<BR> Re: I wanna go back to the pedestal thing.........</b><br><br> I cannot claim to not have been outraged at first hearing about the variations in the movies from the books. But now I am perfectly comfortable with the creative liberties PJ has taken. Watching the movies will be like reading a different version of LoTR (with the obvious visual aspect making the majority of differences) and I will welcome plot changes. This was there is some sense of unknowing, whereas if the movies followed the books exactly, we would know what happened. These changes that PJ has made have most likely been taken into careful consideration, and added for the optimal effect on both new and old Tolkien fans. So I say, watch the movies and enjoy them for what they are, and if you still dont like them, then comlain and whine all you want. <p>They all gazed at him. His hair was white as snow in the sunshine; and gleaming white was his robe; the eyes under his deep brows were bright, piercing as the rays of the sun; power was in his hand. Between wonder, joy, and fear they found no words to say. 'I have passed through fire and deep water, since we parted. I have forgotten much that I thought I knew, and learned much that I had forgotten. I can see things far off, but many things close at hand I cannot see. I shall tell you of my tales at <a href=http://pub58.ezboard.com/bsuldalskeep>Sūldal's Keep</a> ." </p>
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