09-19-2007, 09:16 AM
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 6,003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alatar
Is it truly "willing?" I can never remember ever sitting, either in the theater or at home with a book, saying to myself, "Oh, this Balrog thing is going to take some belief suspension." alatar assumes the lotus position..."Hmmm. Hmmm. Balrogs exist. Balrogs exist..."
Whether Jackson or Tolkien, I think that when they're at their best, you don't even have to try to suspend belief. That, to me, is why LotR is so good, and why PJ really scored with Gollum.
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A good belt of sub-creation beats suspenders any day, hey?
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