The Arrogance of the Rings

lol so true that artists are egotistical... no matter how much they try to hide it *is an artist*<BR>but yeah i think it's a bit hard to say that the movie was better than the book. i mean everyone is entitled to an opinion, but the media involved are just so different. also there was a major time difference; tolkien was writing for people who didn't mind a bit of placidity. the movie was made for the mtv generation who can't sit still for five seconds unless there's a fight scene. they did well not making it too hollywood but they had to a little bit. <BR>i like both scenes... probably i'd prefer the book though because it's more subtle, i guess. leaves more to the imagination, and it conveys the kind of gentle sorrow that tolkien is so into writing about.<BR>one more thing - how funny is it in the movie when boromir tries to take the ring and then falls down and makes this... i guess eating noise? it sounds like he's chomping the leaves. (:<BR>sorry for the length<BR>-Saskia