December 31, 2002

In Response to Roxy M. (and More Stuff)
Mithril Miner

I understand where you are coming from, and I myself have wondered at a few of the comments made on this sight about superfluos subjects...

However...

The people that debate on this sight are merely doing so to a) understand the movie better, b) discuss their opinions of the movie, c) how the movie coincides with the book, and d) the book itself.

I, for one, know full well how hard it is to make a film from a book, to write the screenplay that will appease not only regular movie goers but 'die-hard tolkien fans.'

The reason for conflict is to solve either a problem, improve your own ideas, or just have fun expressing your ideas. Some of us don't have any other Tolkien fans to talk and debate with (try talking to some of my friends and co-workers about a book, it's ludicrus to even attemot it!)and simply enjoy talking with people who eiter know the books as much as you do, or more than you do, or answering questions to others Debating some of the mistakes made in the movie, and asking questions about the movie are merely ways to improve our own ideas, or resolve a conflict (there have been a few!) We are not bashing the movie unmercilessly with malignant vigilance, catching every single thing wrong, however we do debate some of the movie's themes and events, and, in some cases, its conflicts with the book. Some of us enjoyed reading about Tom Bombadail. Admittidly he would not work in the film, but it is still fun to talk about it.


I would like to take this opportunity to say:

I think we have established the fact that the Scouring will not be in the movie, however, I think that people's insights on the reason the Scouring will or will not be in the movie has been very interesting, and I am glad that people are able to not start cussing eachother out over a minute (or massive) detail (if you started that in my house, it'd be downhill from the first second).

I would also like to say that I have had many good hours reading, discussing, and...interpreting the books and the movies with all of you at the forum.

From a very happy dwarf,

Mithril Miner