PJ wants to do The Hobbit {seriously} - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kronos · 01-10-2004, 07:27 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But I don’t think that Christopher Tolkien is being an enemy because he is speaking out against the films. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>But to be fair, beyond all the people on this site saying that CT is against the films I have seen very few (if any) direct quotes from the man himself.<P>To be frank I suspect that he is not against the films per se. He is more against the attendant hype and therefore focus on Tolkien that goes with them.<P>I suspect that the bottom line is that he is a very private man and would simply like to be left alone.<P>Oh, and to continue making money from Tolkien's legacy of course.

01-10-2004, 07:27 AM	#24
Kronos Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: England Posts: 47	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But I don’t think that Christopher Tolkien is being an enemy because he is speaking out against the films. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>But to be fair, beyond all the people on this site saying that CT is against the films I have seen very few (if any) direct quotes from the man himself.<P>To be frank I suspect that he is not against the films per se. He is more against the attendant hype and therefore focus on Tolkien that goes with them.<P>I suspect that the bottom line is that he is a very private man and would simply like to be left alone.<P>Oh, and to continue making money from Tolkien's legacy of course.