Posted: March 22, 2000 at 06:34:31: by Shane@Laurelindorinan
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: : : : Each time I read the last chapter of FotR I think of how could the first book end there.
: : : : The end with the death of Boromir is nice, but it is not really an end.
: : : : There are so many unsolved questiones, where are Merry and Pippin? What will Aragorn choose? where are Frodo and Sam heading? where is Gollum?
: : : : That is the part of the book where I am most eager to read more, and I cant imagine how it is when you don't have the book and you have to wait a year untill you will see what happens. I guess a lot of people will buy the book at that time.
: : : : Does anyone of you know what people thought of the first book when it came out, concerning the end?: : : : Maglor : : :
: : : I would probably end it while the Fellowship was still in Lorien - thus ending on a "high note" not to mention starting the next one off with a bang.... : : That is the end I would prefer too : : Maglor :
: Here is what Peter Jackson had to say on the subject in his second question and answer session on AICN. : The most daunting thing is to shape an ending for "The Fellowship of the Ring". Our original Part One had the advantage of a victorious battle to end with, but The Fellowship obviously ends in a very "up in the air" kinda way. We are not changing anything in the book, but we are trying to pitch it in a positive way, so it doesn't feel like too much of a bummer. A lot of this has to do with Frodo's character, and the way we are developing him. I think the last part of that question is the most interesting. You might try going to an old library and looking in an encyclopaedic yearbook from the 50's with reference to peoples opinions of the Fellowship of the Ring. I know that my oldies have the year book from Britannica when the silmarillion was released and the opinions of the literary critics were 'cool' at best.
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