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Eomer of the Rohirrim · 11-22-2005, 10:21 AM

Well, if I understand your point correctly, my answer is yes.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 11-24-2005, 01:15 PM

Anyway...

The fact that books and films are different is a fact which I have not ignored, as indicated in the initial post. (Indeed, anyone ignoring this point obviously hasn't been paying much attention the Movies forum in recent years.) The question raised by making that point is: In which way did the unflattering (as I see it) portrayal of the Ents benefit the transition of the story from book to film?

AbercrombieOfRohan · 11-24-2005, 01:36 PM

Well, as I see it, there's absolutely nothing beneficial about changing the ents, though it doesn't destroy the movie either. The ents are one of the few things that I can truly seperate from the books and not overly complain about. Like (I think) you said Eomer, you had a hard time visualising the ents while reading the books, and so did I. Every time I read the Two Towers my visualisation changed; sometimes they looked more stone-like than tree-ish and othertimes more human than tree-ish and sometimes just tree-ish. So when I saw the movie, the ents were definitively Peter Jackson's version and I could easily differentiate between the two.

So I'm not sure if I've answered your question, but here's my take on things. Nice thread, by the way.

11-22-2005, 10:21 AM	#1
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11-24-2005, 01:15 PM	#2
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Anyway... The fact that books and films are different is a fact which I have not ignored, as indicated in the initial post. (Indeed, anyone ignoring this point obviously hasn't been paying much attention the Movies forum in recent years.) The question raised by making that point is: In which way did the unflattering (as I see it) portrayal of the Ents benefit the transition of the story from book to film? __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond Last edited by Eomer of the Rohirrim; 04-20-2007 at 08:04 AM. Reason: Badgers made me do it

11-24-2005, 01:36 PM	#3
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	Well, as I see it, there's absolutely nothing beneficial about changing the ents, though it doesn't destroy the movie either. The ents are one of the few things that I can truly seperate from the books and not overly complain about. Like (I think) you said Eomer, you had a hard time visualising the ents while reading the books, and so did I. Every time I read the Two Towers my visualisation changed; sometimes they looked more stone-like than tree-ish and othertimes more human than tree-ish and sometimes just tree-ish. So when I saw the movie, the ents were definitively Peter Jackson's version and I could easily differentiate between the two. So I'm not sure if I've answered your question, but here's my take on things. Nice thread, by the way.