02-24-2003, 10:37 PM | #1 |
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Jackson got it right on the Scouring
As much as I like the Scouring of the Shire, Peter Jackson is right to exclude it from the Return of the King. The trilogy is about the destruction of the ring. The Scouring, although great, was terribly anticlimatic. I think it would have been better for Tolkien to give the reclaiming of the Shire its own separate focus in the Appendix (like the story of Arwen and Aragorn) and end the book the Jackson will end his movie trilogy.
The brilliant thing about Jackson's move is that he can always bring the actors back sometime in the future and film the Scouring of the Shire as a special extra on a future LOTR DVD. He could do the same thing with Tom Bombadil and the barrow wights. |
02-25-2003, 12:21 AM | #2 |
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May I ask, how do you know it will not be included in the ROTK? I hope they will. How else would the audience know the end of Frodo?
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Cheers, Sam ps. Dont kill me BB. I was stating my opinion, so please dont take offense as to what I said. I merely think that PJ could've done better with some of the scene's in both movies.
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The Scouring just kinda ties everything up. I love it, and I still hope PJ will pop in even a bit of it.
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Re: Jackson got it right on the Scouring
You really like to live dangerously, do you Black Breathalizer?
Although I do not like it, it seems all rumours support that there will be no scouring of the Shire in the movie. I think it is a pity, because for me that part was essential to the story. In the book it is a tale told from a Hobbit's point of view, it is the Hobbits we get to follow home after the fall of Sauron, and the scouring fits in naturally. Also the changes the four Hobbits undergoes on their quest, and how they (Sam, Merry and Pip) manage to rouse the inhabitants of the Shire to a rebellion is an important part of the book. It shows another side of the merry Shire people. I can see why PJ cut the part out though, as he seems to have done. If everything I would want to have in the film had been actually taken in, it would have been at least a 'six-logy'.
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You can't delete the scouring and make up an ending. Well, you can, but I believe the quality of the movie would be diminished. Due to time constraints, I can understand why he might want to cut this part out. I think he should go ahead and make a four hour movie. People would still go and see it, Fiddler on the Roof is four hours long.
And just imagine... four solid hours of surround sound, special effects, great acting, mideval style battles, wow! Readers and non-readers alike have built up huge loyalty, interest, and fandom with FotR and TTT, we are ready for a really long and excellent finale to the series, so bring on the Scouring! Cheers .N. Edit: whoops, typo
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02-25-2003, 09:37 AM | #8 |
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PJ didn't film the Scouring of the Shire. That has been confirmed by countless sources, including PJ himself.
But you are all missing my point. The point is that Jackson COULD STILL film it. It's part of the LOTR story that they have the movie rights to film. PJ tells the tale of the ring and THEN goes back and tells the hobbit tale we didn't see on screen. Now that the films have become mega-hits, it makes sense. To paraphrase the immortal words of New Line's Chairman, Bob Shaye: Why settle for three LOTR films when you can make FOUR? The Lord of the Rings: The Scouring of the Shire. |
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Although I would completely miss the scouring, with the way PJ has been setting these films up and his style, it wouldnt have worked. (he couldnt have had it work) I think it could have been beautifully done and not an anti-climax, but not for PJ's films .
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Its a shame really because it works well in the books but from a Hollywood point of view I can definitely see why they wouldnt want to do it. Youve just spent three years pouring all over Middle Earth fighting battles and creatures of amazing power and from the jaws of defeat you snatch victory and youve defeated a super powerful creature of pure evil and saved the world from certain doom and basically hell on earth after the fate of your quest was hanging by a string. A new king of the old blood line is finally crowned and men reunite and peace abounds. And now what do you do? Well you have a little fight with some thugs in the shire. Then you plant some new trees and rebuild some houses and.... eh.... 90% of the viewing public would be thinking whats going on? Isnt it over? Wheres my coat.
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Jackson got it WRONG on the Scouring (and Arwen, but I won't go into that ;) )
The Scouring of the Shire is a symbolic part of the story. Tolkien has stated (a number of times, I believe) that he sees history as one long defeat, with occasional glimpses at the final, Eternal Victory. The destruction of the Ring and the crowning of Aragorn was such a glimpse at the final Victory. The Scouring of the Shire, along with the scene at the Grey Havens, were parts of the continuous Defeat, and showed that the world will not be a perfect, paradisical place after the defeat of Sauron and the destruction of the Ring. But the Scouring was important in and of itself, as it showed how even the Little Folk of the Shire can stand up for what is theirs; it is a part of the theme of how even the smallest people can make a difference.
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you WON'T miss the scouring of the shire?! *goes away pulling hair out*
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It'd make a rather boring end to the 3 movies for those who haven't read the books. Would be great to see it added, but unfortunately it doesn't look like that's going to happen
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Ya know what I would like to see? (Now that I'm done wacking BB) I would *love* it if they put like an alternate ending in the EE of ROTK, or use the Scouring as a deleted scene in the Theatrical Version, and put it back in in the EE.
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Though, I agree, BB, that he could still film it, I doubt that he will. (I'm still holding out for the fact that PJ's filmed it already, and it will be part of RotK.) PJ is a good director, and organised. This means he probably planned out how and what he was going to film for all three parts in advance of the actual filming. The guy did spend about six years on this project.
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I am not going to argue with BB, as the reason BB joined Entmoot is evidently to be a troublemaker in all ways possible, and my viewpoint has already been expressed. *hits BB over the head with a frying pan by accident* Sorry... instinct....
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But I would bet anybody that New Line is talking about the Scouring of the Shire with PJ now. When Jackson planned and executed the original film shoot, they weren't thinking of ANY extended versions. According to PJ, it was only when he discovered that he had a wealth of good material for the Fellowship of the Ring that would need to be cut from the theatrical release that the idea of an extended version was ever discussed. Since then, I'm convinced that last year's actor reunion in NZ for additional shooting was as much for the extended edition of TTT as it was for TTT's theatrical release. So the idea of the Scouring being added this summer -- or even the summer of 2004 -- is not completely far-fetched. |
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I have to agree. I know many people on this board love this part of the books. Personally, I think it is a major let down and somewhat unrealistic. For Saruman to have fallen that far does not strike me as believable.
I also think it would have been better as an appendix. But Tolkien himself has said that with a story that large, it is impossible to please everyone. I am quite thankful for his work! (Actually, I think that is the one part of LOTR that contains a tad bit of allegory, although JRR denied it.)
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