Peter Jackson has improved Tolkien

[Black Breathalizer]

Originally posted by Blackheart
Of course, it's not like you actually care about having a discussion based on the relative merits of the picture vs. the book. You've already made up your mind, presented your position, and decided that anyone who holds a separate opinion has an invalid argument, merely because they must be against dramatization, or some kind of "purist".

That's utter nonsense. I have attempted on many occasions in this thread to illustrate my points and the only responses I get back are snide comments from posters like Blackheart that never really take on the points raised.

I will try one more time...

I believe the Jackson's Breaking of the Fellowship is superior to Tolkien's. (Yes, I said that.) Now for the sake of this discussion, let's assume that both the book's and the movie's versions were presented to you without the weight of one being an adaption of the other. If you had to choose between the two based solely on the merits of how the two scenes play out and how they impacted the overall storyline and its characters, which would you choose?

I think most objective people would choose Jackson's. Why? Because it gives every character in the Fellowship (especially Merry and Pippen) the chance to contribute directly to Frodo's quest. Rather than having Frodo 'run away' after his confrontation with Boromir, it gave him a chance to say good-bye to Merry, Pippen, and Aragorn. Rather than leaving Aragorn without a word, Frodo is able to say good-bye to Aragorn and to leave with him understanding why Frodo was making the decision to go alone. It gives the first third of the story a better all-round sense of closure, IMHO.

Now, rather than simply telling me what a loudmouth jerk I am, please DEFEND Tolkien's version, thank you.