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Re: LoTR: The Two "Towels"
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Sat, 11 Jan 2003 15:24:26 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> Yup, pretty much as I said (I got to butcher The Fellowship of the Ring long
> before Jackson did, but I claim - rightly or wrongly - the excuse that a
> computer game requires more liberties than a movie). ;-)
I'll agree on the computer game part-- those almost always need LOTS of
liberties. Unless you want a boring game...
> > Now, to me, that says that the Riders kinda showed up, didn't really expect
> > all of Frodo's companions, stabbed him, and walked off; though granted
> > that's a somewhat tame description. I don't think I'd say Aragorn fights
> > them all off.
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> Walked off? "Pardon me, you wretched ranger, whilst I and my companions
> perambulate away! No burning me bum, now!"
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> They bravely turned their tails and fled, brave, brave, brave Sir
> Ring-wraiths...
I guess the beauty of the book is that it doesn't actually describe the
scene. In my mind, I see Strider leaping out, warding off the lead Nazgul,
who backs off unscathed. Strider *can't* leave Frodo's side to attack the
Nazgul (not that it would make sense to anyway, since all he's got are two
flaming sticks), so he instead stands next to Frodo with his sticks while
the 5 just stand there looking at him from a 'safe' distance, wondering if
they should bother attacking or not. Then they walk away.
But granted, since the book doesn't give details, it's entirely possible
that it happens more similarly to the movie. On the other hand, maybe all
the hobbits jump to life, and beat the Nazgul senseless. I spose we'll never
know...
> Yeah, Jackson went for cheap visuals and bad continuity - I mean, where do
> you rent a replacement wraith costume in The Wild after your previous one
> got burnt to a crisp? Yet there are all nine in the morning. Shoulda stuck
> to what Tolkien wrote, but clearly he felt he needed more screen splash (the
> movie was an incredible finicial gamble, so I try not to scream too much
> since they were brave enough to do it as a trilogy).
Yeah, that was kind of odd-- I didn't really worry about it too much. Maybe
he stopped, dropped, and rolled :)
DaveE
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| (...) I think a little more active defense of Frodo is implied, and Aragorn already stated that the Nazgul don't like fire, but surely they gave ground quickly because they felt they could afford to be patient. At the same time, I rather imagine (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Yup, pretty much as I said (I got to butcher The Fellowship of the Ring long before Jackson did, but I claim - rightly or wrongly - the excuse that a computer game requires more liberties than a movie). ;-) (...) Walked off? "Pardon me, you (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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