[Laialthriel]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>emphasis falls on unimportant scenes to the detriment of more pivotal moments; scenes that are in the novels are cut to make room for completely new scenes that just appear to waste space, <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I know I've already said my say here, but hear me out one more time. I agree with the above quote. I too, was disappointed in areas where part of Tolkien's work was cut <I>and then</I> replaced by a seemingly meaningless new scene. I have Aragorn's swimming scene and his extra scene with Arwen in mind when I say this. It was not necessary and it could have/should have been avoided. But just because I did not agree with the director in a few areas of this movie, I am not going to deprive myself of the enjoyment of the other great aspects of it. The character selection and developement, save for Faramir, has been no less than exceptional, the battle scenes above any and all reproach, in a more detailed sense the costume/make up department has been of very very high quality, and the script was <I>based on</I> an already amazing plot and storyline. I say <I>based on</I> because that is exactly what it is. It says so in the credits of the movie(s). <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>There you have my main objection: rewritten material that can't stand up to what it replaces, <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>But it is not replacing the book(s), these films are based upon the novel(s) of J.R.R. Tolkien, not an exact representation of, as much as we would like them to be. Nothing will ever give to me exactly what Tolkien has given to me. When I read his work I am immersed completely in a new world and I never want to stop reading. But these films have come close to this level of entertainment for me, which is saying a lot for a movie. <P>Not everyone has to like these movies and no one should ever say they have to. But I really do enjoy them and I think they, like the books, are also great works of art. In a different way. But Tolkien gave the world something that can never be replaced or represented in another form, and that's what I love about them.<P>Laialthriel<p>[ January 24, 2003: Message edited by: Laialthriel ]