I have to agree that certain changes in the movie adaptation do disappoint me, by and large the movies are beautifully done and an absolute pleasure to watch. There is something about them that I enjoy, not only as someone who has been excited about these books from the moment I first opened The Hobbit, but also that they provide insights about current circumstances (in the world or personally) without being either obvious or heavy-handed.
Arwen is a great example of a change that works for me, if only because MOST of her screen time feels like a part of the story that was always implied, but that Tolkien never wrote about in depth. I'm hoping, though, that Arwen doesn't take Eowyn's great scene in the Last film.
Faramir is, so far, the reverse. I think that Jackson and all the writers felt that, in this movie format, Aragorn must be the only human who can resist the lure of the ring. I didn't care for the entire Osgiliath sequence, but I can live with it.
From the Two Towers DVD, I'm as excited about the extended Version as I am about the Return of the King. Give me more Ents, and the Huorns too!!
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