`The book is a great book, but it is unfilmable'

Rating: 10/10 (1 November 2003)

`The book is a great book, but it is unfilmable'
That's a quote from Peter Jackson.
And I strongly agree. Shoot the film from page to page and u get a cinematic piece of junk. The film is not here to replace the book, some Tolkien berserk Fanatics don't seem to get it. The film is not perfect, I agree, but perfection doesn't exist. Some things are changed from the book because it is a different media. Yes, Arwen has more scenes, the elfs join men in the battle of helm's deep; it's all part of the adaptation process. Arwen brings the emotional depth of the movie to another level. The elfs join men in the battle because there would be no tension if the audience thought there was no hope at all for the people of Rohan. Peter Jackson and his wife have done a fantastic job. I can't wait for the extended edition of TTT. The extended edition of The fellowship of the ring was much better than the theatrical version in my opinion. It said a lot more about the characters.