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12-19-2002, 10:06 AM

I would like to support the cause of some of my fellow 'downers' by asking this question and making the following statement:"Are we not all seeing the movies because of the books?" Or more specifically, "Do we not go to see TTT expecting to see...well, TTT?"It has been expressed, as it was last year, that one should not compare the movie to the book and then make criticisms based on that comparison. Now, withstanding the OBVIOUS fact that the two exist in different mediums, and withstanding the less obvious fact that the movie can and should be critiqued based upon its "movie-merit" alone, I propose that the movie also NEEDS and in fact BEGS to be criticized based upon its relation to the book. Reasons why would include the following:1) They have the same title. 2) They purport to be the same story. 3) They have the same characters. 4) The movie is made by those who claim to love the book and claim to be "putting the book on the screen".I can't imagine going to see the movie Spiderman and being satisfied with a Peter Potter, coal-miner not photographer, turns into an actual spider when confronted with a villain.So to those who suggest that we who compare the movie to the books are silly because they are different entirely, and that we should read the book if we don't like the film, I make this recommendation: To those who are satisfied with a Two Towers that varies from the book in major ways, go see another movie, the plot and characters will be just as different from the book TTT as they are in the movie TTT.Lush, did I live up to your expectations?

12-19-2002, 10:06 AM	#11
rhudladion Guest Posts: n/a	I would like to support the cause of some of my fellow 'downers' by asking this question and making the following statement:<P>"Are we not all seeing the movies because of the books?" Or more specifically, "Do we not go to see TTT expecting to see...well, TTT?"<P>It has been expressed, as it was last year, that one should not compare the movie to the book and then make criticisms based on that comparison. Now, withstanding the OBVIOUS fact that the two exist in different mediums, and withstanding the less obvious fact that the movie can and should be critiqued based upon its "movie-merit" alone, I propose that the movie also NEEDS and in fact BEGS to be criticized based upon its relation to the book. Reasons why would include the following:<P>1) They have the same title.<BR>2) They purport to be the same story.<BR>3) They have the same characters.<BR>4) The movie is made by those who claim to love the book and claim to be "putting the book on the screen".<P>I can't imagine going to see the movie Spiderman and being satisfied with a Peter Potter, coal-miner not photographer, turns into an actual spider when confronted with a villain.<P>So to those who suggest that we who compare the movie to the books are silly because they are different entirely, and that we should read the book if we don't like the film, I make this recommendation: To those who are satisfied with a Two Towers that varies from the book in major ways, <B>go see another movie</B>, the plot and characters will be just as different from the book TTT as they are in the movie TTT.<P>Lush, did I live up to your expectations?