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CSteefel · 10-02-2006, 08:40 PM

I think the basic problem with a film based on The Silmarillion is that the text as it reads is largely historical--the human drama shows up here and there, but is not fleshed out the way it is in the Lord of the Rings. The exception is the Turin story, and to some extent the Tuor story. I am afraid that the film would be like the beginning of LOtR, with narration used to convey the history that needs to be presented.

So the problem would be to draw a human story out of the whole thing, using the Silmarillion as the historical backdrop.

Well, I still like the idea of a film about Arnor. Guess I will start work on the script...

10-02-2006, 08:40 PM	#12
CSteefel Wight Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 204	I think the basic problem with a film based on The Silmarillion is that the text as it reads is largely historical--the human drama shows up here and there, but is not fleshed out the way it is in the Lord of the Rings. The exception is the Turin story, and to some extent the Tuor story. I am afraid that the film would be like the beginning of LOtR, with narration used to convey the history that needs to be presented. So the problem would be to draw a human story out of the whole thing, using the Silmarillion as the historical backdrop. Well, I still like the idea of a film about Arnor. Guess I will start work on the script...