[Tar-Palantir]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> the reasoning that if no sufficient reproduction can be made, none should be made at all. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Why? I don't see a point in being so haughty about the whole thing. For goodness sake Iarwain, you should be applauding these films for demonstrating how complex Tolkien's works are, not insulting the film and it's makers for flaws in their interpretation.<P>HC - this analysis was fun to read, thanks for taking the time to sort that out. It would be neat to see the original script with margin notes, references and all, to see what they were going for specifically with each scene. It might clear up quite a bit of the "why, why, why?"