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doug*platypus · 01-22-2003, 05:07 AM

Mr. Pan, you're absolutely right - even in the book characters are born, fight orcs and die in little more than a matter of a chapter. I have, like many of us, read The Silmarillion times beyond count, and Unfinished Tales about four times. So, from my point of view at least I already know the characters in the book. My concern would be for people who went to see the movie without having seen the book. PJ and co. do an admirable job of introducing characters in the LOTR movies, and the challenge or the question is how to do it well in a possible Silmarillion movie.<P>Turgon - Jude Law<BR>Varda - Jamie Lee Curtis

01-22-2003, 05:07 AM	#18
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Mr. Pan, you're absolutely right - even in the book characters are born, fight orcs and die in little more than a matter of a chapter. I have, like many of us, read The Silmarillion times beyond count, and Unfinished Tales about four times. So, from my point of view at least I already know the characters in the book. My concern would be for people who went to see the movie without having seen the book. PJ and co. do an admirable job of introducing characters in the LOTR movies, and the challenge or the question is how to do it well in a possible Silmarillion movie.<P>Turgon - Jude Law<BR>Varda - Jamie Lee Curtis __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.