[Lalaith]

I think that in addition to what has been mentioned above, he would also be concerned that the ubiquity of the film, and its power as a medium, would mean that its ideas and conceptions will replace his own in people's minds. <BR>So, most people will now think of Theoden as a grumpy, rather difficult old man, not a kindly one; Aragorn as a man initially in fear of his destiny rather than single-mindedly focused on it; Eowyn as a sweet, smiling girl, rather than a stern, cold, screwed-up one; Gimli as a belching Scottish comedian rather than dour and doughty Son of Earth...and so on.