Why was lotr the perfect book to turn into a movie? hmmmm?

spazzedout1017 · 04-11-2005, 09:57 AM

OK, so i am doing this research paper and i am trying to figure out why lotr was the perfect book to turn into a movie. I guess maybe because since the times are so advanced that maybe they realized that the 3-d effects would make it the perfect time to make a movie out of a so complex theme. Write me back and give me your opinions! Thanks alot guys!
sara

Small No-name · 04-16-2005, 11:26 AM

????

I have no answer for you.

***Earniel*** · 04-17-2005, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spazzedout1017

OK, so i am doing this research paper and i am trying to figure out why lotr was the perfect book to turn into a movie. I guess maybe because since the times are so advanced that maybe they realized that the 3-d effects would make it the perfect time to make a movie out of a so complex theme. Write me back and give me your opinions! Thanks alot guys!
sara

Hm, I'm going to be a little contrary (sorry

) and say that LoTR was NOT the perfect book to turn into a movie. The problem is the giant scope of the story, special effects or CGI are little help with that. (Although it worked nicely to bring the immense armies to life without hiring 10 000 figurants.) Many of the themes LoTR possesses translated little to the screen, like the fading of Elves for example.

MrBishop · 04-18-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Eärniel

Hm, I'm going to be a little contrary (sorry

) and say that LoTR was NOT the perfect book to turn into a movie. The problem is the giant scope of the story, special effects or CGI are little help with that. (Although it worked nicely to bring the immense armies to life without hiring 10 000 figurants.) Many of the themes LoTR possesses translated little to the screen, like the fading of Elves for example.

I'd have to agree with you there...And the fact that they had to change the endings of the first book in order to finish the film with the kind of bang needed to bring people back for the next movie. :shrug:

A lot of books don't survive the hack-and-slash fest that is the task of translating a book into a screenplay. LotR made it with luck and persevearance. Most don't fare so well.

Rosie Gamgee · 04-20-2005, 10:15 AM

You might write a sarcastic work with the same title.

I would like to say, in the movies' defense (I HATE doing this) that they were box-office smashes. Most people would say that this make them 'good movies'. If this defines a 'perfect movie', then the reason the books make one is probably because it is set in a different world, therefore providing the audience with real escape from everyday life; it has lots of weird creatures in it to disgust and fascinate the audience with; it starred some guys which a LOT of women find attractive and a lot of guys find cool; it had neato green-goo dead guys; little cute people running around making things happen; and a really freaky-but-oh-so-cool frog-like thing with fangs and big eyes who eats raw fish and spits a lot.
So there's some reasons.

Telcontar_Dunedain · 04-20-2005, 11:40 AM

I agree with Rosie. If you look at them as just movies, standing alone from the books they were good films, however in answer to the question I'd have to say no, they were not the perfect films to make. Some of the plot lines were to subtle to be adapted onto screen.

**Nurvingiel** · 04-27-2005, 06:09 PM

Success at the box office doesn't necessarily mean a movie was great, and it definitely doesn't mean that it was a good book adaptation.

I'm going to have to be contrary here too and say that Lord of the Rings is far too complex of a novel to be adapted to the big screen.

I thought The Princess Bride and The Mists of Avalon (though the latter did skim here and there, as you do) were both great book adaptations.

durinsbane2244 · 05-08-2005, 08:12 PM

hmmmmm, i didnt know that the mists of avalon was a movie. . . .(gotta see that)

princess bride was great though. . .

i think this was the perfect book series to make movies for because its pretty much the best book set ive read, and not as many people read anymore, so they get the basic story and then they think, hey, i'll check out the books, and they will then learn that hobbits arent gay. . .

Morelen · 05-30-2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spazzedout1017

i am trying to figure out why lotr was the perfect book to turn into a movie.

It wasn't.

Wayfarer · 05-30-2005, 11:02 PM

I thought it was 'because the story was hugely popular and had enough fans that would see the movie regardless of how good it was, and that was enough to ensure a great showing at the box office'.

CrazySquirrel · 05-31-2005, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by spazzedout1017

why lotr was the perfect book to turn into a movie

It simply wasn't!

04-11-2005, 09:57 AM	#1
spazzedout1017 Sapling Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: baltimore, Maryland Posts: 1	Why was lotr the perfect book to turn into a movie? hmmmm? OK, so i am doing this research paper and i am trying to figure out why lotr was the perfect book to turn into a movie. I guess maybe because since the times are so advanced that maybe they realized that the 3-d effects would make it the perfect time to make a movie out of a so complex theme. Write me back and give me your opinions! Thanks alot guys! sara

04-16-2005, 11:26 AM	#2
Small No-name Hobbit Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Middle earth Posts: 34	???? I have no answer for you. __________________ I just have three word for all of you Orlando bloom sucks

04-20-2005, 10:15 AM	#5
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	You might write a sarcastic work with the same title. I would like to say, in the movies' defense (I HATE doing this) that they were box-office smashes. Most people would say that this make them 'good movies'. If this defines a 'perfect movie', then the reason the books make one is probably because it is set in a different world, therefore providing the audience with real escape from everyday life; it has lots of weird creatures in it to disgust and fascinate the audience with; it starred some guys which a LOT of women find attractive and a lot of guys find cool; it had neato green-goo dead guys; little cute people running around making things happen; and a really freaky-but-oh-so-cool frog-like thing with fangs and big eyes who eats raw fish and spits a lot. So there's some reasons. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

04-20-2005, 11:40 AM	#6
Telcontar_Dunedain Warrior of the House of Hador Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,651	I agree with Rosie. If you look at them as just movies, standing alone from the books they were good films, however in answer to the question I'd have to say no, they were not the perfect films to make. Some of the plot lines were to subtle to be adapted onto screen. __________________ Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230

05-08-2005, 08:12 PM	#8
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	hmmmmm, i didnt know that the mists of avalon was a movie. . . .(gotta see that) princess bride was great though. . . i think this was the perfect book series to make movies for because its pretty much the best book set ive read, and not as many people read anymore, so they get the basic story and then they think, hey, i'll check out the books, and they will then learn that hobbits arent gay. . . __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

05-30-2005, 11:02 PM	#10
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	I thought it was 'because the story was hugely popular and had enough fans that would see the movie regardless of how good it was, and that was enough to ensure a great showing at the box office'. Last edited by Wayfarer : 05-30-2005 at 11:04 PM.

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