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Forum: The Movies
03-13-2005, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
I have to agree with Bb about the juxtaposition....
I have to agree with Bb about the juxtaposition. Still, its nice to get another pov. I suppose Helen must be our resident horse expert, so we now know who to turn to if we have any equine... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-10-2005, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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I'm not sure about this argument - Dracula is...
I'm not sure about this argument - Dracula is vampire & only certain things will kill a vampire - wooden stakes, running water, sunlight, etc. In the same way only the Barrow sword could make the... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-10-2005, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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After he had been defeated by Gandalf & his staff...
After he had been defeated by Gandalf & his staff had been broken. The WK, on the other hand, was at the height of his powers on the battlefield & had just cast down Gandalf & broken his staff. Also,... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-09-2005, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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Aragorn atBree(in the movie) 'They are the...
Aragorn atBree(in the movie) 'They are the Nazgul, neither living nor dead.' This is the point. The Nazgul are not simply very powerful mortal foes. They are supernatural beings. Therefore only... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-09-2005, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Well, its partly because the sword given by...
Well, its partly because the sword given by Galadriel in the movie came from the 'Gondolindrim' - & so was not a Numenorean sword. But mostly its because that there 'sword' she gave him was... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-08-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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This kind of puts me in a difficult position. For...
This kind of puts me in a difficult position. For many years I had simply re-read TH, LotR, The Sil & listened to the radion series of LotR & my interest in (though not my love of ) Middle earth had... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-08-2005, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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The point is the movies are not internally...
The point is the movies are not internally coherent, which makes acceptance of the secondary world they depict more difficult than it should be & at times simply impossible. Every time you are... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-06-2005, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Just as an aside, what about this idea (for those...
Just as an aside, what about this idea (for those who haven't watched the Appendices for RotK this was for a proposed 'addition' to the Battle before the Black Gates. Sauron was to appear to fight... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-04-2005, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
There's some interesting stuff...
There's some interesting stuff here:http://tolkien.slimy.com/faq/History.html (sections 2-4). The references to lines in the books: Seem most relevant. This is another example of how you... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-03-2005, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Of course the radio series was an adaptation. I'm...
Of course the radio series was an adaptation. I'm not objecting to adaptations per se. I like the radio adaptaion because its faithful to the book in spirit & very nearly in letter. The movie is not... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-02-2005, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
I suppose it depends on what you mean by...
I suppose it depends on what you mean by 'faithful'. Certainly Sibley (& Michael Bakewell, his co-adaptor who always seems to be forgotten) left out certain episodes, changed the order of events at... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-02-2005, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
This new piece on TORN seems quite relevant:
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This new piece on TORN seems quite relevant: http://greenbooks.theonering.net/anwyn/files/030105.html Perhaps this is the root of the problem - Tolkien wasn't writing a 'first draft... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-01-2005, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Brian Sibley, who co-authored/adapted the radio...
Brian Sibley, who co-authored/adapted the radio series wrote another series 'Tales from the Perilous Realm', which adapted the Bombadil/Barrow Downs, Leaf by Niggle, Smith & Farmer Giles. Its... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-01-2005, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
But the BBC radio series dramatised LotR in 13...
But the BBC radio series dramatised LotR in 13 hours without making any significant changes to characters or events - apart from missing out the Bombadil/Barrow Downs episode (which was later... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-28-2005, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Well, they were working on the scripts for years...
Well, they were working on the scripts for years before production began, so they did have time to work out a proper storyline. But even if we assume they really didn't have much time why make so... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-28-2005, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Well, the reason the writers chose to alter the...
Well, the reason the writers chose to alter the story at that point was that they felt it was necessary for Frodo to enter Cirith Ungol alone, & the only way they could think of to arange that was to... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-18-2005, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
I suppose (Shock! Horror!) I side with Helen...
I suppose (Shock! Horror!) I side with Helen here. We may have 'different things to be dumb and/or immoral about' but morality & virtue are (or should be) 'eternal' values. The fact that we are... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-16-2005, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
The impression I get from the books is that...
The impression I get from the books is that Boromir & Faramir almost symbolise the two aspects of Aragorn's character. Boromir is his 'warrior' side, the side that seeks to achieve his destiny & rule... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-16-2005, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
My own feeling is that book Faramir was more...
My own feeling is that book Faramir was more aware of Frodo's 'mission' & its 'divinely ordained' nature. Faramir is one of the most spiritually aware characters in the book. It seems to me that he... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-15-2005, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
On the subject of 'mercy' I wonder if that's why...
On the subject of 'mercy' I wonder if that's why Faramir's character was changed. My own feeling is that Faramir's decision to release Frodo was based as much as anything on compassion, pity & mercy.... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-15-2005, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
The other day I watched all three movies...
The other day I watched all three movies back-to-back, & some new thoughts occurred. I brought this up in the CbC chapter but maybe its also relevant here. What I also find lacking in the movies... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-13-2005, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
I think maybe this sums up my problem with the...
I think maybe this sums up my problem with the movies (& I also, & co-incidentally ;), have just finished watching all three EE's through) - Jackson & the writers' tendency to take things from the... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-11-2005, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Quick response.
If you read the...
Quick response. If you read the translation of her words at the ford its clear she was (or should have been) expecting it to happen: Arwen is invoking the Bruinen to attack the Nazgul,... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-09-2005, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
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davem
Yes, I'm requoting what I quoted yesterday,...
Yes, I'm requoting what I quoted yesterday, because I think it sums up where the moviemakers went wrong. Its not only Tolkien's invented world that is strange & unique, but in many ways its also his... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-09-2005, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 305
Views: 69,211
Posted By
davem
I'd still defend the 'moral obligation' point....
I'd still defend the 'moral obligation' point. Certainly they don't have any legal obligation to respect an author's views/moral position, but I think there should be respect among artists for each... |
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