The Deeper meaning to it all.

[Bêthberry]

Frankly I suspect that NewLine was financed in part by investments from board game companies. I'm sure that everyone is aware of how board games have been falling farther and farther behind on the toy sales charts, becoming poor, second-hand cousins in the face of video and computer games. It was time for companies like Porker Brothers to take action to repair this worrying decline.

All those battles and fight scenes. All that geography and terrain. All that long trekking. All those smelly boots. Peter Jackson, by hightlighting cinematography over legendarium and characterisation, played right into this perceived need in the market share. And so there we have it. LOTR board games! Hours and hours of fun for boys and men to take turns at throwing the dice and shuffling cards.

Before we know it some enterprising types will start to create their own board games. I only hope that New Line does not find out about it and demand royalties.

[The Saucepan Man]

Hours and hours of fun for boys and men to take turns at throwing the dice and shuffling cards.

Hmm. Would you happen to have anyone in particular in mind here, Bb?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

We all know the quest of the Ring wasn't really that hard or treacherous. The reason the filmmakers made it so was due to pressure from car manufacturers. A world where people don't have cars is one where you are bombarded by enemies and you turn into a filthy, shrivelling wreck within days.

Use your common-sense, buy more cars.

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

Hmm. Would you happen to have anyone in particular in mind here, Bb?

Why, Sauce, why ever would you think that?

[Lathriel]

After taking it seriously yesterday my mood has changed and thus also my perspective on this topic.

All those battles were just put into the movie so that the game workshop could produce lots of different action figures. But NOT only that!!!!!! They were able to produce the same characters but put them in slightly different poses claiming that that character was in a different battle.

e.g Aragorn holding sword at helm's deep and Aragorn raising sword at the battle of Pellenor fields.

[Nimrodel_9]

Legolas for example was cast for the soul purpose of drawing in the ladies ages 10 to 25 and for those older than that, there was always Aragorn

Hey! I'd take Strider over Lego any day and I'm only 14!

Well, me thinks that Gimli was just there so that men would take one look at him and either go out and buy a fancy new razor, or stop shaving all together.

Hobbits are just some scam trying to convince children (like myself) that shoes are not needed.

[tar-ancalime]

Those fluffy pillow scenes (Frodo waking up after the flight to the ford and after the quest is completed) are blatant plugs for fabric softener.

[The Only Real Estel]

Well, me thinks that Gimli was just there so that men would take one look at him and either go out and buy a fancy new razor, or stop shaving all together

I think that Rob Zoombie gave Peter Jackson some pressure to encourage people to go for increasingly wacky hairstyles, personally.

And it's pretty obvious that the stark contrast in the films between light & dark was only to encourage people to buy lightbulbs with more voltage--or else they'd turn into a giant, all-seeing (most of the time ) eye. It's also interesting to note that the big battery companies jumped on the same bandwagon & used the you'll-turn-into-a-huge-eye excuse to promote their battery rechargers.