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Old 05-15-2015, 08:50 AM   #30
Faramir Jones
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Originally Posted by Nerwen View Post
Zig, I think it's his film rather than the book he's talking about- but I would also agree it's a pretty revealing statement. But then the whole interview has a certain frankness missing from earlier ones- e.g. Tauriel's inclusion is now described as "a very cold-blooded decision" [to appeal to pre-teen girls] rather than being mandated by the Spirit of Tolkien, and the action was apparently driven largely by "ways to kill orcs" and "the next cool thing [Legolas] is going do", which is pretty much what most of us thought all along.
Thanks for the above post, Nerwen. I guessed as much, in terms of the appeal to pre-teen girls, because of the 'romance' between Tauriel and Fili.
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