by Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Next,Vaz explores technical aspects of the movie.He shows how the battle of Farthen Dur--which is set in a volcanic crater--was filmed in an actual volcanic crater in Hungary.He tells of how a designer for rock stars made the leather pants & armor. The most interesting part of the book is the exploration of how Stefen Fangmeier adapted the original "Eragon" and took extensive liberties.For example,in the book,Daret is a useless tangent;in the movie,it becomes the setting for Angela's prophecy to Eragon & it is a city built on a lake.In the book,the Urgals look like Minotaurs;in the movie,they look like barbarians.In the book,the Ra'zac are giant ravenlike beings;in the movie,they resemble mummies.Fangmeier took extensive liberties with the book because the original is deeply flawed. "Mythic Vision" is a great,fun read.

Never Seen Anything Like It

I believe that this movie will be tremendous. I've read both of Mr. Paolini's books several times over and over again. This is going to be a star hit in the movie industry and I cant wait for the next two movies following his Trilogy.