Capturing Tolkien's Vision vs. A Literal Interpretation

[Cirdan]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cassius
[B]The questions you have to ask are simple:

1. How many people would go

millions

2. How many people who did go could sit through the whole thing

If you can go 3 hours...

3. How many of those people that sat through would have burst kidneys.

I didn't make it through as they are now.

It is humanly impossible to capture all of that genius that Tolkein put into these books and keep and audience captivated. Not to mention it would cost enough money to fill the country's deficet.

Yes. Many parts were very true to the book. Different formats (how about six films like SW), a mini-series, a fully CG animated serial. If people can sit through the nth James Bond film with interest, then anything is possible.

So much for the monday evening quarterbacking.

I'm just glad it was finally done reasonably well after the previous half-... hearted attempts. When I want the whole story I would rather get it from the book anyway.

Welcome Cassius.