The ending made the phrase contrived seem contrived. Biggest cop out.

Christopher Paolini read a bunch of fantasy novels where the main characters "have to leave the land forever", so he just decides to string that into Eragon. It felt so forced...fuck man, it was so cliche. It made no sense.

Then again, it's Star Wars set in Middle Earth. What was I expecting? An ending that hasn't been done to death? It's my fault really.