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**lindil** · 01-17-2001, 08:26 AM

Welcome to the board! Beautiful post - "at any rate, I've been looking at drawings by John Howe and Ted Nasmith for years. And even though some of their interpretations differ from what's in my head, they haven't ruined my enjoyment of the books or my ability to create my own images and ideas of characters. " Being one of those concerned ones , I will say I am planning on giving the movie a visiit - however looking at pictures for years does not have the sensory/mental imprinting power of a highly anticipated movie seen in Dolby surround sound at high volumes on a giant screen [w/ potentiallly numerous repetitions]. Anyone who has seen star wars films alot and then read the later post- return of the jedi books will know just how easily images of the characters come to them , even w/ bad writing and unrealistic situations. In SW this is a plus as the movies came first . Personally , I am hoping that one viewing will not create that for me , but I have little doubt that for people who see the movies alot before getting far into the books will have those images as firmly in their head as princess leia and luke. I am also wondering if the frequent moviegoers [who have this as their first LotR experience] will want the LotR canon changed to fit the movie! lindil Lindil is often found on posting on the New Silmarillion Canon Forum at the Barrowdowns discussion board. 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.'

01-17-2001, 08:26 AM	#15
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,681	<BR> Welcome to the board!</b><br><br> <br> Beautiful post -<br> <br> <br> "at any rate, I've been looking at drawings by John Howe and Ted Nasmith for years. And even though some of their interpretations differ from what's in my head, they haven't ruined my enjoyment of the books or my ability to create my own images and ideas of characters. "<br> <br> Being one of those concerned ones , I will say I am planning on giving the movie a visiit - <br> however looking at pictures for years does not have the sensory/mental imprinting power of a highly anticipated movie seen in Dolby surround sound at high volumes on a giant screen [w/ potentiallly numerous repetitions]. Anyone who has seen star wars films alot and then read the later post- return of the jedi books will know just how easily images of the characters come to them , even w/ bad writing and unrealistic situations. In SW this is a plus as the movies came first .<br> <br> Personally , I am hoping that one viewing will not create that for me , but I have little doubt that for people who see the movies alot before getting far into the books will have those images as firmly in their head as princess leia and luke. I am also wondering if the frequent moviegoers [who have this as their first LotR experience] will want the LotR canon changed to fit the movie! <br> <br> lindil <p>Lindil is often found on posting on the New Silmarillion Canon Forum at the Barrowdowns discussion board. 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.