Okay, so what do you think NOW?

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

Why is that? Yeah I know they leave stuff out in the movies but what can you or any of us do about it? Would've loved to hear Legolas sing. I think that would've been so cool!

First of all, they not only left stuff out (something that I tend to forgive movies), but they put stuff in as well, stuff that wasn't supposed to be there. Stuff that directly contradicts the ideas and images of the books.

What can we do about it? Well, join the "haters" club... Joking aside, nothing really. But that doesn't stop me from disliking them.

And thirdly, Legolas is a nice guy in the books (and he does sing!), but the movies' version is not him: it is a hollywood-ised elf, not a Tolkien elf. Being his fan isn't being Legolas' fan, but Orlando Bloom's fan.