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Originally Posted by elvet
The movies are an interpretation of Tolkien. The question should be whether Peter has done a better job than other directors would have done, not how closely the movie adheres to the source. Personally, I think he has done a fine job of bringing Middle-earth to life.
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That begs the question though of whether another director who
did have more respect for the source material could have satisfied more of the books' fans. A moot point now, I suppose.
Since I'm not going to see the movies, I'll adopt
Nerwen's suggestion and leave this alone now.