tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post8849496349525347671..comments2024-03-27T09:33:35.296-07:00Comments on Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: At The Midpoint Of The Extended TrilogyCal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-14971031010776164292012-08-29T09:57:18.473-07:002012-08-29T09:57:18.473-07:00Thanks for telling me all that. I appreciate those...Thanks for telling me all that. I appreciate those little tidbits because frankly I found the book to be such a slog that I just gave up. I am perfectly happy for whatever tale the filmakers came up with because it all works for me and remains true to the spirit of the work - with all it's complicated histories and details.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-31378914876109498582012-08-29T09:30:01.403-07:002012-08-29T09:30:01.403-07:00You know what's particularly interesting? The ...You know what's particularly interesting? The characterization of Sam (and of the Sam/Frodo relationship) is actually one of the biggest changes that the Jackson writers made.<br /><br />For all of Tolkien's genius, he was definitely a supporter of the British class system. So Sam in the book is not very bright, and is very definitely subordinate to Frodo in a way that would be distasteful to modern if actually put onscreen unchanged.<br /><br />Similarly, movie Aragorn has to <i>earn</i> his right to the crown (through his actions in <i>Two Towers</i> which are very different from the book version). In the novel, he just <i>is</i> the exiled king, what are you talking about? Whereas in the movie he's got to undergo a radically amped-up series of trials in order to prove to himself and everyone else (and the audience) that he's got what it takes. (Also, Arwen in the movies is a legitimate character and not a one-dimensional trophy princess.)Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-25645348682544966832012-08-29T09:01:34.380-07:002012-08-29T09:01:34.380-07:00Just finished it with the wifey.Just finished it with the wifey.Hobgoblin238https://www.blogger.com/profile/07788435149110239794noreply@blogger.com