The Dunedain?

[The Saucepan Man]

My point is self-explanatory. It does not overly concern me that the Dunedain were not present in the LotR films.

But, since you ask ( ), I sometimes find myself rather mystified by the constant raising of myriad very minor issues in respect of the films that really have no bearing on their quality as films and yet are inflated to the level of major errors on Jackson’s part. Don’t get me wrong, although I greatly enjoyed the films, I do not regard them as perfect. There are a number of major issues I have with them, but these relate mainly to their internal consistency/credibility rather than their faithfulness to the books. The fact that the Dunedain were absent (or that Bombadil or Beregond or the Scouring for that matter were absent, or that Faramir’s hair was the “wrong” colour) really doesn’t affect my enjoyment of them at all as films. And, given that I regard them as a major achievement (and also given their overwhelming success as films) I tend to find such minor criticisms slightly churlish.

Sorry to bring this up on your thread, Elessar Telcontar, since it a point in which others are obviously interested. My comments are purely my own opinion on the matter and apply to many more threads than this one and many more posts than those here. Maybe one day I’ll get round to starting a new thread on the issue …