Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, but don't tell the New Zealanders: they are becoming a bit swollen above the shoulders anyway ;-) I missed Tom Bombadil: This is a tale of life and Tom was a "learning" distraction. Peripheral I know, but when you have a movie in three parts, an extra few minutes would have been fun: perhaps only on the DVD. Marc James Small writes: > I was rather distressed to note that several of you seem to have found the > film version of the Lord of Rings unsatsfactory. I found the trilogy > reflected well most of the books though it comprehensively misses the > subtle nature of Saruman's degradation into evil. Other than that, the > films work rather well. > > (I can always nitpick: the presentation of Elrond is far too harsh and > there is no real stress on his import within the forces of good, as the > surviving son of Earendil and the brother of Elros, the founder of the > royal line which Aragorn represents. Thus, Elrond's disapproval of Aragorn > in the films is a bit of a problem, but, then, Elrond is a > behind-the-scenes player in the books so this mischaracterization is less > troubling than the failure to properly portray Saruman.) > > Christopher Tolkien was extremely careful to ensure that the movies held > close to the books in their plot and this was accomplished. Do the movies > represent MY views of the trilogy? No, but they come close. > > And understand that I am a Tolkien freak of the first water: my copy of > the FELLOWSHIP, bought new, is a first-edition Ballantine printing and I > bought the Ace editions of the next two books as Ballantine delayed in > releasing theirs. (Yes, yes, the copy I read now is a much later edition > and incorporates all of the later emendations.) I appreciate the > conscientious effort to produce a series of movies being true to the > author's vision, something which I feel is lacking in the HITCHHIKER'S > GUIDE. > > Marc > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Alastair Firkin www.afirkin.com www.familyofman2.com