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03-23-2004, 04:03 PM | #385 |
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I think we need to have "candidate disclosure" (or whatever the term is) when others sling mud for a candidate. IOW, so-and-so slings mud in favor of SGH, there must be a sentence at the beginning saying "I'm SGH, and I approved this post."
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03-23-2004, 04:08 PM | #388 | |
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03-23-2004, 04:15 PM | #389 |
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A few questions that arn't really connected to running for president, but the answers should add a little insight into the minds of the candidates.
If by being elected President of Entmoot allowed you to change one thing about the movies, what would it be? If you could be one character from any of Tolkien's books, who would it be and why? And if Tolkien was to appear suddenly alive and well, saying that he wanted to write a new tale with you as the main character, who would that character be and what would they do? (I apologize for these questions, they're pretty random I know, but I thought they'd be good to answer even if no-one else thinks it!)
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For question one, I would get rid of that insidious goodbye at the end of Return of the King, and add back in the Scouring of the Shire. If I could be one charactor in Tolkien's books it would be Wormtounge because he understands the power of words. I also belive that the bad guys are the ones that make the story interesting, so that is why I sympithize with them more often. If I were in a Tolkien tale, I would be the person from the "real world" thrown into another world who belives in what is happening. I would not be the person who is in denial about leaving their own world. I feel very presumtuous answering these questions, but I have never run for anything before. I have ideas about what people want, but I have never had the opportunity to do something until now. Thank you.
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If I could change one thing in the movies, I would change Faramir’s character because that was the one single thing that bothered me the most. I would scrap the whole Osgiliath business and make Faramir let the hobbits go while still in Ithilien. In the books, Faramir understood a lot earlier that he had to let go of the Ring and the hobbits whereas in the film, he is portrayed like some kid who wants to make his dad Denethor proud by giving him a Father’s Day gift. And Denethor? In the books, Denethor was an intelligent man but PJ made him a complete lunatic. That was the second thing which bothered me the most.
But there are a lot of things I would like to change as well, even though I enjoyed the movies very much. I know Hector would not want to change the part where Arwen is riding Frodo to the ford If I could be a character from any of Tolkien’s books, I would like to be an ordinary hobbit. I don’t think anyone in Tolkien’s universe were happier and enjoyed life more than the carefree hobbits. Though, I would enjoy being Denethor too, mainly because I think he is one of the most interesting persons in LotR. His character got quite complex when the Palant*r began to influence his mind. He might have been a mean man but he was never truly evil. He was just poisoned by the evil of Sauron. It would actually be fun to be an anti-hero like Denethor. If I were a person in a Tolkien tale, I would be a hobbit setting out to see all the wonders of Middle-Earth and to seek adventures just like Bilbo. Imagine how great it would be to discover Tolkien’s fantastic world through the eyes of a hobbit!
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I would emphasize the true characters of Gimli and Legolas. This would include removing all lines and actions that made them looks like buffoons (Gimli), or Captain Obvious (Legolas). It would also include the deletion of the "dwarf-tossing" scene at Helm's Deep, and Legolas' silly stunts (the Mumakil thing, and the skateboarding thing). It would also include the addition of them becoming great friends in Lorien, and their newfound respect for each other. If that doesn't really count as one thing, then I'd delete Arwen from the Flight to the Ford, give Glorfindel his proper role, and have Frodo ride alone, defying the Nazgul at the Ford. Quote:
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You good Entmoot folks need yet another reason to vote for SGH? Well... just in case you do, referrals!
hector: 1 jonathan: 0 SGH: 10!! That's right, SGH has led 10 people to discover Entmoot! Remarkable, I'd say!
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She probably threatened them with the Klingon stick of pain, which she tries to disguise as an admin stick!
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BTW - Jonathan was a moderator on the #1 Tolkien chat on ICQ.
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actually my referrals would be right up there with SGH's.
just that the people i persuaded never posted and stuff....
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No one wants to ask the VP's anything?
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