Author: Albert Silver
Date: 05:27:33 12/21/02
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On December 21, 2002 at 03:07:23, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>On December 21, 2002 at 01:30:33, Matt Taylor wrote:
>
>>You mean that you haven't read the books.
>
>Actually, I have, but admittedly several years ago. Not that it has any
>relevance to my previous remark. The point was José opinion that his
>disappointment with the first part was sufficient to boycott the rest, which
>isn't a relevant critique of the Two Towers. That's all. I haven't mentioned
>whether I liked the Fellowship and I have made it clear that Two Towers is yet
>to be seen.
>
>But I rather liked the first part and I'm approaching the second part with an
>open mind and, like other movies, I expect to enjoy the experience. Rummaging
>through the book mentally (and maybe physically) while watching the movie seems
>rather silly to me. That is nothing more than a recipe for disappointment. It's
>a guide for the overarching plot. That has general application for other book
>conversions.
>
>The second point I would like to make is stopping the spoiling. There are
>probably newsgroups where Faramir's role and other discrepancies can be
>scrutenized. Thiss thread is sufficiently off-topic as it is.
>
>Regards,
>Mogens
If they haven't read the books, they won't even know who Faramir is until seeing
him for the first time in this film, so the spoiler will be meaningless. Other
than that, I am now curious, since I recall he hooked up with another notable
female in the books. I wonder if he redeems himself, or whether it was simply
changed.
Albert
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