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Reyna Evergreen · 08-13-2003, 11:42 AM

If I can put in my two cents without having an ear bitten off...Imagine that you had never heard of Tolkien. Never read his book, never heard of hobbits. Imagine for a second that Tolkien never wrote Lord of the Rings.Now go watch FotR and TTT.Pretty impressive stuff, huh?Although I admit it's pretty irking to have, say, a favourite passage or character altered out of the movie, we have to remember that LotR was a huge project, and something had to be modified. And now you say that PJ didn't have to add in all that hoo-ha (i.e. Haldir's death, Arwen's constant presence). Again we have to remember that the Tolkien fans aren't the only ones that need to be pleased. LotR was made as a big blockbuster, and had to have some Hollywood elements (i.e. sex appeal- Arwen, suspence- Aragorn battle with the wargs.)So maybe to us, the Tolkien-lovers of the world, that film is a disgrace and fit to be spat on. But hey, to everyone else on the planet, it was a pretty good piece of movie.(I talk too much... .)[ August 13, 2003: Message edited by: Reyna Evergreen ][ August 13, 2003: Message edited by: Reyna Evergreen ]

08-13-2003, 11:42 AM	#34
Reyna Evergreen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, Canada Posts: 69	If I can put in my two cents without having an ear bitten off...<P>Imagine that you had never heard of Tolkien. Never read his book, never heard of hobbits. Imagine for a second that Tolkien never wrote Lord of the Rings.<P>Now go watch FotR and TTT.<P>Pretty impressive stuff, huh?<P>Although I admit it's pretty irking to have, say, a favourite passage or character altered out of the movie, we have to remember that LotR was a <B>huge</B> project, and something had to be modified. And now you say that PJ didn't have to add in all that hoo-ha (i.e. Haldir's death, Arwen's constant presence). Again we have to remember that the Tolkien fans aren't the only ones that need to be pleased. LotR was made as a big blockbuster, and had to have some Hollywood elements (i.e. sex appeal- Arwen, suspence- Aragorn battle with the wargs.)<P>So maybe to us, the Tolkien-lovers of the world, that film is a disgrace and fit to be spat on. But hey, to everyone else on the planet, it was a pretty good piece of movie.<P>(I talk too much...<BR> .)<P>[ August 13, 2003: Message edited by: Reyna Evergreen ]<p>[ August 13, 2003: Message edited by: Reyna Evergreen ] __________________ "Utúlie 'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie 'n aurë!" The day has come! Behold, people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, day has come!