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doug*platypus · 12-22-2003, 07:26 PM

The writers have been quoted as saying that they improved on the death scene of Boromir. I'm sorry that I don't actually have a source for that to report, but I have heard and believe it. Like I said, Boyens just kind of radiates that feeling when describing the evolution of Gollum's Song on the Two Towers extended edition.I don't deny that there were some improvements over the book, but I think that the writers could often have shown a bit more humility and respect to the source material. Obviously there would have been no movie without it. They all (especially Peter Jackson) ended up knowing the books and appendices extremely well, but still managed to be able to cut out key passages, concepts and character traits. Unfortunate.

12-22-2003, 07:26 PM	#11
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	The writers have been quoted as saying that they improved on the death scene of Boromir. I'm sorry that I don't actually have a source for that to report, but I have heard <B>and</B> believe it. Like I said, Boyens just kind of radiates that feeling when describing the evolution of <I>Gollum's Song</I> on the Two Towers extended edition.<P>I don't deny that there were some improvements over the book, but I think that the writers could often have shown a bit more humility and respect to the source material. Obviously there would have been no movie without it. They all (especially Peter Jackson) ended up knowing the books and appendices <B>extremely</B> well, but still managed to be able to cut out key passages, concepts and character traits. Unfortunate. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.