Having seen the movie, I thought it was the pilot for a new series and I didn't really understand why they created a mythical land just for one single movie. The movie, though, was nice. Wizards, priestesses, evil English speaking warlords.
However, I later found out that it relates to a series of books written by Ursula LeGuin in '68. Therefore I proceeded on reading them. It appears that the movie is largely based on the first two books. A lot of stuff was added and a lot more stuff was removed to make the film, but I do think the result is a good one. Two completely different story lines from two books that relate very little to one another were mixed into this light fantasy movie.
The cast was also nice. I liked Danny Glover in the role of the wise sage, I even liked Shawn Ashmore, although I don't think he did a great role. Kristin Kreuk has that unreal beauty on her, while Sebastian Roche is delightful in the role of the evil (and completely invented) King Tygath.
I couldn't believe the bad comments here. Most of them are just from people who think a book should never be made a movie unless every scene is translated word for word. My personal opinion is that the books would have sucked as two different movies. And as fantasy movies go, this was utterly acceptable.
Rather than compare it with the books, just accept it as a different work and enjoy it for what it is. No doubt it could have been better, but nothing is perfect.
However, I later found out that it relates to a series of books written by Ursula LeGuin in '68. Therefore I proceeded on reading them. It appears that the movie is largely based on the first two books. A lot of stuff was added and a lot more stuff was removed to make the film, but I do think the result is a good one. Two completely different story lines from two books that relate very little to one another were mixed into this light fantasy movie.
The cast was also nice. I liked Danny Glover in the role of the wise sage, I even liked Shawn Ashmore, although I don't think he did a great role. Kristin Kreuk has that unreal beauty on her, while Sebastian Roche is delightful in the role of the evil (and completely invented) King Tygath.
I couldn't believe the bad comments here. Most of them are just from people who think a book should never be made a movie unless every scene is translated word for word. My personal opinion is that the books would have sucked as two different movies. And as fantasy movies go, this was utterly acceptable.
Rather than compare it with the books, just accept it as a different work and enjoy it for what it is. No doubt it could have been better, but nothing is perfect.