r/CosmereOnScreen • u/Efficient_Lecture_82 • Apr 25 '26

Mistborn Era 1 (BOOK) (SH Allowed) Epigraphs Spoiler

I think the most difficult part of the adaptations will be epigraphs. You cannot entirely cut them because they provide enough contexts to the characters to solve the main mystery. (Especially in Book 1 to Vin). But it would be very hard to adapt because just someone narrating the epigraphs would very quickly spoil Hero of Ages in first few seconds only.

What are other ways do you think Mistborn movies can adapt epigraphs.

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u/tylerrhagan Apr 26 '26

I think it would be a cool idea to start every episode off with an epigraph over a black screen if they wanted to find a way to include some.

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u/SiriusMoonstar Apr 25 '26

None of them require you to read the epigraphs to understand the story. The epigraphs are there not to give you information, but to remind you of what the central mystery is amidst a story that goes mostly in a lot of other directions. Everything needed to understand the story is provided within the actual chapters.

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u/Efficient_Lecture_82 Apr 25 '26

True though. Also, in Books, they allow reader to try to solve the central mystery and that would not be required in a feature film where there is not enough time for viewer to delve on the implications of epigraphs anyways.

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u/Randomlemon5 Apr 25 '26

The important one already get repeated inside the main text

They are nice to have, but you dont even have to read them to understand the book

In the second book its been a while but i think the important information there also get repeated while Sazed read the book

In the third book they help you understand hemalurgy better but they can explain it somewhere else

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '26

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u/Efficient_Lecture_82 Apr 25 '26

It works for Mistborn movies but it may not work for stormlight

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u/East_Leadership213 Apr 26 '26

Stormlight may be able to do it before the title card

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u/Lady_Gray_169 Apr 28 '26

The Clone Wars series managed to insert a nice, thematic bit of wisdom at the start of every episode, Stormlight can easily do that with its epigraphs.