I think the majority of respondents in our Web poll last year said they wanted pointed ears on Jackson's Elves. Does that mean they SHOULD have pointed ears? I have no idea.

: In other words, assuming for these purposes that Tolkien's
: elves have normal ears, should PJ honor that? I personally
: don't think so. While I'm against any changes to the story
: line, I support PJ's use of visual cues, even non-doctrinal
: ones (e.g., pointed ears, floppy feet, etc.) to let the viewer
: tell the races apart. Maybe the people of Middle Earth could
: tell the Elves by the "twinkle in their eyes," but we movie
: viewers sure as hell won't be able to. In short, making a
: movie is different than writing a book. While it was enough
: for Tolkien to just TELL us who was an elf and who was not, PJ
: doesn't have that luxury.

Well, my response to all the changes (even the ones I don't like) is that Peter Jackson is telling HIS version of the story, and he is free to tell it as he pleases. We will either enjoy the result or we won't.

I find pointed ears on the Elves in the movies to be less annoying than some other (much clearer) departures from Tolkien, such as the pod-derived, plate-armored Uruk-Hai. But, say "la vee" (or, c'est la vie).

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