Posted: February 03, 2000 at 21:22:09: by Goodgulf
: I know the costume is all wrong and I know it is historically incorrect (given the Medieval tone of the film). But... last night I saw the Sleepy Hollow movie and the I feel Burton's Headless Horseman conveys the atmosphere that I believe the Ringwraiths should have before the battle at the Fords of Bruinen. On a similar note, I think Christopher Watkin would make a perfect Angmar (if, that is, Angmar had a face).: Input?
: Cheers
: Berembrôg : PS. I am NOT saying that Jackson's Medievalist approach is correct - I am merely repeating what I have read on this Board. I think Michael makes a valid point about trying to discern what Tolkien intended as opposed to what we all "feel" or "think" we saw or read. If Tolkien said that he did not describe Middle-Earth as medieval, then why do we have such a hard time believing him? I think we have to careful of our "impressions", as I had always thought that the Hobbits never wore shoes or boots. But then I ran across a painting by Tolkien showing Bilbo wearing boots. He left it out of the book (The Hobbit), but he later wrote that Bilbo was given the boots in Rivendell. BTW, Bilbo's feet are very small, not big Bozo's feet. Check out Rolozo Tolkien and review the pictures by Tolkien. And I wonder if we were shown a photo of a Roman peasant and a medieval serf if there would be much difference in dress. If we get the impression that there is a medieval influence in the book it is undone by most of the illustrations that Tolkien drew or painted, at least architecturally.
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