LOTR review

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "ftah3" <ftah3 at y...> wrote:
I've never read the books, though I've tried reading both The Hobbit 
> and FotR a few times and have been unable to get past the first 
> chapter without dozing off.  

Hehe, it's becoming a trend now. :-)

> 
> > The main 
> > problem was a severe curtailment of character development.
> 
Honestly, I didn't find that much lacking in character development.  I
went into LOTR expecting more of a adventure/journey story rather than
a story about *people*.  I don't know, but I think what was presented
in the movie gave me a well-enough grasp at who these people are and
what they're all about--with the possible exception of Gandalf.
<snip chsracterisations>
 
> - Legolas is hot.  

Woohoo!  Yes! :-D

> when he says 
> (twice, because they don't hear him the first time) that he'll take 
> the ring to Mt. Doom...and then follows it with "though I don't know 
> the way" in the same small, sure/timid voice

Wasn't that just adorable?  I thought it was v. cute the way this was
done.
 
> And yet I left the theater feeling as though the only individual who 
> deserved more characterization was Legolas.

(Are you sure you don't think this just because he's hot?--hehehehe)

> Actually, I could have done without the ooh-ing over the mail 
> completely ('mithril'? ...oh, right, er, that must 
> be...significant?).  I have no clue what the big deal was about that 
> stuff.  It's very, very strong.  ...so?

Yeah, me too.  I was under the impression it was just nice dwarf mail?   
 
> This got boring to me.  Especially when he was imprisioned.  Yes, 
> he's imprisoned, I figured that out the first time.  By the way, what 
> was with the moth?  And the bird ~ was the bird reallyreally big or 
> did Gandalf make himself very small to ride on it?  And who sent the 
> moth?  Because no self-respecting non-sapient moth would choose to 
> brave the mess around the tower to have a chat with a wizard stuck 
> much much higher than moths generally fly...would it?

I was expecting the whole for him to grab the moth and use it to
transform to get down from the tower--or something!  But what?  It
just kinda hangs around while he watches it--HUH?!


> - How did Gandalf get his staff back from Sarumon after escaping from 
> the tower?

It was a different staff.
 
> Still, fun movie.

I think this comes from not being a "bookie"...rather light-hearted
entertainment with not any /real/ serious thought given to it.  I know
the story is supposed to be dark, and it is, but with the "removed
fantasy" element to LOTR, I was able to merely watch the movie, enjoy
it, and appreciate the story and cinematic detail.  End of story.

-Megan