Why LOTR Sucks: The Less You Say

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When you are adapting a novel for the screen, some things should be left out. Not everything translates well from one medium to the other. You want your adaptation to be tightly focused, while staying true to the original. That means a lot of side stories should be left out.

Every scene in a movie should do at least one of two things: further the plot along, or develop the characters.

Having Pippin and Merry drink magical water and grow a few inches, then get slowed by the roots of the tree serves neither function.

Minutes Watched: 2.1:11.17

Number of Montages: 9

Number of slow motion close-ups of people crying: 29

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  • Charles

    When I saw this part in my last watch-through I though I was watching the extended directors cut. It was pretty out of place and I didn’t remember it from previous viewings.

  • Charles

    And why do they compare heights using feet and inches?!  I would think Middle Earth would have their own system of measurements… Something like “hand-widths” or something. I’m sure a mostly American audience could have dealt with not having their preferred system of measurement used…

  • http://twitter.com/wordofchristian Christian Schlensker

    Don’t worry. They cut this one from the theatrical version.

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