Denethor's plunge

[Quempel]

Originally Posted by Finduilas

Could I suggest that the hypocrisy is caused by the fact that since Tolkien created ME, he is able to make the impossible possible, but since PJ is only the director of a movie based of LotR, he is considered by the "True Believers" to have no right in doing such things? Its Tolkiens world. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas can, in his world run that far in that amount of time. Denethor on fire..... well, he didn't.

I don't want to join in on this arguement, but I did want to make an excuse for the hypocrisy(and sure, I'm often a hypocrite...).

I agree.

And once again, it's a fantasy book and movie. So in impossible world of reality sure a human can't run that many miles in a day. But in a fantasy book...they can. Superman flys because of the high he gets off our yellow sun, but in reality humans don't fly. It is called a fantasy book/movie for a reason. Funny that it's ok to believe PJ's Denathor can run three miles while burning up steep slopes and it's believable part of the movie fantasy, but heaven forbid Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli run 145 kilo's (was Tolkien talking English Meters or American Miles?)

Hello pot met kettle.

And for the record Middle Earth was Tolkien's world, not Peter Jackson's. Pete just interpreted it and made movies, he did not invent it. And that is the difference between the two. Again I point out my statement about Gibson, it is the same with Jackson. Just because a producer/director made tons of awards and money off of a story, does not make it their story. Same can be said for any director (such as Lucas) who make movies out of stories that have long been written by others.

I must say however, this debate, or whatever it is, has drawn me out of lurking. Which can be considered either a good or bad thing, depending on the point of view.