Much of what works in the novel would not have worked on film.

So, you look at ways to broaden the appeal, to get non-fans into the cinemas. You butcher the talky bits. You drop the Old Forest, Tom Bombadil and the Barrow-Downs because they aren’t really necessary (and because you don’t want to have to find an actor to play Bombadil -a hard role to cast). You cut out characters like Gildor, Beregond and Glorfindel. You put in romantic scenes between Ar…
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Simon Dillon
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Sep 10, 2022
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Much of what works in the novel would not have worked on film. I discuss that in this piece, if you're interested. :)
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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