Now, I can see many of the others reviewing this movie and posting their comments are those who read the books, or books as it may be. My sister read A Wizard of EarthSea, but the reason I wanted to watch this was because I'm into Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, and this looked similar. Before you start going in about that, let me just say I found out quickly that it was NOT. Those of you who are so desperate to connect this to the others fantasies of our time need to just chill out and look at them for a minute. Yes, there are wizards, and magic, but come on, that's why it FANTASY. The main plots, characters, motivation, and, above all else, MESSAGE, are totally different. I've seen a lot of movies, and read a lot of fantasy. Yes, EarthSea may not have had the best lines, or Oscar acting, but for being a TV movie, I thought it was really good. I was very glad to see it was NOT Disney-ish in the slightest. Those of you who are flipping out because it's changed from the books, well you also need to chill. That's what happens when books get made into movies. If they didn't change it, it would REALLY suck. Books are books for a reason, and can't be movies without some alteration. Many would say they altered it TOO much, but if you're that hung up on it staying the same, go read the books and stop worrying about the movie. Overall I loved EarthSea. I thought it was great, despite minor flaws. (Ged tends to get a bit wordy). All I've been reading are reviews tearing it up, so I just wanted to write a positive one, and say that this is a good movie, if you can look at it as it's own movie in it's own right, and stop comparing it to others.