Re: Gandalf falling scene, pro/con

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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Calvin Rice) wrote:

> "jere7my tho?rpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
> news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > ...
> >      What Jackson is not is a Tolkien _fanatic_, and that is the sum and 
> > total of your criticism.
> 
> No, it isn't.  What's interesting in all of these discussions is that one
> may never make the slightest criticism of St. Peter Jackson, but Tolkien
> himself is fair game.

     What are you talking about?  I've made numerous criticisms of both 
Jackson and Tolkien.  Jackson's wizard duel was silly; the pacing in the 
theatrical release of TTT was off; some of my favorite scenes didn't 
make it into the movies.  You claim that Jackson doesn't love the books, 
which is ludicrous; _that_ is what I am responding to.

     What is becoming clear, as I watch the documentaries, is how 
frequently everyone associated with the films referred to the text, and 
how much time, effort, and money they were willing to put in to make the 
movies match what Tolkien said (when they could).  The construction of 
Edoras, the sacrifices they had to make so they could build it in a 
locale that matched the text, should _inspire_ any Tolkien lover.

                                                       ----j7y

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