12-20-2002, 04:17 AM
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I just came back from seeing TT, and while it was great, there were more variations from the book than in Fellowship, and more than I was led to believe by the reviews.
Most of the changes were no biggie (Aragorn falling over the cliff, Scenes with Arwen, who isn't in the TT book, Elvish archers at helm's deep), but the one change that REALLY bothered me was with Faramir. In the book, he never attempts to take the ring to Gondor - that's what separates him from Boromir, and brands him for what he will become. In the movie, he too falls to temptation to try and use the evil thing for good. I felt this was a significant change done for drama sake that was unnecessary.
But that's just me......
over all, I give it :thumbs-up:
I just came back from seeing TT, and while it was great, there were more variations from the book than in Fellowship, and more than I was led to believe by the reviews.
Most of the changes were no biggie (Aragorn falling over the cliff, Scenes with Arwen, who isn't in the TT book, Elvish archers at helm's deep), but the one change that REALLY bothered me was with Faramir. In the book, he never attempts to take the ring to Gondor - that's what separates him from Boromir, and brands him for what he will become. In the movie, he too falls to temptation to try and use the evil thing for good. I felt this was a significant change done for drama sake that was unnecessary.
But that's just me......
over all, I give it :thumbs-up: