(Que music> I found out today that a movie of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is in the offing!
Hooray!
"Chronicles" was an awesome book, comparable to Lord of the Rings at it's best. It was massive in the late 70's/early 80's, but it lost favour (I suspect partly because of it's controversial themes).
Despite the controversy, it is a superbly told tale; the beauty of the fantasy realm, the land, is so brilliantly described. As one review put it:
"For anyone who has complained that fantasy novels are too lighthearted or too childlike, DonalRABon (the author) has answered your complaint with a staunch challenge. His Chronicles are a gladiatorial arena where in the pit metaphysics slugs it out not in the pristine abstractions of philosophers but in the blood, sweat, and madness of the arena. It is a terrific blend of pulse-quickening action immersed in carefully constructed philosophy. Any reader versed in philosophical discourse in either free will or ethics will be profoundly moved by Covenant's struggles. At the same time, readers with no taste in philosophy whatsoever who are firmly grounded in a sense of black/white and right/wrong will be equally moved by these books because the battles and action will mean something to them rather than events occurring like so many special effects in some rotten film starring Sylvester Stallone or Jean Claude Van Damme. "
If this film fulfills it's potential, it could be the "next big thing." However I don't know how the filmmakers will handle it. Fantasy it may be, but Harry Potter it's not.
Definitely not for children.
Any other fans here?
Hooray!
"Chronicles" was an awesome book, comparable to Lord of the Rings at it's best. It was massive in the late 70's/early 80's, but it lost favour (I suspect partly because of it's controversial themes).
Despite the controversy, it is a superbly told tale; the beauty of the fantasy realm, the land, is so brilliantly described. As one review put it:
"For anyone who has complained that fantasy novels are too lighthearted or too childlike, DonalRABon (the author) has answered your complaint with a staunch challenge. His Chronicles are a gladiatorial arena where in the pit metaphysics slugs it out not in the pristine abstractions of philosophers but in the blood, sweat, and madness of the arena. It is a terrific blend of pulse-quickening action immersed in carefully constructed philosophy. Any reader versed in philosophical discourse in either free will or ethics will be profoundly moved by Covenant's struggles. At the same time, readers with no taste in philosophy whatsoever who are firmly grounded in a sense of black/white and right/wrong will be equally moved by these books because the battles and action will mean something to them rather than events occurring like so many special effects in some rotten film starring Sylvester Stallone or Jean Claude Van Damme. "
If this film fulfills it's potential, it could be the "next big thing." However I don't know how the filmmakers will handle it. Fantasy it may be, but Harry Potter it's not.
Definitely not for children.
Any other fans here?