Post #2303451
2026-01-15 18:42 UTC
@Chigaze@mstdn.ca My favourite scene in the movies is the lighting of the beacons. It's in the books, sort of, but it's a minor element in the plot.
Movies are different from books, and some things that work well in one medium don't work in the other. We should generally judge the creations on their own merits.
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@Chigaze@mstdn.ca 2026-01-15 18:49
@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca That was a change from the books that worked for me. Having Pippin light them was good movie making and didn't change anything significant in the story. My issue with the changes to Faramir are that they made him cruel which he absolutely was not in the books and I don't think necessary for the movie. Further he is the character Tolkien said was most like himself so that change bites rather hard.