tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post3512800135295025769..comments2024-03-28T20:22:37.282-05:00Comments on You, Me, and a Cup of Tea: The Lord of the Rings Movies: What I would have done differentlyLois Tinúvielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-3674781410181933832015-01-28T14:46:17.669-06:002015-01-28T14:46:17.669-06:00I agree, it was romantic... I just feel like it we...I agree, it was romantic... I just feel like it went went on and on and ON! <br />I'm glad that someone else sees these things. I forgot about Treebeard but yes, good point. Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-27198500639364797132015-01-27T15:26:15.478-06:002015-01-27T15:26:15.478-06:00Those are some of the things I dislike most about ...Those are some of the things I dislike most about the movies, as well. While I wouldn't say that the romance was blown out of proportion (giving up immortality for someone is arguably very romantic), I thought it was ridiculous that Arwen was communicating in dreams and had some physical attachment to the Ring that apparently affected her but no one else. I also was sad that she replaced Glorfindel. Elrond is being portrayed as a highly overprotective father in these films--there is no way he is going to allow his only daughter to go riding around with the Nazgul abroad.<br /><br />The Cirith Ungol scene doesn't make sense, either, because, as you said, it's simply not in character for Frodo to doubt Sam or to trust Gollum over Sam. Frodo is merciful to Gollum, but he's not stupid. He knows Gollum is treacherous. He also knows Sam is loyal to a fault.<br /><br />The Faramir change bothers me on a lot of levels. For one, it's pretty obvious Faramir and Boromir are supposed to comment on each other, so changing them to make them both the same doesn't make sense for the story. I also find it insulting that Jackson seems to think audiences can't believe in noble characters who just do the right thing--hence he make Aragorn a reluctant king, Faramir a guy with daddy issues, and Treebeard a self-absorbed Ent who can't be bothered to save his forest until he sees the damage with his own eyes. But it's his forest. He already knows Saruman has been cutting it down. Krystahttps://pagesunbound.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com