I understand it. There were lots of endins as it is. It'll be in the EE, which I already lust for.
I've finally learned to draw a line in my head between books and movies. I love them both. I am aware that there were changes between the two. Some of them, I regret. I would have loved to see Tom Bombadil, but I understand why they cut him. I would have loved to see more songs, but I understand why they weren't there. I would have loved to see Faramir and Eowyn in the House of Healing, but it'll be in EE, and I understand its lack of thereness.
RotK: The Movie blew me away. It was unbelievable. For nearly two days after seeing it, I was unable to talk about it beyond "it was unbelievable." In my mind, it was perfect. Sure, it wasn't the same as the books. Sure, it added some things, took some things out. But it had the same power, the same spirit and hope and passion that LotR: The Book had, and that was what was, ultimately important.
Not that I don't nitpick. But unlike FotR and TTT, where I grumped away at the changes, I find myself calmly accepting them in RotK, because, Peter Jackson did a damn good job, far far better than I would have thought anyone could ever do with LotR. It is an unbelievable trilogy. It is not the books. It is a trilogy based on them, it is damn good, and I love it intensly.
And, rant aside, I cannot wait to see the Scouring of the Shire in the EE - I missed it sorely ;).
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Date: 2003-12-28 04:47 pm (UTC)Can you believe they cut the Scouring of the Shire from the movie? Unbelievable.
Hope you did well on your test.
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Date: 2003-12-28 05:38 pm (UTC)I've finally learned to draw a line in my head between books and movies. I love them both. I am aware that there were changes between the two. Some of them, I regret. I would have loved to see Tom Bombadil, but I understand why they cut him. I would have loved to see more songs, but I understand why they weren't there. I would have loved to see Faramir and Eowyn in the House of Healing, but it'll be in EE, and I understand its lack of thereness.
RotK: The Movie blew me away. It was unbelievable. For nearly two days after seeing it, I was unable to talk about it beyond "it was unbelievable." In my mind, it was perfect. Sure, it wasn't the same as the books. Sure, it added some things, took some things out. But it had the same power, the same spirit and hope and passion that LotR: The Book had, and that was what was, ultimately important.
Not that I don't nitpick. But unlike FotR and TTT, where I grumped away at the changes, I find myself calmly accepting them in RotK, because, Peter Jackson did a damn good job, far far better than I would have thought anyone could ever do with LotR. It is an unbelievable trilogy. It is not the books. It is a trilogy based on them, it is damn good, and I love it intensly.
And, rant aside, I cannot wait to see the Scouring of the Shire in the EE - I missed it sorely ;).
Thanks for the well-wishes - I hope I did, too!