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doug*platypus · 01-19-2003, 01:41 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Did you see any of the documentaries on FotR or TTT? Did you see how much detail they took care of? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Propaganda, my son, propaganda pure and simple. I haven't seen all of the self-congratulatory documentary footage, and would appreciate enlightenment as to details. But I have seen many cases of the filmmakers haughty attitudes, where they say things along the lines of "I'm a big fan of the book," or "We improved on the book in this scene," etcetera, etcetera. Which is fair enough, it was a monumental task at which they performed well, and only hindsight in the distant future may reveal to them where possible errors were made. Many writers of fanfiction on the Downs ask for comments on their work. It is impossible to be a critic of your own work, because you can never look at it objectively. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> they deviated because if they didn't, there would be no plausible script. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> plausible <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> There's a word that won't hold up very long in the face of TTT in particular. Try chanting it over and over as you watch, observing with disappointment how much less applicable it becomes with each passing minute. Many parts of the movie are not plausible, and most of the deviations have served to confuse the story rather than streamline it. They got carried away with changes and forgot why they should have been making changes. Once again, ego triumphed, as the filmmakers decided to show their own version of the book rather than translate it faithfully. Think Planet of the Apes. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but why couldn't they be more honest about their disregard for the source material? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> You're wasting your valuable time, HC. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sorry, young Calvinite, this was both unfair and untrue. I appreciate the lengths you went to to produce the timeline, and I'm glad that you posted a link here on the Downs for us to check out. I daresay the movies could have made use of someone like you as a factchecker, and then there would be less fallout to deal with.

01-19-2003, 01:41 AM	#9
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Did you see any of the documentaries on FotR or TTT? Did you see how much detail they took care of? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Propaganda, my son, propaganda pure and simple. I haven't seen all of the self-congratulatory documentary footage, and would appreciate enlightenment as to details. But I have seen many cases of the filmmakers haughty attitudes, where they say things along the lines of "I'm a big fan of the book," or "We improved on the book in this scene," etcetera, etcetera. Which is fair enough, it was a monumental task at which they performed well, and only hindsight in the distant future may reveal to them where possible errors were made. Many writers of fanfiction on the Downs ask for comments on their work. It is impossible to be a critic of your own work, because you can never look at it objectively.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> they deviated because if they didn't, there would be no plausible script. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> plausible <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>There's a word that won't hold up very long in the face of TTT in particular. Try chanting it over and over as you watch, observing with disappointment how much less applicable it becomes with each passing minute. Many parts of the movie are <B>not</B> plausible, and most of the deviations have served to confuse the story rather than streamline it. They got carried away with changes and forgot why they should have been making changes. Once again, ego triumphed, as the filmmakers decided to show their own version of the book rather than translate it faithfully. Think Planet of the Apes. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but why couldn't they be more honest about their disregard for the source material?<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> You're wasting your valuable time, HC. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Sorry, young Calvinite, this was both unfair and untrue. I appreciate the lengths you went to to produce the timeline, and I'm glad that you posted a link here on the Downs for us to check out. I daresay the movies could have made use of someone like you as a factchecker, and then there would be less fallout to deal with. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.