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doug*platypus · 01-18-2003, 08:43 PM

Little Man, thank you very much for posting that. Your brother seems to have an excellent grasp of the movies and the books, and since he doesn't linger around the Downs, I think it's great you were able to share his sage words with us.I also am ready to adhere to the Sellout Theory. However, now that it has come to the verge of apportioning blame, I can't see why 99% of it should be lumped on the round, meaty shoulders of the director. Shouldn't we blame a commercial movie environment that simply wouldn't accept a literal adaptation of LOTR? Such a version would surely be relegated to the Festival category, or perhaps the Foreign (I like your brother's mention of Kurosawa, the movie Ran shows that he has a great appreciation for themes such as those in LOTR). In either case the massive funds required would have been promptly withdrawn. It's sad, but I think that in this day and age, where audiences are (perhaps fairly) vastly underrated, we would have to choose between a Cheesy Version, or a Budget Version. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> And her standing up to the Black Riders at the Ford brought me to tears. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah, that brought me to tears as well. The book version from Frodo's perspective is so much more dramatic. Let's not forget that in the case of these movies, enlarging any character's part has come at the expense of another. As for enlarging Liv Tyler's character at the expense of the Frodo Baggins? It boils my blood. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> compromises HAD to happen and not EVERY detail would EVER be in ANY film <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As for that theory (i.e. opinion not fact), I don't believe this is an absolute necessity. <A HREF="http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002615" TARGET=_blank>This link</A> talks further about the topic, if you're interested.

01-18-2003, 08:43 PM	#5
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Little Man, thank you very much for posting that. Your brother seems to have an excellent grasp of the movies and the books, and since he doesn't linger around the Downs, I think it's great you were able to share his sage words with us.<P>I also am ready to adhere to the Sellout Theory. However, now that it has come to the verge of apportioning blame, I can't see why 99% of it should be lumped on the round, meaty shoulders of the director. Shouldn't we blame a commercial movie environment that simply wouldn't accept a literal adaptation of LOTR? Such a version would surely be relegated to the Festival category, or perhaps the Foreign (I like your brother's mention of Kurosawa, the movie Ran shows that he has a great appreciation for themes such as those in LOTR). In either case the massive funds required would have been promptly withdrawn. It's sad, but I think that in this day and age, where audiences are (perhaps fairly) vastly underrated, we would have to choose between a Cheesy Version, or a Budget Version.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> And her standing up to the Black Riders at the Ford brought me to tears. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Yeah, that brought me to tears as well. The book version from Frodo's perspective is so much more dramatic. Let's not forget that in the case of these movies, enlarging any character's part has come at the expense of another. As for enlarging Liv Tyler's character at the expense of <I>the</I> Frodo Baggins? It boils my blood.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> compromises HAD to happen and not EVERY detail would EVER be in ANY film <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>As for that <B>theory</B> (i.e. opinion not fact), I don't believe this is an absolute necessity. <A HREF="http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002615" TARGET=_blank>This link</A> talks further about the topic, if you're interested. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.