Tolkien's response to movies
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A response to the hypothetical question of how Tolkien, having been revived, might have reacted to Peter Jackson's team describing how they changed the book material when making the movies..
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| 00:00 - 00:03 | John, the fellowship proceeds from Rivendill |
| 00:04 - 00:05 | They fail to pass around Caradhras |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | And get to Moria here |
| 00:08 - 00:12 | We simplified a bit the wolves at the Redhorn gate |
| 00:12 - 00:15 | So they go to Moria directly |
| 00:17 - 00:19 | I remember, to the door |
| 00:19 - 00:21 | Where Boromir throws the rock in the pool |
| 00:24 - 00:26 | Sir |
| 00:27 - 00:28 | The rock |
| 00:31 - 00:33 | The rock was thrown by the hobbits to make them more relatable |
| 00:34 - 00:36 | It's not a big change |
| 00:53 - 00:58 | Get out everyone, aside from the director, assistant, and whoever wrote the script |
| 01:13 - 01:15 | Who gave you the permission to do that? |
| 01:15 - 01:17 | It is unacceptable! |
| 01:18 - 01:23 | Give me one good reason to do such a thing |
| 01:25 - 01:28 | Tell me now |
| 01:29 - 01:31 | Do you think you are better writers than me? |
| 01:31 - 01:34 | You should have been taken by the SS |
| 01:34 - 01:37 | I have a better idea actually |
| 01:37 - 01:40 | You should be killed by the barrow wights |
| 01:40 - 01:42 | Sir, these were not included in the movies |
| 01:42 - 01:46 | Not included? And how do we know how powerful Bombadil was in the saga? |
| 01:46 - 01:48 | Sir, Bombadil was cut out too |
| 01:48 - 01:52 | So, what did you leave in there? |
| 01:53 - 01:54 | What? |
| 01:56 - 01:57 | What is the movie about? |
| 01:57 - 02:00 | You probably left out all that it made it special |
| 02:00 - 02:03 | Everything with depth that was good |
| 02:04 - 02:08 | Did you just include the fighting |
| 02:08 - 02:13 | and romance like they do in every stupid Hollywood movie? |
| 02:14 - 02:16 | I see, you really think you are above me |
| 02:17 - 02:21 | If that is the case, write your own book to make a movie of! |
| 02:27 - 02:29 | I wrote the books over decades |
| 02:30 - 02:34 | Lord of the Rings is my masterpiece |
| 02:34 - 02:36 | You think that who throws a rock is a minor change |
| 02:41 - 02:42 | What do you do next? |
| 02:43 - 02:47 | Next you will make Frodo a weak and boring character |
| 02:48 - 02:53 | Or Boromir a primitive ape who wants the ring from the start |
| 02:54 - 02:56 | Well, you surely wouldn't be that bad |
| 02:56 - 02:59 | You see, I had my reasons for writing what I did |
| 03:00 - 03:02 | And I worked very hard to make it good |
| 03:04 - 03:07 | Don't worry, they won't tell him about Glorfindel |
| 03:14 - 03:16 | Let's move on to the other movies now |
| 03:19 - 03:23 | These are key for the trilogy's legacy and you wouldn't dare to ruin these |
| 03:25 - 03:26 | No big changes |
| 03:31 - 03:33 | Faithful to the book |
| 03:40 - 03:46 | What you told me about the Fellowship caused me a great deal of pain |
| 03:46 - 03:49 | You should not have revived me |
| 03:53 - 03:56 | There are worse things than death |