OrangeSoul Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Is it true the story drags in the end of the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted September 21, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 21, 2003 Not really, but be aware that Return Of The King the film will be the film most different to the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 what do u mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted September 21, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 21, 2003 The story drags at the end of the book? No, I wouldn't say so. It doesn't quite have the urgency of the rest of the book (Sauron has been defeated after all) but its a very important part of the story, and of what Tolkien was trying to say. And yes, I believe Dazzla is right, this third episode of the trilogy will have the most discrepancies between book and film. The first one was pretty accurate, the second took a bit of poetic licence, the third one will miss huge chunks out I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted September 21, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 21, 2003 For example, there was the scouring of the shire, this was in my opinion pretty boring, but it's not in the film at all. It was a 20 second clip in The Two Towers. Another example is Shelob, in the books it's in The Two Towers, but they've moved it into Return Of The King (film). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Yes, it drags a lot at the end. There's a good 200 pages after [spoiler, sort of] The ring has been destroyed and Frodo, Sam, and the rest return home. Obviously, if you read the book, that part has to be in it, but it's not very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jones Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Another example is Shelob, in the books it's in The Two Towers, but they've moved it into Return Of The King (film). Yeah, thanks to harry potter (JKR) and their tolkienish "inspiration", PJ had to move big mean spider a year later.. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Yeah, thanks to harry potter (JKR) and their tolkienish "inspiration", PJ had to move big mean spider a year later.. :angry: Well thats not entirely true, but may be some of the reasons yes. The official reason was (and I actually agree with PJ here): The Frodo/Sam/Smeagol storyline was the one without major action scenes. We have the battle for Isengard and the battle for Helms Deep, so we dont need the Shelob sequence at the same time. It's much better to postpone it to the beginning of the ROTK, to get up the pace in this film. Anyway, I have a strong fealing that ROTK will kick ass, possibly being the greatest of the trilogy, and hopefully one of the best films ever :woot: Shame it's such a long wait :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Socling Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 I always thought that part where they travel under the mountains south of Rohan to move quickly to defend Minas Tirith was boring...I thought that chapter dragged on... I never noticed anything else dragging out in the Return of the King, and I've read it a couple times since I was a child...maybe its just me, but I like the end, after the hobbits return home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicoCahill Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 i wish they had put the shelob scene at the end, it would have been a great cliffhanger for all the people who didn't read the trilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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