tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693617853908508572.post7911664806740652474..comments2023-10-22T06:42:51.797-04:00Comments on Students of Jesus: Everyone's Entitled to My Opinion: About One Ring to Rule Them AllRay Hollenbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035600094853593399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693617853908508572.post-15398561528674159182010-08-10T23:56:31.614-04:002010-08-10T23:56:31.614-04:00ray its so interesting you posted this. (since the...ray its so interesting you posted this. (since they had come out on dvd - though i loved them - i was not up in arms to immediately watch them again) but very recently as in a couple days ago i thought man i really want to sit down and watch those movies again... all three of them. its been long enough and i'm keen to do it!Glen Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146926782571913444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693617853908508572.post-79178714428010911442010-08-03T09:20:55.239-04:002010-08-03T09:20:55.239-04:00Sammy,
That's a killer insight. Thanks for sh...Sammy,<br /><br />That's a killer insight. Thanks for sharing.Joe Hollenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214955713522595172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693617853908508572.post-42720805612470725722010-08-02T20:29:46.446-04:002010-08-02T20:29:46.446-04:00I look forward to watching this series with my chi...I look forward to watching this series with my children -- now 8 and 10 yo. I think the 8 year old will have a little trouble understanding. Heck, it might be over my head in parts. Smile !Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693617853908508572.post-32674137512964587982010-08-02T15:11:46.589-04:002010-08-02T15:11:46.589-04:00i've just finished reading the LOTR series and...i've just finished reading the LOTR series and used my memory from the movies to help me navigate much of the landscape - i felt the movies did really well in that respect. i was also impressed with how much of the movies' dialogue is taken verbatim from Tolkien.<br /><br />the biggest difference between the books & movies surprised me. it was not plot (as i expected) though some key parts of the plot were changed. it was Tolkien's refusal to give darkness (or Mordor) any direct narrative. the characters of Mordor (or their stories) were hardly ever spoken of. When these were referenced it was only through a character (say Gandalf) retelling bits and parts to his friends (to give context), or from the perspective a good character (say Samwise) happening to have been on location and overhearing and directly part of the narrative. no where is dialogue, decisions, or events of Mordor given direct story-telling, it is only through the lens of light that darkness is ever considered.<br /><br />just thought i would throw that out there. very interesting to me. clearly intentional and Tolkien must have been one bright fellow.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979211808686975055noreply@blogger.com