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Originally posted by SixOfSpades:
Imagination might very well be the linchpin to the whole love/hate relationship to PJ's LotR: If your imagination is shallow or mediocre, you can see the films and be absolutely blown away by the cool imagery. If your imagination was better than PJ's, you can see the films and be disappointed.
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Where was that foot again? Oh yef... mow Iff vound iss. Even elves would be proud of your dexterity.
I've read the Rings, the Hobbit, the Silmarillion, and the Unfinished Tales multiple times... I've Listened to the Rings, the Hobbit and the Silmarillion on audio cd (the Hobbit multiple times with the kids). I've also read virtually every book that's been reviewed in this forum (well... more than 90% anyway) NO one would accuse me of having a mediocre imagination, and I thought the movies were some of the greatest that have ever been made. The key is not having a good or bad imagination, the key is being able to see someone ELSE'S imagination. PJ and his team created a world that was theirs too, sure they changed a lot that I wouldn't have... but I didn't make the film. I enjoyed both the scenes that exactly fit how I imagined the story AND the scenes that were different and in effect created a NEW story from the one I know so well.