I saw the movies before I read the trilogy, so it made more sense when I started reading... although some of the scenes [like Tom Bombadil] were a bit confusing...
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| Author: | Miriel [ November 24th, 2007, 9:31 pm ] |
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...basically, did the movie clear things up for anyone? Like, you didn't really understand a part of the plot and it made more sense after watching the movies? I didn't quite get the whole "Spirit of Sauron bound to the ring" thing until Gandalf explained it to Frodo in fotr. And on another note, did anyone like or not like a character, and then change your mind when you saw the movies? That happened to me with Faramir. I couldn't believe the way he was treating Frodo, and then in rotk when I saw his eyes when his father was speaking to him that way...it put things in a whole new light. Anyone else? |
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| Author: | Fíriel_18190 [ November 25th, 2007, 10:27 am ] |
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Since I read the books after watching FotR and TTT the movies didn't make anything clear to me that hadn't been clear to me before. But I don't think they would have if I had read the books before except for what Aerlinniel already said about the relationship between Aragorn and Arwen. |
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| Author: | Guard of the Citadel [ November 25th, 2007, 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Things in a new light |
Allonde wrote: ...And on another note, did anyone like or not like a character, and then change your mind when you saw the movies? That happened to me with Faramir. I couldn't believe the way he was treating Frodo, and then in rotk when I saw his eyes when his father was speaking to him that way...it put things in a whole new light.
Anyone else? Let me make sure I understand you correctly. You didn't like the character of Faramir in the book? You didn't understand him until you saw the film Faramir? Is this what you mean? If I understand you correctly, then for me it is completely the opposite. See, I hadn't read that far in the books yet by the time the film came out, so the film Faramir was the only one I was familiar with unitl I read the character in the book. This is the Faramir that I love! The Faramir who would have never taken the Ring! Of course, my opinion only. |
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| Author: | Aramel Elyanwe [ November 25th, 2007, 9:53 pm ] |
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I saw the movies before I read the trilogy, so it made more sense when I started reading... although some of the scenes [like Tom Bombadil] were a bit confusing...
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| Author: | Altariel Frodo [ November 26th, 2007, 11:50 pm ] |
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The movies certainly cast things in a new light for me. One of the most notable things it changed my viewpoint on is Boromir. When I read the books, Boromir had no hold over me. I viewed him as being somewhat whiny and weak. But the movies did such a stellar job at portraying him as strong, but also kind, misguided but lovable in his own right. Other things it changed my view of/cleared up were just the general lay out of places, Gollum, Grima, Theoden, Denethor and Faramir's relationship, and the way the battle of the Pelennor Fields worked. |
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| Author: | Ánië Súrion [ November 30th, 2007, 10:10 pm ] |
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Well, for me it certainly cemented the urgency of having to take the Ring to Mount Doom ASAP - I lovelovelove the books, but since it took them so long to finally set out for Rivendell their desperate situation didn't quite sink into my brain (until maybe I read ROTK, I can't remember for sure). But I do like how they got things moving pretty quickly in FOTR the movie, since I was like "Oh! I got it!" when I saw it for the first time.  Another thing was that it helped me to understand what a big thing it was for Arwen to choose to stay with Aragorn and let her kin go on to the Grey Havens without her.
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| Author: | Miriel [ December 11th, 2007, 12:22 am ] |
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No...I agree with you citadel guard.  I understood Faramir's back ground and his relationship with Boromir when I saw the movie. I didn't like the fact that he decided to take the ring, no way!
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| Author: | The Nightingale [ December 17th, 2007, 7:44 am ] |
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I like the books WAAAY better than the movies, and the movies didn't necessarily "clear anything up," it just helped give me the bigger picture a bit better. 'Course, I remember things better seeing them visually/pictures than text, which makes it hard to remember things in the book, but anyway.... I think if I had the choice now, I wouldn't have watched the movies until I'd read the books at least 5 times. |
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| Author: | Zandaïn [ February 24th, 2008, 8:14 am ] |
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like others, I read the books a long time before the trilogy came out on film I like the way the films used the Aragorn/Arwen twist, more so than the books do - besides that, I was actually quite pleased that Tom Bombadil didn´t make the cut in the movies ..for me, it isn´t one of the most interesting plots in the book and I dread it every time I read LotR ..I know I just could jump it, but then again, that´s not the way I read books ..in for a penny, in for a pound - for better or worse |
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| Author: | Fíriel_18190 [ February 25th, 2008, 11:28 am ] |
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^ oh I can only agree with you. I'm not too sad about that either. I usually don't skip the part when reading the books either, but I still don't like reading that chapter. |
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