The Capturing of Myth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Imladris · 09-24-2004, 02:20 PM

So you are saying that Jackson failed because

1. He did not understand it Tolkien's myth well enough (action movie indeed!).
2. Fantasy simply cannot become dramatized.

Myth/fantasy cannot really be shown because it is fantasy, ie, it does not exist. It is a feeling that cannot be expressed because it is not based on reality. What we get is a wavering reflection of the director's views and the feeling of reality struggling to portray the other worldly.

09-24-2004, 02:20 PM	#8
Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	So you are saying that Jackson failed because 1. He did not understand it Tolkien's myth well enough (action movie indeed!). 2. Fantasy simply cannot become dramatized. Myth/fantasy cannot really be shown because it is fantasy, ie, it does not exist. It is a feeling that cannot be expressed because it is not based on reality. What we get is a wavering reflection of the director's views and the feeling of reality struggling to portray the other worldly. __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry.