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As I said, it's easy to hate everything.
They may be the TV dinners of the literary world, but they are the caviar of hollywood. That's the point -- they are good MOVIES.
Now, I for one LIKE to see the awesome graphics. The fact that we have digital capabilities to translate the immense battle at Minas Tirith onto the screen is truly impressive. I assure your, I never cheered reading the book like I did when Legolas single-handedly took out an Oiliphant and its haldir. Let me be candid here: while I wish some things from the book had been better portrayed in the film, I nevertheless will choose to watch the movie as opposed to read the book 9 times out of 10 because it is immensely more interesting. [img]graemlins/2cents.gif[/img]
And, why not put literary classics up on the Silver Screen if you're going to put up anything at all?
As for Van Gogh, that's different. It's the same work. No one is trying to write a new LOTR novel (well, seriously, anyway). I mean, look, we can put the printed book page-by-page up on the screen in a movie theatre, but I don't think it will be very popular.
Besides, we have GOT to find a way to get good literary works to the masses. Hundreds of thousands of people who would have never read the books in a million years LOVE the movies. It's some the best PR geekdom has ever known. All of the sudden, it's kinda cool to be one of "those people" who are into fantasy. And, it's not like I'm giving the wide world a "pass" on reading. I am just now finishing RotK, and it is in no small part due to the fact that I have to read upwards of 1000 pages a day for work on top of the several newspapers, magazines, etc. (incl. this forum) I read. The amount of time I have for fiction is precious indeed, and many days often relegated to only occurring in the bathroom or on the treadmill.
Look, in all seriousness, I'm going to suggest you visit your local hash bar or pub, imbibe large amounts of mind-altering chemicals of one form or another, and lighten up for at least a few hours.
[ 01-07-2004, 11:22 AM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]
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