LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS
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- quamb0
sorry, guess i missed what you were trying to say- not trying to piss you off.
though still, i believe what jackson and co has done to turn the books into a trilogy is amazing- especially when, yes, they have to have some kind of mass market appeal. The only way these films were going to be made was with a HUGE budget, with that comes the responsibility for the film makers to create a trilogy that is a)very very good b)not tolkein-fan exclusive c)does have general appeal.
The choices jackson would have had to make would have put me in hospital- just because they are different choices from what you may have done, does not make them wrong.
An "accurate depiction of the books" would make a terrible film experience, the narrative structure of the books just doesn't translate. On top of that, there are only 2-3 minor female characters in the books- something that would be suicide to stick to with a 200+ million dollar budget.
Remember, I'm sure you'd love to do this and that when it comes to a design job, though are restricted by budget, audience and client tastes. Now imagine a project such as lord of the rings, we're you have a hollywood studio, millions+ fans and the general public sitting on your back.
It would be suicide to include all from the books, infact tolkiens work is, although magnificent, quite flawed. Perhaps you're more concerned in how they have translated the characters as opposed from the storyline (which pretty much has remained true to the books), hell, I'm not to sure if I liked what they did with the Ents yet...
Though, I can't imagine any director, any where doing a better job then Peter Jackson.