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Originally Posted by davem
But we don't see his real desire & love for evil, what the Ring symbolises.
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Nor do we in the book. As for whether, at Sammath Naur, Frodo surrenders to an external force or freely chooses not to destroy the Ring, the book is ambiguous.
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I have come. But I do not choose now to do what I came to do. I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine!
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The words "do not choose" might suggest that he has no choice in the matter, while the words "I will not do" might be used to argue that he is acting out of free will. His feelings of guilt could justifiably arise either way. If it was an external force, then he could still feel guilty over nor having the strength of will to resist it.
As I recall, the words used in the film are different. But I should imagine that they could equally be interpreted either way (although I reserve the right to alter that view if someone posts them here
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Originally Posted by davem
It is a mischaracterisation - one which the movies have exacerbated ...
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I disagree. LotR was popularly regarded as escapist fantasy long before the films came out. I agree that it is a mischaracterisation, but I doubt that I would have 3 years ago.
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Originally Posted by davem
So why didn't they buy the movie rights to one of the thousand & one Tolkien rip off fantasies out there & film that? If you're going to adapt a work of literature do it properly.
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What
Rimbaud said.
Although I would reiterate my earlier point as well:
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Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man
I see no sin in aiming to produce an enjoyable, spectacular, action-packed and intensely moving fantasy film based on the events, characters and some of the themes of the book. Some may say that Jackson failed even in that. Personally, I don’t think that he did at all.
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