The plot of the book is too detailed to emulate in a movie for the masses.<P>Sure, I'd sit through a fifteen hour movie, but most other people wouldn't.<P>They had to cut some corners, such as the "dumbing down" of the Saruman-Sauron relationship.<P>As far as the map scene goes, I can see how it would help viewers who hadn't read the books. I (and probably most other book fans) could draw a very detailed ME map off the top of my head. But if you haven't read the books, you probably haven't seen the map, which means you're pretty much clueless when it comes to the directions and distances of locations in ME. So I'm sure the map is greatly appreciated among those fans who haven't read the books.<P>So, in summary...<BR>Was the movie dumbed down? Yes.<BR>Was it necessary? Yes.
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