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Nerdanel · 12-18-2002, 12:30 PM

I try to look at these movies for what they must surely have been; one of the most difficult adaptations to the medium of film that has ever been attempted. I commended PJ for the FotR because I was amazed at how much word-for-word dialogue was actually in the movie, plus the chapter titles from the book that actually became lines. And the changes that occured; I could see how they fit in the overall difficulty of reducing so rich a tapestry into a mere three hours of film time-characters had to be cut, scenes had to be adapted. And while it was different, it worked. But I do not understand why Faramir was changed so drastically. I tried to rationalize it. I tried to reconcile it. The only thing I could come up with was that PJ was trying to illustrate visually the inner turmoil he was going through when presented with the Ring of Power and what it could mean for Gondor. But: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Without Faramir, the ambiguity of the legacy of Númenor is wasted. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What else can you say?[ December 18, 2002: Message edited by: Nerdanel ]

12-18-2002, 12:30 PM	#5
Nerdanel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11	I try to look at these movies for what they must surely have been; one of the most difficult adaptations to the medium of film that has ever been attempted. I commended PJ for the FotR because I was amazed at how much word-for-word dialogue was actually in the movie, plus the chapter titles from the book that actually became lines. And the changes that occured; I could see how they fit in the overall difficulty of reducing so rich a tapestry into a mere three hours of film time-characters had to be cut, scenes had to be adapted. And while it was different, it worked. <P>But I do not understand why Faramir was changed so drastically. I tried to rationalize it. I tried to reconcile it. The only thing I could come up with was that PJ was trying to illustrate visually the inner turmoil he was going through when presented with the Ring of Power and what it could mean for Gondor. But: <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Without Faramir, the ambiguity of the legacy of Númenor is wasted.<BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>What else can you say?<p>[ December 18, 2002: Message edited by: Nerdanel ]