Hmm,<P>1. Agree<P>2. No disrespect but did we see the same film? Frodo offers the Ring to Gandalf, Galadriel and Aragorn who all refuse with a struggle. Include in this the performance of Bean and I think it highlighted the danger of the Ring very well.<P>* Do you remember the scene where Boromir is playing with Merry and Pippin? Where he comforts Gimli at Balins tomb? His conversation with Aragorn in Lorien? His fight to save the hobbits at the end? Again, have to disagree although of course it could have been done better.<P>* Through the film it was clear to see Frodo the innocent change to Frodo in despair. I thought this was one of the best done parts.<P>* Agree that some things did fly past to fast but not Moria, that was a great part of the film.<P>3. <P>Aragorn - The problem here was that the character was just not given the time to build. More time with the hobbits was needed between Bree and Rivendell to show how the love between them grows. I thought Vigo did a good job from a representational aspect but wasn't given enough time to develop.<P>Boromir - I loved Beans Boromir. Out of all of the fellowship I thought his was the character that developed the most through the film. His lust for the Ring was obvious and there were also some nice scenes of him being a good guy.<BR> <BR>Elrond - PJ got this completely wrong. Elrond came across to me as a bitter, twisted bigot who pretty much hated all of the other races.<P>Gandalf - Apart from the times you mention where he seems unsure of himself, I thought Gandalf was great. His swift mood swings were in there, his love for the hobbits, his wise words, his anger, his strength was all there for me. The only thing I can think of is that PJ tried to portray Gandalf as under Saruman but to such an extent that sometimes he verged on the bumbling fool. Also this may have been done so that those who haven't read the book will see the drastic change in Gandalf when he returns.<P>Sauron - This scene was a flashback to an earlier age and so not from the LOTR book specifically. While I didn't like it, again, it was visually stunning.<P>4. Can't say much on your points here as thaey have been beaten with a stick too many times before. One thing though that you said about the Ringwraiths during the day. What did you mean by this? They certainly travelled during the day, they weren't vampires.<P>There were some dire moments in the film agreed but there was also a lot of good. <P>To see the Shire and Gandalf, Bilbo and Frodo play out a tremendous first part was enchanting. The acting was top notch, Sir Ian McKellan especially. Moria was pure cinematic genius and will be talked about for years to come. The visualisation of Middle Earth was breathtaking as was the costumes and soundtrack. The wizard duel and the breaking were nothing like they were in the book but still breath-taking. <P>Its not perfect but its a fair crack and I'm glad I went to see it. There's no point in biting off your nose to spite your face as they say down Hobbiton way. <P>It dosen't make it a bad film because its not how you wanted it to be, it does make it a bad representation of the book however, there is a difference. <P>Go see it as a film on its own merits and try not to compare everything to the book, I'm sure a lot will get enjoyment from it at some point.<P>[ December 25, 2001: Message edited by: Quellesir ]<p>[ December 25, 2001: Message edited by: Quellesir ]
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