Hasn't Chris Columbus done exactly what he was tasked to do?

[hpoldfan]

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> hpoldfan:
> Now everyone seems to want to compare Harry and the Lord of the 
> Rings. Anyone who has read LOR knows that it is a story of the 
> Hobbits. The movies are not about the Hobbits. The movie is so far 
> from the books that it is almost a different story.
> 
> The people behind LOR have done what some people want done to 
Harry. 
> I do not think Harry Potter fans want that to happen in future 
films!
> 
> Me:
> Why are the LotR movies so much more highly praised than the HP 
movies? Because they are true to the /spirit/ of the book, something 
the HP movies certainly aren't. The LotR movies have the depth and 
wonder of the books (even adding a lot of depth to characters like 
Aragorn that was not found in the books), while the HP movies, while 
entertaining, are extremely flat and childish. I would 
be /exceedingly/ happy if the HP movies got the same type of 
creative treatment that the LotR movies did. 
> 
> --Taryn

LOTR is true to the book, or the spirt of the book? I would suggest 
you reread the books as you are watching the movies. They could not 
be further from what Tolkien had written.
WF
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