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Bêthberry · 09-14-2005, 09:50 AM

Most here are, I would think, assuming some kind of straightforward remake of the LotR. Yet once the copyright wears out--will it ever?--there could well be many different takes on how to re-imagine the story for film.

I can imagine a film made solely from, say, Eowyn's POV. It wouldn't begin with The Shire of course, but it would cover aspects of the story only lightly treated in the books and instead of glorifying a return of the king it could feature the problems peole in Ithilien and Rohan face in restoring some semblance of social order. What about the battle in Erebor and Dale? Would it be possible to create a film which so thoroughly eclipsed the story of the Ring? Now that would be a creative challenge.

Would a post-modern, sardonic version be possible which would focus on the long defeat rather than Frodo and Sam's heroism? How about a completely revisited version set in the Seventh Age? It's done with Shakespeare, as Alatar suggests.

Would that someone as creative as Zhang Yimou conceive of such a remake.

09-14-2005, 09:50 AM	#4
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Most here are, I would think, assuming some kind of straightforward remake of the LotR. Yet once the copyright wears out--will it ever?--there could well be many different takes on how to re-imagine the story for film. I can imagine a film made solely from, say, Eowyn's POV. It wouldn't begin with The Shire of course, but it would cover aspects of the story only lightly treated in the books and instead of glorifying a return of the king it could feature the problems peole in Ithilien and Rohan face in restoring some semblance of social order. What about the battle in Erebor and Dale? Would it be possible to create a film which so thoroughly eclipsed the story of the Ring? Now that would be a creative challenge. Would a post-modern, sardonic version be possible which would focus on the long defeat rather than Frodo and Sam's heroism? How about a completely revisited version set in the Seventh Age? It's done with Shakespeare, as Alatar suggests. Would that someone as creative as Zhang Yimou conceive of such a remake. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.