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Friday, January 30, 2004

A Nit-Pickers Guide to Deviations Between the Books and the Films

Thanks Joe. As a huge fan of Tolkien's work--I've read the Lord of the Rings over a dozen times since first reading it in the sixth grade--I alternatively loved and loathed Peter Jackson's epic movie series about the books. It's impossible to understate how well done the characters, locations, and events are depicted in Jackson's movies. But why did he feel the need to change so much, especially when his changes actually detune some classicly constructed scenes? (The Battle of the Pelennor Fields is a perfect example: In the books, the arrival of the Rohirrim comes as doom appears to be falling on Minas Tirith; in the movies, it's a total non-event. Boo.) Anyway... An enterprising geek with way too much time on his hands has started a page documenting the differences between the movies and the books. Interesting stuff if you're a die-hard like me.

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