Splendid and brave

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2003)

Just to mention that I`m not just a big fun of Tolkien`s, I simply coming in and out of his books, as I`m waking up at morning and diving in dreams by night. It lasts almost 30 years. So, as a commentator I could be very strict, but... Peter Jackson, the actors and the movie crew have done something specific in a film production. Knowing well, there are a millions of Tolkien funs worldwide, who are such a specific kind (devote to the stories, perfectionists remembering all of details, even the words of the original text and lines), they dare to touch and reveal "the sanctuary", making their own vision to lay it direct in front of the enormous varieties of visions of the opposite side - the funs and their particular imaginations of Tolkien`s world. This is the most brave act in a history of film production. Congratulations! Just because of that very hazardous, in one hand dangerous idea (considering career) and it`s realization after seven years of hard work, I am appreciate, delightful and marvelling. Of course, the irregularities existed, but in this case I`ll let them pass. I`m afraid I`m a pessimist about "The Return of the King" winning the Oscar (for the best film in 2003.), not only because the movies such a genre usually are not enough "appropriate" for that prise (I had noticed that in many cases), but of possibility a bit of jealousy or envy in the world of the "seventh art". Made such a brilliant movie (movies), with enormous effort, to connect in a mutual ambient the initiated funs and ones who had never read any of Tolkien`s books, it is an act which have to be respected and loved. Just like the Tolkien`s trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" (also "The Silmarillion") is actually a serious writing, no matter the fabula does not described the real world, P. Jackson`s movie is in the same manner. It is a big responsibility not to make it profane, but in the same time make it so fascinating, to attract the ones who does not know the story. This is an art and the gift. As I said, I`m a pessimist, but underhand I hope "The Return of the King" will win the Oscar for the movie of the year.