Okay, fine, all right already.

[corilannam]

I give up. The movie's fine, okay? Leave me alone.

Actually, I did like it much more the second time. Pretty much 100% more. Knowing what to expect helps a lot.

Honestly, I'm not that much of a purist. I thought that most of the changes PJ made from the books in FOTR were great, and actually improved the story. I just disagree with some of the decisions he made this time.

I like it. Eventually, I'm sure I'll love it. Just have to see it some more. Tough job, but I think I'm the woman for it.

Comments

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Oh, feel free to clog my journal as much as you like! I agree with most of the points you touch on -- Faramir, as you may have noticed, is my most serious problem with Peter Jackson's adjustments to the book canon. I felt that the Ents were somewhat diminished by having to be tricked into going to war, but I can live with it. Faramir is tougher since, as you pointed out, he is meant to be a contrast to Boromir, well aware of his brother's weaknesses and wise enough to avoid the same temptations. He's meant to be more similar to Aragorn in nature than Boromir, so when I read that he would experience the temptation of the Ring, I had in mind something much closer to the non-canon Frodo and Aragorn scene at the very end of the last movie.

And I completely agree about feeling the length of the movie and not being entranced. I checked my watch several times during the first viewing, which wasn't something I'd expected to be doing. That's something that got better during the next two viewings, though. Once I knew what to expect, I stopped dissecting quite as much and was able to just enjoy the really glorious parts for their own sake.