Giggles

[Bêthberry]

Boro:

Quote:
For example, to me, Aragorn's dream of Arwen, where he is woken by the affectionate snog from the horse, is not funny as it makes a farce of the romance. I suppose many people are uneasy with taking high romance seriously, and so they think it is funny to undercut the romance that way. But this is not consistent with other depictions of the romance in the movies. So, to me, it is a cheap shot, used just to get a laugh at the moment but not really to tell us anything about the romance.

Bethberry, that was intended to be for laughs? Interesting, I never knew

This gets back into that ole Canonicity thread. I have no idea if PJ intended it to be humorous or not. But I know many people besides myself who do find that appallingly hilarious. Chaqu-un à son jeste.

Holbytlass wrote:

Even anatomically correct replicas that are as great as the originals can be dissected and its flaw(s) found by an expert. And isn't that what we are here for (in this forum)? All of us are to some degree an 'expert' above those who have never read the books. We are chipping away at the movie, finding its flaws. Even myself, right now. And I reiterate, that those who haven't read the book are not doing this. At least not to the extent that we are. Which comes to your question about just plain old unfunny stuff in the movie. I think the people to answer your question best are not going to be here at all.

If I may interject here: Any anatomy asks to be analysed. One that is correct leads to examination of satisfaction, in hopes of finding such excitement again. One that is flawed leads to analysis of disappointment.

But, frankly, while you are entitled to your theory that only those who know the books engage in dissection, let me say that I attended the movies with three people who had not read Tolkien. All three of these people found some measure of pleasure in the movies (as I did, infrequently), but their enjoyment was prematurely interrupted by things they found risible. Maybe this gets back to that old saying that life is a tragedy to those who feel but a comedy to those who think. If viewers felt a distance, were not emotionally drawn to the movies, then perhaps they just automatically began to deflate the images.