Beowulf versus The Lord of the Rings

[dumbledore11214]

Alla:

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> We shall see tomorrow.


Alla:

Erm... replying to myself. We did. I wish I did not though.

Do I agree with what this person posted? Oh absolutely I do just as 
I hated the movie in general. I posted this elsewhere, so here it 
goes.


I came back from seeing Beowulf. Well, the good thing about this day 
is that I really enjoyed my company :)

The bad thing - well, everything related to the movie as far as I am 
concerned. My friend seemed to agree and he did not read the book, 
so he had nothing to compare to.

I know opinions differ on that, but I hated how they changed the 
story. I especially hated how they changed Beowulf's character. I 
HATED even more that my beloved Neil Gaiman played a part in it.

You see, I have no problem with flawed heroes, love their struggles 
and all that. But as those who read the book know - Beowulf was just 
that  - a hero. And last time I read the book ( and I only finished 
it recently for the first time) I do not remember him being a liar 
instead of the hero.
It felt to me that character was changed just for the sake of 
changing.


There is also that beatiful mythical atmosphere of the poem, which I 
did not feel one bit . I think this cartoon animated technology 
whatever did not help me to feel that I was drawn into the world.


Alla.