Crimes Against Tolkienity

[The Saucepan Man]

OK, let's get back to basics. The title of this thread is "Crimes Against Tolkienity". The premise is a discussion of issues relating to the films which might have offended Tolkien. The possible examples given by Lord of Angmar were the production team's treatment of the environment, merchandising and alteration of the characters/story.<P>It is not about Jackson's skills as a director (although I am afraid that I have contributed to that little "red herring" myself). Nor should it provide an excuse to rail against everything that you find objectionable (or, on the other hand, delightful) about the films. Nor is it a forum for a comparison of the relative merits of the films made by Bakshi and Jackson (if you are interested in that, there are already threads on the Bakshi films - try doing a search against "Bakshi" or "Animated"). A little "off topic" deviation is to be expected, but this thread is getting out of hand.<P>The substance of the films is of course on topic, provided that it relates to a discussion of aspects which you believe that Tolkien himself would have disliked, or perhaps ones which he would have appreciated. But don't trash scenes here just because you don't like them.<P>So, let's try to keep on topic from now on, eh. And please, no more sniping or personal attacks. Otherwise some diligent mod just might come along and start liberally deleting posts.<p>[ 4:27 PM December 17, 2003: Message edited by: The Saucepan Man ]