How is Eragon the book different from Eragon the movie?

Question

Any differences at all, even the smallest ones.

Thanks!

Answer 1

well, for instance when Saphira is growing up, in the movie she automatically is huge when in the book it takes several weeks for her to grow.

its not so much a difference in the actual movie as it is in the interpretation of the movie =] for me i imagined all the characters looking so different then how the movie portrayed them. i guess its all how you look at it!

Answer 2

To begin, the book is much better. #  In the movie it looks like Arya is just now stealing the egg, in the book it was stolen by Brom and Jeod. Though it is only said in the movie that the egg was stolen, but not by whom.

# In the book, Eragon leaves Carvahall in the middle of winter, in the movie it looks like he leaves in the spring.

# Eragon is described having brown hair and brown eyes in the book.

# In the book, Eragon is fifteen, not seventeen.

# In the book, the gedwëy ignasia scar which Eragon receives on his hand is not in the shape of an 'E'; it is oval-shaped and silver.

# In the book, the jewel on Zar'roc's pommel is a ruby. In the film, it is a sapphire. The pommel of the sword also appears silver while it is gold in the book. And the handle of the sword is wrapped with wire, in the film it appears to be wrapped in leather and neither the blade nor the sheath has Morzan's insignia.

# Uncle Garrow has no mention of his name in the film.

# In the book, Eragon gave Saphira her name. In the movie, dragons seem to name themselves.

# In the novel, Saphira doesn't have a sudden growth spurt; she grows over a period of time.

# In the movie Saphira breathes fire during the Battle under Farthen Dûr and uses it to kill many enemies. In the book, she breathes it only at the battle's climax to distract Durza so Eragon can kill him.

# Brom is described having a full white beard in the book.

# Brom appears to carry no pipe or carved staff in the film.

# In the book, Brom tells of the Riders when the Traders are present and it appears that telling of such a story is against the law. In the movie, Brom tells of the Riders when soldiers are present, and Eragon has to defend him verbally.

# Instead of Brom and Eragon traveling to several different villages and cities, the film combines events from various places and puts them into one village called Daret. In the book, they journey to Therinsford, Yazuac, Teirm, Daret, and Dras-Leona.

# Brom’s merchant friend, Jeod, does not appear in the movie.

# It is revealed much earlier in the movie that Brom was a Dragon Rider. But in the book, he is revealed as a Rider shortly before he dies.

# Durza the Shade is described being tall and slim in the book and he appears to have no sharp teeth, in the film.

# In the book, Durza carries a sword with a long winding scratch down its blade that Ajihad—leader of the Varden—put there. In the film, Durza appears to carry a sword, yet he almost never uses it and it doesn’t appear to have any scratch. Durza seems to mostly use objects he can find around him instead of using one particular weapon.

# In the book, Durza's name is unknown to Eragon until he meets Ajihad. In the movie, “Durza” is a name seemingly known by all.

# Arya has “midnight-dark” hair, green eyes, and elf ears in the book, whereas in the film she has reddish-gold hair instead and no pointy ears.

# Arya usually wears dark-colored clothing in the book, such as black leather, while in the movie her outfits were considerably lighter; perhaps to match her lighter complexion that was portrayed in the film.

# In the book, Arya has a colder, tougher, no-nonsense personality, especially towards Eragon in certain situations. In the film adaptation, fans have described her as being "too nice" and acting too warmly towards Eragon and was nowhere near being the ice queen that she was described as in the novel.

# Arya doesn’t get poisoned by a Shade in the book. She gets poisoned by the food she eats while imprisoned in Gil'ead.

# In the book, Eragon doesn’t have one dream about Arya, and seeing her walking around in a wood, talking to him. He dreams several times seeing her jailed in a prison.

# Galbatorix makes an appearance in the movie though he does not in the book. He’s only mentioned.

# In the book Galbatorix is clueless as to the whereabouts of the Dwarf and Elf cities. This doesn't change in the movie, but depicted on the map behind him in one scene is the name and location of Farthen Dûr. Ellesméra is also located on the map as well as other elf cities.

# In the movie, Galbatorix wants Eragon killed, whereas in the novel, Galbatorix wants Eragon to join him due to the fact that Saphira is the last female dragon in Alagaësia.

# Murtagh’s hair in the novel was brown, where in the film his hair is black.

# In the novel, Murtagh carries a bow, a sword, a dagger and a horn. Not just a bow.

# In the film, Murtagh lifts his shirt to reveal the scar that Morzan gave him, but the scar appears to be along his torso, other than his back like in the book.

# In the movie, Angela is portrayed as a young, blonde, (probably blind), ornately-garbed fortune teller who talks in the third-person and does nothing but tells Eragon his future. And Solembum, her werecat, doesn’t appear in the movie. In the book, she has brown “dark curls,” and is portrayed as a cheerful older woman (and is not even blind). She is also in Daret in the film (while in the book she i

Answer 3

I actually refused to watch the movie because it was a favorite book of mine and just from the previews i was disappointed, because eragon seemed to have no depth and christopher paolini makes a big deal out of never calling saphira an 'it' and right in the preview brom called her 'it'.

so yeah sorry if that wasn't completely helpful but just fyi.

Answer 4

I think Peterpan has said most of them. Except

*** Brom was stabbed by the Raz'ac in the book but not in the film, durza killed him.

*** Eragon wasn't imprisoned in Gile'ad in the film he went in there to rescue Arya then came straight back out.

Answer 5

Have you read the book Eragon? If you did you'd notice all the differences and notice every change. lol.

The first answer said practically everything I think :P