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Tar-Palantir · 01-20-2003, 02:08 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The points I addressed were ones in which he painted with too broad a stroke. Like his comments about Helm's Deep vs. Cleansing of Isengard, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------I must point out that H. had been researching Tolkien's letters, and was using Tolkien's words in this regard; hence, to argue against choosing to include the Cleansing of Isengard and exclude the battle of Helm's Deep is to argue against Tolkien. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That was my point if you had read it more carefully. PJ did NOT exclude the Cleansing of Isengard as your first post intimated, so the original comment was misleading.I am not a film major and so cannot argue screenplays. I do know that a screenplay is a finished product, polished. That these novels are not, polished for screen that is. I should qualify that by saying that if you want a 100 hour film maybe it is. Even then changes would have to made regarding dialogue to get all the details across, unless you could put up with narration, which in large quantity is always an intrusion.

01-20-2003, 02:08 PM	#23
Tar-Palantir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: napa valley, ca Posts: 496	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> quote:<BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> The points I addressed were ones in which he painted with too broad a stroke. Like his comments about Helm's Deep vs. Cleansing of Isengard, <BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<P>I must point out that H. had been researching Tolkien's letters, and was using Tolkien's words in this regard; hence, to argue against choosing to include the Cleansing of Isengard and exclude the battle of Helm's Deep is to argue against Tolkien.<BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That was my point if you had read it more carefully. PJ did NOT exclude the Cleansing of Isengard as your first post intimated, so the original comment was misleading.<P>I am not a film major and so cannot argue screenplays. I do know that a screenplay is a finished product, polished. That these novels are not, polished for screen that is. I should qualify that by saying that if you want a 100 hour film maybe it is. Even then changes would have to made regarding dialogue to get all the details across, unless you could put up with narration, which in large quantity is always an intrusion. __________________ History shows again and again How nature points up the folly of men Go, go, Godzilla!