RotK expectations - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lily Bracegirdle · 03-22-2004, 05:13 PM

I was disappointed in that Theoden's death (which always makes me cry when I read it) didn't move me at all. I was also hoping for the houses of healing scenes and was pretty disaapointed when they weren't included.

ROTK (the book) had so many things going on in it that there wasn't time to do more than a cursory job in the movie. In the end, I felt like there was so much left out and yet I couldn't have sat there any longer. It's too bad there wasn't enough conflict to make RoTK into two films and cover everything in depth. In this case, a miniseries might have fit the bill better, although the production values would have been far inferior.

-Lily

03-22-2004, 05:13 PM	#5
Lily Bracegirdle Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bree Posts: 210	I was disappointed in that Theoden's death (which always makes me cry when I read it) didn't move me at all. I was also hoping for the houses of healing scenes and was pretty disaapointed when they weren't included. ROTK (the book) had so many things going on in it that there wasn't time to do more than a cursory job in the movie. In the end, I felt like there was so much left out and yet I couldn't have sat there any longer. It's too bad there wasn't enough conflict to make RoTK into two films and cover everything in depth. In this case, a miniseries might have fit the bill better, although the production values would have been far inferior. -Lily __________________ "But nay: the praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards." - Faramir