Eragon (2006) (2006) poster
2006 · fantasy · adventure · family

Eragon (2006)

Directed by Stefen Fangmeier1h 44m2006
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  • kinetic
  • intense
  • inventive
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Neutral, breathless, measured fantasy / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

Our read · Eragon (2006) (2006) reads as a neutral, breathless, inventive fantasy · adventure · family entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want a classic young hero fantasy with dragons, elves and a destined quest.

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 12attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightSkip if derivative fantasy or PG action does not excite you.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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