Was Christopher Tolkien right? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

GreyIstar · 01-03-2003, 12:45 AM

There is no such thing as a pure adaptation to film. Its impossible. Especially when trying to condense 1000 pages into 9 or 10 hours of film.

I think these movies have done a very good job at trying to tackle it. They are intersting, fun and evoke emotions. I feel like Ive been on this journy.

In a perfect world yes these films would be 6 hours long each and go into every detail but we live nowhere near perfect.

01-03-2003, 12:45 AM	#38
GreyIstar Wight Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dallas Posts: 116	There is no such thing as a pure adaptation to film. Its impossible. Especially when trying to condense 1000 pages into 9 or 10 hours of film. I think these movies have done a very good job at trying to tackle it. They are intersting, fun and evoke emotions. I feel like Ive been on this journy. In a perfect world yes these films would be 6 hours long each and go into every detail but we live nowhere near perfect. __________________ Keeper of the site Ring Lord. "Dangerous!" cried Gandalf. "And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."