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Diamond18 · 01-19-2003, 11:57 PM

Aratlithiel:Actually, I am aware that your comments weren't aimed at me, but I guess you had the honor of voicing your opinions in just the matter that spoke to the thing I've been mulling over ever since my second viewing of TTT.That being the fact that I ended up enjoying it despite the glaring faults, and that some posts I've read at the Downs (none of which were aimed at me) made me feel guilty because I agree with them that certain changes were rubbish and many great things about the book were discarded rather thoughtlessly. (So much more so than anything in FotR). But I still was able to enjoy it, and did that make me a total sell out? Rather than being ashamed of not liking TTT, I sometimes feel ashamed that, all things taken into consideration, I did like it. (I've never felt the least bit ashamed about loving FotR).I don't go around saying TTT is the best ever and every change was perfect, and Faramir is a really great guy in the movie, and what the heck, it was better than the book, so no, I can still call myself a Tolkienite. I won't worry about it. But making that post allowed me to organize my thoughts on the matter. Didn't mean to sound too insulted. Whoops.About the Frodo change: I don't really know why. Can't think of anything off the top of my head...nope. Well, after he gets stabbed, I thought that the increased severity and quickness of his near decent to the Wraith-world was so that we would worry about him more. He was so stoic in the book that you don't find out what dire straits his was in until after everything's all right. Or at least that's the way it was for me. So maybe that's what they were thinking.But as to why he dropped his sword and fell down instead of striking out...*a blank and puzzled silence*By the way, I'm glad you said to read that part about PJ's mother over, because at first I thought that the terrorists were threatening to turn his mother into a jellyfish. Nice mental picture while it lasted. [ January 20, 2003: Message edited by: Diamond18 ]

01-19-2003, 11:57 PM	#16
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Aratlithiel:<P>Actually, I am aware that your comments weren't aimed at me, but I guess you had the honor of voicing your opinions in just the matter that spoke to the thing I've been mulling over ever since my second viewing of TTT.<P>That being the fact that I ended up enjoying it despite the glaring faults, and that some posts I've read at the Downs (none of which were aimed at me) made me feel guilty because I <I>agree</I> with them that certain changes were rubbish and many great things about the book were discarded rather thoughtlessly. (So much more so than anything in FotR). But I still was able to enjoy it, and did that make me a total sell out? Rather than being ashamed of <I>not</I> liking TTT, I sometimes feel ashamed that, all things taken into consideration, I <I>did</I> like it. (I've never felt the least bit ashamed about loving FotR).<P>I don't go around saying TTT is the best ever and every change was perfect, and Faramir is a really great guy in the movie, and what the heck, it was better than the book, so no, I can still call myself a Tolkienite. I won't worry about it. But making that post allowed me to organize my thoughts on the matter. Didn't mean to sound <I>too</I> insulted. Whoops.<P>About the Frodo change: I don't really know why. Can't think of anything off the top of my head...nope. Well, <I>after</I> he gets stabbed, I thought that the increased severity and quickness of his near decent to the Wraith-world was so that we would worry about him more. He was so stoic in the book that you don't find out what dire straits his was in until after everything's all right. Or at least that's the way it was for me. So maybe that's what they were thinking.<P>But as to why he dropped his sword and fell down instead of striking out...<I>a blank and puzzled silence</I><P>By the way, I'm glad you said to read that part about PJ's mother over, because at first I thought that the terrorists were threatening to turn his mother into a jellyfish. Nice mental picture while it lasted. <p>[ January 20, 2003: Message edited by: Diamond18 ] __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.