09-22-2002, 07:23 PM | #1 |
Elf Lord
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Peter Jackson has improved Tolkien
Some of you purists may disagree, but in writing the screenplays to his movies, I think it's clear that PJ actually improved on The Master's great work.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Tolkien fan. But I love the changes that Jackson has made. Some of my favorites include: Boromir's character. PJ made him much more "human." In the movie version, you could actually empathize with Boromir in a way you didn't in the book. Who didn't like the way he related to Merry and Pippin? The Breaking of the Fellowship. PJ's version tied things together in a way that Tolkien wasn't able to do. Arwen. Why didn't Tolkien highlight this beautiful love story? Using her in the flight to the ford was a stroke of genius. I can't wait to see what improvements Jackson and Co. make to TTT!!! |
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