It's really a Young Adult book, not that this is anything against it. I watched all the way through both episodes with my daughter because I am hoping she will read the books now. Somehow she gets stuck on movies, and though I am glad she has read all the Harry Potters, how many times can you re-read them?
Dana On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:09:31 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:54 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: EarthSea? > > > > watch through the 1/2 way point in the 2nd episode. > > > > never read the books, but am a bit disapointed with there shows of magic. > > seems a little to glitery/glam then real... > > This mini-series is nothing like the books. Nothing at all. > > The books (especially the first three) are very short, succinct stories (you > can really read one in just a few hours). > > The magic in the books is secondary, really, to the story at hand, simply a > means to an end. The language is simplistic there are few scenes with more > than three people (most are with only two) present. There are no large > battles (there are a few, but even the battle with the dragon is fairly > rushed through as a means to an end, not as an "event"). > > Drama is simplistic but powerful with deep undercurrents and the physical > aspects of magic are a means to an end and not given in any significant > detail. > > The first book, especially, is a simple tale with one clear message: power > requires wisdom. Everything in that book drives that point home - and even > this utterly simple point is completely lost in this sniveling attempt at > television. > > Read at least the first book. The following books tend to be much more > cerebral and I can see why many people dislike them, but the first book is a > masterpiece on so many scales. > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140057 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
