The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Improves on the Book

The idea of what my argument is seems to have been forgotten here by the con. I have said that the reason Jackson's films are better is because they tell and overall better story. Again, if you're just looking for a lexicon of tales of a mythical world, read The Silmarillion. However the best story tellers, people like George R. R. Martin, are able to tell the story of a big world without bogging down the narrative. Everything actually relates to something rather than simply being a myth or a song. I think one particular example of Tolkien fan's complete lack of focus as it comes to the movies is Minas Tirith. People were in outrage that Minas Tirith did not have an outer wall that was darker than the rest. Even if that was an important piece of lore, it completely confuses the idea of the "White City" in the first place. One would think the name would be different if the entire city did not gleam in the sun like its fabled golden tower. It's a pointless piece that contradicts things, but they could not get over the fact it was not to exact standards. Again I will address the sway of The One Ring. We are shown as soon as Bilbo has an alone moment with Gandalf that the artifact's pull is strong enough to corrupt a noble soul who faced down a dragon and made his way across Middle-Earth to help reclaim a right. I ask you, what makes men of possibly lesser caliber above that? To believe that there is no way that The One Ring could fully take them is also contradicting the story again. Denethor is taken by the Palantir, and Aragorn nearly is as well were it not for his confidence and growth throughout the story. To resist the temptations of the Dark Lord should not be coded into someone like they were written that way, but shown truly through their hardships which in turn makes a story feel like there is actual risk. Jackson and his team gave every important character and arc within the films, and a role to fulfill that contributed to the overall story. If he had kept every character like Elrond's sons, random rangers, or. .. . Tom Bombadil, then there would be no way to characterize them properly. Tolkien may have made great men of valor, but he did not exactly create compelling characters because we have no notion of how such a spectacular journey has changed them. Most of the characters become completely peripheral and nameless, making the viewer wonder why there was so little to these people even within this big book. Now I will end off myself by saying that The Lord of Rings is a great series, for almost anywhere you look you can feel the great influence that has settled upon our culture. However, story-telling has come a long way since the fourties and fifties, and people fully understand the science of what makes a truly amazing story. Not only that, but the movies had tangible heart and care at every turn, and even if you disapprove of the changes you cannot help but know that reasons were there for every one. The story was still in place, the characters richer, and a world still existed to explore beyond the "narrow" confines of the story. The books will always exist, as will the movies, and I feel the medium on both sides is better for them.