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doug*platypus · 01-03-2003, 06:56 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Yeah, it was at least a good 200 pages shy of "Frodo was alive, but taken by the Enemy." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Ooooh!! Just seeing part of it written like that makes me shudder! I love the book ending of TTT!!! Quite apart from feeling cheated at the end of movieTTT - "where's me spider?!!", I thought that PJs ending left us basically where we were after the first movie. We see lots of shots of the Ring in Frodo's hand, Frodo and Sam gaze meaningfully at each other, I vomit, they wander off into the distance. The action heroes have a big battle, have a little chat, and then they're off as well. In TTT, our action hero list has grown slightly longer, but since they don't get a chance to talk in the final scene that doesn't really matter.<P>George Lucas, someone who has some experience making trilogies, said:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> In the first act you introduce the characters. In the second act you put them in the worst possible situation they could be in. In the third act they get out. That's drama. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>When I first heard that I thought he was simple and egotistical to say something like that. But know I recognise that he was a much better storyteller than PJ and co. I don't think you'll find a better cliff-hanger than The Choices of Master Samwise from the book. Apparently this belief isn't held by certain filmmakers.

01-03-2003, 06:56 AM	#9
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Yeah, it was at least a good 200 pages shy of "Frodo was alive, but taken by the Enemy." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Ooooh!! Just seeing part of it written like that makes me shudder! I love the book ending of TTT!!! Quite apart from feeling cheated at the end of movieTTT - "where's me spider?!!", I thought that PJs ending left us basically where we were after the first movie. We see lots of shots of the Ring in Frodo's hand, Frodo and Sam gaze meaningfully at each other, I vomit, they wander off into the distance. The action heroes have a big battle, have a little chat, and then they're off as well. In TTT, our action hero list has grown slightly longer, but since they don't get a chance to talk in the final scene that doesn't really matter.<P>George Lucas, someone who has some experience making trilogies, said:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> In the first act you introduce the characters. In the second act you put them in the worst possible situation they could be in. In the third act they get out. That's drama. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>When I first heard that I thought he was simple and egotistical to say something like that. But know I recognise that he was a much better storyteller than PJ and co. I don't think you'll find a better cliff-hanger than The Choices of Master Samwise from the book. Apparently this belief isn't held by certain filmmakers. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.