Westernesse

[Turin]

I have always thought that the Downfall of Numenor and/or the Last Alliance were the most realistic possibilities to bring on to the big screen. The guy who wrote the article does well to present his ideas in a logical way.

However, despite that, it would be with a certain degree of trepidation to see if there was really going to be a movie made on this. I think the chap points this out himself, using Tolkien's own line:

"To go there is to destroy the magic".

This is moreso that ever I felt about LoTR. LoTR is a story, with a background "history", but a story just the same. I don't think many people could have any qualms about bringing this story to life. However, to "go back" and delve into the "History" parts, would probably undermine the atmosphere of the mythos; for many Tolkien fans (me included), it is the whole essence of myth and legendarium that is so fundamentally appealling - allowing our own imaginations to "look back" to the older Time, depicting characters and events that are uniquely transposed in our own minds.

Would this "ruin" the potential movie(s)?