Book Fans vs. Movie Fans - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**The Saucepan Man** · 01-29-2003, 08:15 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But I think of those who are Tolkien fans introduced by the movies as 'not-properly-introduced' Tolkien fans. I myself fall into that category , but not through the films by PJ, but by the one by Ralph Bakshi. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Isn't that a bit unfair on those who were introduced to the books by the films, and on yourself? Would someone who discovers the books when they trip and fall in a library and have LotR stuffed under their head as a pillow be "nor properly introduced"? I don't think it matters how you are introduced (or indeed how many books you read or how many times you read them) as long as you get something from them.

01-29-2003, 08:15 AM	#11
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But I think of those who are Tolkien fans introduced by the movies as 'not-properly-introduced' Tolkien fans. I myself fall into that category , but not through the films by PJ, but by the one by Ralph Bakshi. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Isn't that a bit unfair on those who were introduced to the books by the films, and on yourself? Would someone who discovers the books when they trip and fall in a library and have LotR stuffed under their head as a pillow be "nor properly introduced"? I don't think it matters how you are introduced (or indeed how many books you read or how many times you read them) as long as you get something from them. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!