: I agree with what you have to say, but, keep in minnd that every movie ever made based on a book has strayed off of the point to an extent never expected by the veiwers. This is one of the main reasons that the Tolkein industry will not support the LotR movies. Another problem with the making of the movies is that their are details taken and adapteed by the reader that everyone imagines differently, such as what the elves look like, or the orcs. PJ will use his ideas of these such things and apply them, anyone who never imagined them like that will be unsatisfied.

Some may be unsatisfied, but most of us realize that all of us have differing views of what the characters looked like. I may have a different concept of Aragorn than Jackson, but I realize fullwell that Jackson's view is just a valid as mine. I'm not so much concerned with changes in the story as I am about keeping the overall feeling and tone of the book. The books have a very serious and often melancholy tone that may turn off some, but that many of us find fascinating. The "doom" that overhangs the entire story - no matter what the outcome of the war makes the story a true tragedy in the best Shakespearen sense. The Elves lose in the end - though they do redeem themselves overall. Men win only a short respite. Evil still exists and will return in full force. So the War of the Ring turns out to be only one more battle against darkness. Some may agree with me on these points, and others may not see it my way. But that's what I'd like to see in the film. My fear is that the film will lean toward more actin/adventure and avoid the tragic consequences since Hollywood tends to not like unhappy endings. But I still have a wait and see attitude, and will see the films no matter what.