The Two Towers. Go See It.
Wednesday, December 18, 2002 by mormegil | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I just got back form the midnight showing of The Lord of the Rings – The two towers and I have to fully indorse it for anyone who liked the first movie, or the books.
The movie strays form the books more then the first, and the third, (so I heard) but at the end of the film you can see why they did what they did. (And they pull it off). The Effects are downright amazing and Gulum is buy far the most believable digital character ever. (Can he get a Oscar?)
I am sure there will be many a review and bitching about TTT but for my two cents, big thumbs up!
As a long time Tolkien Fan, who’s life dream is to do the Tolkien Calendar some day. I know my Tolkien and I can’t imagine make a better movie version of these books. Can’t wait for the Return of the King. It will be a long year….
If you want to see my Tolkien Art check out www.odyssey-3.com/illustration
The movie strays form the books more then the first, and the third, (so I heard) but at the end of the film you can see why they did what they did. (And they pull it off). The Effects are downright amazing and Gulum is buy far the most believable digital character ever. (Can he get a Oscar?)
I am sure there will be many a review and bitching about TTT but for my two cents, big thumbs up!
As a long time Tolkien Fan, who’s life dream is to do the Tolkien Calendar some day. I know my Tolkien and I can’t imagine make a better movie version of these books. Can’t wait for the Return of the King. It will be a long year….
If you want to see my Tolkien Art check out www.odyssey-3.com/illustration
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Jafo
Reply #22 Monday, December 30, 2002 9:19 AM
Reply #22 Monday, December 30, 2002 9:19 AM
Of course, the 'episodic' 3 books meant nothing to me...I read it as one book...1077 pages....[was an old publication]...
craeonics
Reply #23 Monday, December 30, 2002 9:24 AM
Reply #23 Monday, December 30, 2002 9:24 AM
I wonder if they'll ever turn the Silmarillion into a movie. It's a much better book. Very fragmented too, so I doubt they ever will.
paxx
Reply #24 Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:00 AM
Reply #24 Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:00 AM
Yes, Chris, I guess you are right for Faramir, although I find disturbing that he is not the such noble knight that he is in the book.
As for Arwen, the movie seems to show her leaving middle earth. My fear is that they change the story in the third book such as Eowen ends up marrying Aragorn.
Nowif they do this in the third movie, I'll be truely upset.
As for Arwen, the movie seems to show her leaving middle earth. My fear is that they change the story in the third book such as Eowen ends up marrying Aragorn.
Nowif they do this in the third movie, I'll be truely upset.
Chris
Reply #25 Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:58 AM
Reply #25 Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:58 AM
Faramir seems to be the big sticking point with people familiar with the books.
I doubt Eowyn ends up with Aragorn. He better not! I wonder though if they'll include anything of the Faramir/Eowyn relationship though. The reason I says this, is that they have so much to cover in the next film that I'm a afraid of what's going to get left out.
I doubt Eowyn ends up with Aragorn. He better not! I wonder though if they'll include anything of the Faramir/Eowyn relationship though. The reason I says this, is that they have so much to cover in the next film that I'm a afraid of what's going to get left out.
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Reply #21 Monday, December 30, 2002 9:10 AM
In the books even though she's really not in FOTR or TTT, she sort of comes out of nowhere in ROTK and marries Aragorn. If they did this in the movie without any previous Arwen/Aragorn interaction, then the audience has no emotional investment in Aragorn's wedding. It just becomes a cold plot point to check off the list.
As for Faramir, in the book he's pretty much a perfect,noble character who displays little to no doubts. Most of his scenes in the book are comprised of talking talking talking talking. Need some dramatic tension in there. He eventualy does the right thing and is not far off the mark as far as comparisions to the Faramier in the book is concerned. He's just got a slightly longer character arc in TTT.
Besides, in the movies, they're playing up the seductive lure of the Ring even more than the book does (to give it a stronger on-screen presence which would otherwise be lost). So scenes are skewed that way. The ring even attempted to seduce Aragorn at the end of the last movie. It would odd to have Faramir pull a Bombadil and essentially chuckle and blow off the whole thing.
I am such a Tolkien geek