If the Children of Húrin was filmed... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kuruharan · 03-28-2007, 11:16 AM

To me at least, this seems exactly like the sort of story that the jaded and cynical critics would slobber and drool all over..of course, favorable critical reviews do not a big box office debut make.

I'm not so sure why everyone thinks that this movie wouldn't be made or that the difficult things wouldn't be included from a content standpoint. The only real objection I see to keeping it true to the story would be the incest as I don't think that the suicide would be a particular stumbling block. It would be a controversial movie, but I don't think that in and of itself would keep it from being made. It might not do as well at the box office as LOTR.

Of course, moviemakers often change the story for no good reason anyway, so...

03-28-2007, 11:16 AM	#11
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,594	The Opposing View To me at least, this seems exactly like the sort of story that the jaded and cynical critics would slobber and drool all over..of course, favorable critical reviews do not a big box office debut make. I'm not so sure why everyone thinks that this movie wouldn't be made or that the difficult things wouldn't be included from a content standpoint. The only real objection I see to keeping it true to the story would be the incest as I don't think that the suicide would be a particular stumbling block. It would be a controversial movie, but I don't think that in and of itself would keep it from being made. It might not do as well at the box office as LOTR. Of course, moviemakers often change the story for no good reason anyway, so... __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no... Last edited by Kuruharan; 03-28-2007 at 11:37 AM. Reason: Hit the enter key when I was trying to hit shift and the silly thing posted before I was done...and the second edit is because I left something off that I had on my word doc of this post...