Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Anybody else bothered by the commercialization of LofR?

Lifetime · 12-12-2001, 12:17 PM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Tancred:

Maybe you think it's wrong, but from a film director's point of view, it makes a lot of sense, because it fixes 2 major problems -

1) Arwen is not a character in the book; merely a mention. But to understand what sends Aragorn to claim the throne of Gondor, we have to understand he loves her, and vice versa. So, somehow Arwen has to appear more.

2) Lord of the Rings is infused with Tolkien's lore of Middle-Earth. Anyone who knows the lore - or even someone who reads the appendices -would, for example, be able to point out Glorfindel as the mighty Glorfindel himself, slayer of Balrogs. In a movie, it makes little or no sense to have an elf turn up, rescue Frodo, and then disappear for the rest of the trilogy. Who was he? Everyone will ask. Those in the know will know, but for those who are being introduced to Lord of the Rings through the film it'll come as a bit of a puzzler.

I'm all for little changes like this. I always thought Arwen was a little hard-done-by for dialogue anyway.

Tancred<hr></blockquote>

Hey that was.. rather interesting. A new view on things..
And in Singapore I'm rather annoyed at the LACK of LOTR commercialisation. People here just dont appreciate it. I think maybe its because most of the target audience here dont really appreciate English Literature..

12-12-2001, 12:17 PM	#17
Lifetime Red Dragon Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Scotch College, Melbourne Posts: 1,503	<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Tancred: Maybe you think it's wrong, but from a film director's point of view, it makes a lot of sense, because it fixes 2 major problems - 1) Arwen is not a character in the book; merely a mention. But to understand what sends Aragorn to claim the throne of Gondor, we have to understand he loves her, and vice versa. So, somehow Arwen has to appear more. 2) Lord of the Rings is infused with Tolkien's lore of Middle-Earth. Anyone who knows the lore - or even someone who reads the appendices -would, for example, be able to point out Glorfindel as the mighty Glorfindel himself, slayer of Balrogs. In a movie, it makes little or no sense to have an elf turn up, rescue Frodo, and then disappear for the rest of the trilogy. Who was he? Everyone will ask. Those in the know will know, but for those who are being introduced to Lord of the Rings through the film it'll come as a bit of a puzzler. I'm all for little changes like this. I always thought Arwen was a little hard-done-by for dialogue anyway. Tancred<hr></blockquote> Hey that was.. rather interesting. A new view on things.. And in Singapore I'm rather annoyed at the LACK of LOTR commercialisation. People here just dont appreciate it. I think maybe its because most of the target audience here dont really appreciate English Literature.. __________________ \'Cause its always raining in my head. Forget all the things I should have said..