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Child of the 7th Age · 11-17-2002, 11:15 AM

If you would ever see the 1978 cartoon (done in two different parts), you'd appreciate PJ more! I also have my complaints about PJ, among the most serious being the depiction of Frodo as a 'too spineless victim' almost from the first instant he walks onto the screen. But having said that, we could have done a lot worse than PJ's version.<P>Someone told me in the Books forum to think of the movies as fanfiction--a stupendous, great, and classy fanfiction, which reflect PJ's views of Tolkien rather than pure Tolkien itself.<P>I find this mindset works for me quite well.<P>sharon

11-17-2002, 11:15 AM	#7
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	If you would ever see the 1978 cartoon (done in two different parts), you'd appreciate PJ more! I also have my complaints about PJ, among the most serious being the depiction of Frodo as a 'too spineless victim' almost from the first instant he walks onto the screen. But having said that, we could have done a lot worse than PJ's version.<P>Someone told me in the Books forum to think of the movies as fanfiction--a stupendous, great, and classy fanfiction, which reflect PJ's views of Tolkien rather than pure Tolkien itself.<P>I find this mindset works for me quite well.<P>sharon __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.