January 18, 2003

Re: My Two Towers Review
Kailam

Danny, I agree with everything you said. Yes, I know that's kind of boring, but it's true. It's been a very long time since I've read Two Towers, and I don't remember much of it, but I've been re-introduced to the differences between book and film through forums like these. I think Jackson did a decent job of keeping many of Tolkien's themes and ideas while taking liberty with some characters and scenes to make a better movie. But that's all, obviously, debatable.

I did want to point out that I don't think wormtongue shed that tear because he "realized what he had done." I think he shed it because he was overwhelmed with the beauty of seeing Saruman's evil masses organized and ready to fight. But it's just a matter of how you see that character. Some may see him as capable of remorse, while others (like me) see him as someone bent on evil and destruction, who weeps at the sight of 10,000 orcs ready to reign terror on mankind.