[Airedae]

Child,

This is a wonderful question to ask. I don't think theirs one answer to it though. You will receive so many different perspectives that maybe it would be impossible to really know the true answer. I can really only say what how i look at it. Hearing you say you were disappointed makes me want to tell you that I was too, somewhat, just alittle though....i left the theather to very quiet and very unsure about how i felt about what i had just saw. but a few days past and i finally let my mind rest. i had for days thought and thought about it. after having a cup of coffee and sitting down and reading two towers again, i realized that i am going to have to be two kinds of fan: A fan of the movies and a fan of the books. However, the books will always remain fond to me and nothing will ever take that away yet finally seeing the first two installments has moved me in a way that the books has too. frodo has been a very important character in my life, ive carried him in my heart since i was a child. i found him very early on and hes remained with me through all my hardships and happy times. seeing elizah wood play frodo has been a really interesting journey. though he is so young, i do see frodo in elizahs portrayal of him. scenes are different but hes still there. the way i deal with the changes is to know that the book frodo is still in my heart. hes never left and thats why i want to give elizah a chance to see this task through. we have to have faith...i hope that doesnt sound corny...i just wanted to say to you child, that i understand some disappointments in the movie. for me in general my most disappointments were with things that i was most fond of. everything cant be in the movie or like someone in their post said, the movies would be soooooo long. but i do think its okay to be upset with the movie and to be disappointed. but trust me, like fellowship, it gets better every time you see it again. i have seen two towers 4 times and i like it alittle more everytime i see it.

as for your question about christopher being right or wrong...i think maybe its somewhat impossible to bring the whole story to film. so many people are angry at peter jackson for doing the things he's done to the movies but look at it this way, had peter not took on these tacks, we would have never had any movies at all. not alot of people wanted to take on the material because it clearly is a wide spectrum of things that came from one amazing mans mind. in my opinion, only JRR tolkien himself could of captured the true story on film. its very hard to even begin to imagine how amazing a film would be if the actual writer could direct the film. i dont think peter jackson meant any harm to tolkien and i certainly agree with the person that said that tolkien wants us to use our imaginations. peter used his mind and made two great movies. but no i dont think its possible to capture the true story. thats the case for any movie though. tolkien himself would of had to be the one doing it. but peter jackson did a wonderful job and im proud of what he has accomplished. it must of been so hard but he has succeeded and bringing his imaginations, which i know tolkien inspired, to film. so my answer is yes and no i guess..hehe...thats a great question and i tend to ramble at trying to answer questions this good....lol..

[ January 01, 2003: Message edited by: Airedae ]