The only part of epic fantasy that remains really difficult is portraying magic in a realistic, non-stupid-looking way. It takes a lot of animation / cgi, and, consequently, a large budget. Shannara, though, doesn't have a lot of magic. 90% of Shannaran magic consists of brief bursts of druid fire, and magical fire just isn't that hard to do.
If you think about it, Shannara is a series consisting of long quests, and a few big battles. Which is pretty much exactly what the Lord of the Rings movies consisted of, and (in my opinion) they were fantastic. Shannara seems quite suited to film adaptation if you ask me.
If you think about it, Shannara is a series consisting of long quests, and a few big battles. Which is pretty much exactly what the Lord of the Rings movies consisted of, and (in my opinion) they were fantastic. Shannara seems quite suited to film adaptation if you ask me.
What SFF book should never be made into a movie?
- 18/10/2009 08:41:58 PM
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wheel of time
- 18/10/2009 10:30:19 PM
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A book is merely written to be made into a film
- 18/10/2009 10:59:03 PM
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Films are merely a poor attempt to let analphabets read a book. 
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- 18/10/2009 11:14:20 PM
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- 18/10/2009 11:14:20 PM
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Shannara Series. Or any High-Fantasy series.
- 19/10/2009 01:10:06 AM
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Disagree.
- 19/10/2009 05:12:35 PM
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And what's wrong with Battlefield Earth?
- 19/10/2009 08:31:59 AM
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