The Desolation

[Inziladun]

I still haven't seen either movie, but a particular line in the TORN article seems to say it all.

Hollywood is the Mirkwood of the 21st century, a dark rising force ruthlessly in pursuit of the money to be made in unoriginality and bloat: adaptations, sequels/ prequels, remakes and the splitting of films into twos or threes.

Spot on. And my opposition to not only TH, but the LOTR films over ten years ago was founded upon that nugget of knowledge. I saw that any cinematic treatment of the films would be very hard pressed to avoid pandering to Hollywood cliches that would blot out whatever of Tolkien had the good fortune to be left in.

Thanks indeed, Mr. Murry, for the link.