It's a very good book and worth taking seriously. I absolutely loved it. It seems it's been too long since i have looked at it :) The main thing I remembered about it was the concept of proper names, and a mist on the island. In the second book, the tombs and the priestess helping him. In the third book, hmm, something about setting sail.
But when you get around to looking at the first episode you'll see that the village witch is portrayed as *very* feeble. I think they are doing book 1 & 2 simultaneously and are halfway through that roughly. 1st episide ends as he is hunting the hunter. rivalry subplot is there. Dana On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:10:47 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:53 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: EarthSea? > > > > It has been years since I read the book and I was wondering how much > > of this was Hollywood, but I did reread it several times at that > > period. > > > > yeah, I remember the village witch being much more powerful, but no > > other female role in the entire first book. Was there even any mention > > of the nameless ones before The Tombs of Atuan? > > None. The village witch was actually quite weak (women don't do high magic > in the books, "weak as a woman's magic" is a saying) but she was the one > that taught Ged his first words. > > There really were no other female roles of substance until the second book. > The first book was very much a personal story, for the most part other > characters (male or female) played surprisingly small roles. > > > What's this about Ged being black? I can't tell if you think he is is > > the movie or if you think he is in the book :) AFAIR the book makes > > He definitely is in the book - quite clearly. Gontish men are dark ("copper > brown") - it was the Kargs that were light skinned, blond and barbaric > (think Vikings). > > This was always important to the Author who strove to paint the civilized, > inner island folk as dark (earthy) skinned and the barbarians as light. > > I know it's silly to get hung up on it, but it was always such a nice, > subtle touch. > > > no mention of race at all. In the movie, he isn't black, he has soot > > on his face as the movie opens.The wizard he is apprentice to (pretty > > sure LeGuin didn't use the term Magus) is black, but I find this > > acceptable license. Didn't he come from far away? And the actor is > > good, conveys power well. > > In the book both Ged and Ogion are Gontishmen - from the same island. > > Le Guin always used the term "Mage" to describe somebody like Ogion or the > masters at Roke. "Sorcerer" was used to describe an accomplished, but not > fully trained, magician. "Witch" and other terms ("worker", "spell-binder", > etc) were used to describe those of small talent. > > > I don't remember the rivalry with the other student. I think there has > > been a good bit of self-concious borrowing from Harry Potter, but it's > > an edgier production and the cinematography is gorgeous. > > There definitely was a rivalry. This was a key plot in the book as it was > Ged's desire to outdo his rival that led to the loosing of the shadow. > > Can you tell I take this book perhaps a little too seriously. ;^) > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139739 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
