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Meriadoc1961 · 12-20-2007, 03:10 PM

Great article, which only further substantiates my complaint with Jackson and Crew: there was NO NEED to change the CHARACTER of anyone in the movie from how they were portrayed in the book. If he had followed this simple rule there would not be the complaints people still have today.

I was watching RotK with my son today, someone who has never read the books. I was discussing this very thing. I do not mind seeing the winged Nazgul have their steeds swoop down and scoop up men and horses and drop them. That is not in the book, but it is not a change of character.

I don't mind seeing and hearing Gimli yell out "21, 22, 23!" as he kills the enemy because we know he kept count in the book. What I do object to is making Gimli into a slob who burps and passes gas and laughs about it.

There was no reason whatsoever to have Gandalf angry or disgusted with Pippin's decision to offer his sword to Denethor. In the book, Gandalf was delighted by what Pippin did, but in the movie it just became another excuse to have Gandalf beat up someone with his staff as he hits Pippin and tells him in disgusted tones, "Get up!" Once again, a totally unnecessary character change is done that serves no real purpose other than to make Gandalf less likeable to the viewing audience!

12-20-2007, 03:10 PM	#17
Meriadoc1961 Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 101	Great article, which only further substantiates my complaint with Jackson and Crew: there was NO NEED to change the CHARACTER of anyone in the movie from how they were portrayed in the book. If he had followed this simple rule there would not be the complaints people still have today. I was watching RotK with my son today, someone who has never read the books. I was discussing this very thing. I do not mind seeing the winged Nazgul have their steeds swoop down and scoop up men and horses and drop them. That is not in the book, but it is not a change of character. I don't mind seeing and hearing Gimli yell out "21, 22, 23!" as he kills the enemy because we know he kept count in the book. What I do object to is making Gimli into a slob who burps and passes gas and laughs about it. There was no reason whatsoever to have Gandalf angry or disgusted with Pippin's decision to offer his sword to Denethor. In the book, Gandalf was delighted by what Pippin did, but in the movie it just became another excuse to have Gandalf beat up someone with his staff as he hits Pippin and tells him in disgusted tones, "Get up!" Once again, a totally unnecessary character change is done that serves no real purpose other than to make Gandalf less likeable to the viewing audience! __________________ "If I yawn again, I shall split at the ears!"