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Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

A relevant question which arises is this: Is ignorance bliss? (In the case of the films, of course!) I mean, we can talk about how out of character some of the humour is, but there is an equally valid criticism of some of the humour in the films: that it is just plain unfunny. Thoughts?

I would posit that ignorance is bliss. My sister, who never read the books, thought that the films were just wonderful - she didn't have the books running through her head as did I while sitting in the theater. She accepted the the movies at face value - though she did have more than a few questions for me as PJ didn't explain everything.

And ignorance is also bliss in that if one could only go back to the day before first reading the LOTR. I still enjoy reading them after 25+ readings, yet the first time had the thrill of not knowing what was coming next. Does Gandalf really die? Will Aragorn become King? Is Frodo really dead?

I enjoy being on the other side, but one can't help sometimes looking across the fence.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Yes, yes, but what about the people who had never read the books, and who see Gimli falling off a horse and think "This is so not funny..."

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