Eragon the movie was terrible, but shaddup about the book. That was great
No sir. It was not.
Farm boy, learns of rebellion by a princess' message. Seeks out an old man who tells him he's the last of an ancient religion and teaches him the way of the magical arts. The two venture off to save the princess, where they meet a rough renegade who ends up helping them. All while attempting to stop the thwarts of an evil empire. Now if you tell me "yes, that's Eragon" I tell you, no, it's Star Wars and it came out in 1977.
Eragon was unoriginal and awful. I couldn't even finish it, it was so poorly written. And by poorly written, I mean it was just dull. It wasn't anything new or exciting, just rehashed bullstuff we've seen a thousand times before. And the kid was like, what, 15 when he published it? That right there just shows you.
EDIT: Oh, and to add on to that, sure, I will agree that Star Wars was also reused ideas as Lucas sites The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell as a big inspiration for writing it, but never before had someone done it in a unique setting and style, with dynamic lovable characters and a keen sense of film directing. Sure, the sequels were better than the original, but in no way is it any less of a classic. Eragon basically took Star Wars, put it in the middle ages, turned the force into dragon riding, and then wrote a long and boring book about it.
