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doug*platypus · 12-26-2003, 06:18 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I was confused the first time I read the book as to who was who, who was related to who, and who was an elf or man. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If done properly, a movie would eliminate a lot of this confusion. Sure, it may be tricky to tell the difference between Fingon and Fingolfin the first time you read the book, but in a movie they would be played by different actors. A picture tells a thousand words, and a moving picture about 3,000,000 or more. Armour, costumes and heraldic devices would all help to distinguish one house from another. And of course Elves, Hobbits and Vulcans all have pointy ears, which is what makes them so different from Men.

12-26-2003, 06:18 AM	#24
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I was confused the first time I read the book as to who was who, who was related to who, and who was an elf or man. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If done properly, a movie would eliminate a lot of this confusion. Sure, it may be tricky to tell the difference between Fingon and Fingolfin the first time you read the book, but in a movie they would be played by different actors. A picture tells a thousand words, and a moving picture about 3,000,000 or more. Armour, costumes and heraldic devices would all help to distinguish one house from another. And of course Elves, Hobbits and Vulcans all have pointy ears, which is what makes them so different from Men. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.