[HCIsland]

I know a lot of people are just having fun with the inconsistencies in these films, but I also know for some, these really anger them. I've been wondering why these just slide off me when other Tolkien fans are so insulted.<P>I think it's because I've been accepting these kind of movie compromises for decades in science fiction films and I guess I've gotten used to it. I'm a physics and astronomy major, and as such, I can't watch a science fiction film without spotting all the inaccuracies that fly by most others. Some films couldn't give a rat's behind for such things (Star Wars is the most popular example, but there certainly are worse offenders) but this doesn't bother me because science is not what these films are about. Other films (though certainly far fewer) go through great pains to get the science as good as they can, but even they can't be perfect. 2001, arguably the best sci-fi film every made, has it's inconsistencies. For example, that unfinished, rotating space station would have a speed wobble that would tear it apart. Does it bug me? No, because that scene is absolutely gorgeous and would be weeker if the station were finished or not rotating. In fact, 2001 is still one of my favourite all time films.<P>So what's my point? I love science and I love film and decades of following both have allowed me to rectify the two so I can continue to enjoy both. Sometimes, I don't think Tolkien experts have had the benefit of that experience.<P>H.C.<p>[ February 24, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]