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goldwine · 03-08-2002, 05:09 PM

I feel a bit sorry for Christopher - he was very much in a damned if I do, damned if I don't situation. In protecting his father's work he would naturally question the artistic integrity of a film maker (rightly so!) and it is true that the film is not a vaild reflection of Tolkien's ME in any real way.<BR>On the other hand.. to keep his father's work alive in the current generations, movies are a good way to stimulate interest in the real thing! Multitudes of people are now reading Tolkien's works with relish because the movie has whetted their appetite.<BR>I think the previous comments about Chris being a historian are extremely relevant - he has to be a "purist" for all the right reasons. ME is more than his inheritance from father to son, it belongs to all of us!

03-08-2002, 05:09 PM	#18
goldwine Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Australia Posts: 64	I feel a bit sorry for Christopher - he was very much in a damned if I do, damned if I don't situation. In protecting his father's work he would naturally question the artistic integrity of a film maker (rightly so!) and it is true that the film is not a vaild reflection of Tolkien's ME in any real way.<BR>On the other hand.. to keep his father's work alive in the current generations, movies are a good way to stimulate interest in the real thing! Multitudes of people are now reading Tolkien's works with relish because the movie has whetted their appetite.<BR>I think the previous comments about Chris being a historian are extremely relevant - he has to be a "purist" for all the right reasons. ME is more than his inheritance from father to son, it belongs to all of us! __________________ 2A Balrog. A demon from the underpants (Gandalf)