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Looks like the Purist camp has a major defection and the film buffs have gained a well known convert.
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And who would that be then????
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This is the best all-around view of the Tolkien phenomenon.
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Perhaps, maybe I will have a look.
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Thompson understands the books, she understands the movies-
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And I suppose no one who dislikes the films in any way can possibly do so?
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she also understands the money and the franchising.
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And??
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Best of all, she understands the people.
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And which people would that be?
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Thompson offers cultural criticism of the highest order, examining one of the most significant shifts in contemporary popular media.
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Good I could do with fertiliser for my garden.
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It is a must read for any Tolkien fans.
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Why? Tolkien fans did not need someone to tell them that 'The Hobbit', 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Silmarillion' were good books. They told the critics. So why would Tolkien fans need someone to tell them that they should fall down and thank the divine PJ for what he put on screen. I make up my mind on what PJ showed me the same as I did with what Tolkien showed.
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I have always been very much against the movie adaptions, but now have changed my view almost completely
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Perhaps he should have watched the films before making up his mind. Personaly, I was dubious of the claims I had heard for the films and knew that they would not fallow the book as some said. So in watching them I found that while I disliked the unnessasary changes make to the story by PJ, overall the films were for the most part enjoyable. I very much doubt that increasing understanding for the rubbish will change my view of them which can be summed up by a Meatloaf song. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad".