To Brian_Fuller: If you want to criticise, please get your basic facts straight. His name is Tolkien not Tolkein. It's pretty narrow-minded to "outdate" the pace and topics of the book(s) considering when they were written. Furthermore, it is bound to the fairy tale traditions so therefor has a "classic" build-up - as it should have.
It might not be as fast-forward as the some of the latest fairy tales, but do you really want more movies like In The Name of The King?
The industri vs. the nature isnt updated perhaps? Isengard was crushed by forces of nature. This could easily be seen as the enviromental debates at the moment.
As you said yourself, Tolkien is considered the "founder" of this fantasy world-maker and I think you'd agree on Lord of The Rings is a masterpiece as well. So does this mean you'd write off anything of Sheakespear just because it's written so long ago? He wrote about what was current at his time - Tolkien did so too in his own way.
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Movie comment on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
SineJosepha
To Brian_Fuller: If you want to criticise, please get your basic facts straight. His name is Tolkien not Tolkein. It's pretty narrow-minded to "outdate" the pace and topics of the book(s) considering when they were written. Furthermore, it is bound to the fairy tale traditions so therefor has a "classic" build-up - as it should have.It might not be as fast-forward as the some of the latest fairy tales, but do you really want more movies like In The Name of The King?
The industri vs. the nature isnt updated perhaps? Isengard was crushed by forces of nature. This could easily be seen as the enviromental debates at the moment.
As you said yourself, Tolkien is considered the "founder" of this fantasy world-maker and I think you'd agree on Lord of The Rings is a masterpiece as well. So does this mean you'd write off anything of Sheakespear just because it's written so long ago? He wrote about what was current at his time - Tolkien did so too in his own way.
Movie comment on Frozen
SineJosepha
One of the best horror movies in years. The concept of the movie might be simple but it really goes under your skin...