[VanimaEdhel]

Thank you for the picture, Rumil, now I'm crying again...it's okay, I'm used to it...<P>The way I went into "The Two Towers" was that I consciously tried to forget everything about the book. I went in just looking to see how good it was as a movie, as that is what it was. And, you know what? If you only concentrate on that, it is an <I>amazing, amazing</I> movie that carries the same messages and themes as the books.<P>I did kind of think that the Elves showing up right at that moment was a tad too coincidental, but I did not mind that they came. It went along with the whole Elrond-grouchy-face thing that PJ put into the story. Can't say I like that part, but still, it did not ruin the story.<P>What I keep saying is, "Even if Frodo were to write the story down, maybe he would not get everything exactly as it was, as he was not in all three places." I mean, there are some things (like the Elves coming to Helm's Deep) that he would <I>know</I> didn't happen, but no one knows exactly what was going on back home with Arwen and cranky-head-movie-Elrond.<P>Then there is what Phillipa Boyens says when people complain about the lack of Bombadil-ness: "Well, just because we didn't show it doesn't mean it didn't happen! We just decided to show what we could fit! Although we didn't film it, we can't automatically assume that it didn't happen to them! We didn't show you every day of their journey!" I think that it's kind of cute that she came up with that excuse. Well, I also like her because she was completely smitten with Mr. Mortensen and Mr. Bean, and I think that's adorable...