New interview with Christopher Tolkien

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by dreeness

(Yes.)

Don't read them.

(Oh dear... Would you like to see some of the awful things that I've called Saul Zaentz? I could provide links, or to save time maybe you could just make some things up.)

No, I would not like to see what you've called anyone, just as much as I do not like to see what you've called CJRT.

(... A prominent antiwar activist inherits shares in a company that produces missile guidance systems. He finds this morally abhorrent. He could promptly sell his shares. Or donate 100% of his dividends to Peace Studies programs at universities. Or he could keep the money, but continue to rail against the very company that is making him rich. But that would be "crying all the way to the bank"; that would be, in a word, hypocritical.)

(That was an analogy.)

You - once again - fail to see that CJRT is not made rich by the movies. He is getting very very very little of the money that the films make. It is not a question of profit. Let me give you an alternative analogy:

X says that Y can use some of his ideas. Y makes good money on the ideas. X comes to Y and says, "give me some credit for the idea!"

While hating how the "idea" was messed around with by the movies, games, and etc, what is wrong with demanding the due for giving the original spark - especially if by the contract that gave the movie rights part of the profit goes to the Tolkiens?

(The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; American readers may also wish to note the First Amendment as interpreted by the Supreme Court.)

Respect has nothing to do with any declarations or courts.

(Oh go on, give yourself a cheer too, you're astounding!)

If you would please wipe this attitude out when you talk to Mith who, unlike you, gave proper argumentation and evidence? If you don't like what she says, say what you don't like about it and why you don't like it. Don't put on all those airs and assume you are automatically right.