Lawrence of Middle-earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

skip spence · 02-28-2008, 04:14 PM

^That's what I wrote too, wasn't it?

But I don't know where your going with this. Would you, as a Tolkien fan, like it if PJ altered the story all together, even if it was a good and profitable film in itself? Probably not, I'd guess. Of course a filmmaker should respect the source material. Why else would he use it? But is he/she obliged to follow the source material it in every minor detail? Of course not.

02-28-2008, 04:14 PM	#4
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	^That's what I wrote too, wasn't it? But I don't know where your going with this. Would you, as a Tolkien fan, like it if PJ altered the story all together, even if it was a good and profitable film in itself? Probably not, I'd guess. Of course a filmmaker should respect the source material. Why else would he use it? But is he/she obliged to follow the source material it in every minor detail? Of course not. __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan