Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Ngila Dickson, Alan Lee and thousands of others most definitely <B>did</B> do justice to Tolkien's incredible book by making movies that were equally incredible. They had a scale, an attention to detail, and basically a love of the craft that Tolkien had.<P>Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh <B>did not</B> do justice to the works of Tolkien. After seeing the Appendices to <I>The Two Towers</I> I'm even more convinced of that. At times, Boyens seems deluded into thinking that she is the great writer behind these films. In fact she and Walsh are <B>not</B>. That honour belongs to the Professor, and only him. <P>80% of the introduced dialogue was predictable drivel that any one of us on the Downs could have done as well, or better. <I>The Return of the King</I> had some great moments, mainly I believe due to the fact that six dialogue editors were hired (check the credits). <I>Gollum's Song</I> is a good example, I believe. Written by Fran Walsh, it performs the job well, and the lyrics are appropriate for Gollum. But the language and style used are so obvious and blunt, it comes out crass compared to any dialogue kept from the books. Annie Lennox's song at the end of the third movie is basically the same. Enya's <I>May it Be</I>, however is hauntingly beautiful not just in its sound but its words. As a <B>real</B> songwriter she knows that understatement sounds much better. Certain language used makes the song relevant to Frodo without being a plain description.<P>Forgive my seemingly endless ranting. But listening to Boyens describe how <I>Gollum's Song</I> was written, you'd honestly think that Fran Walsh was the greatest genius of our time. Hardly.
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