Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-25987328-20160413230109/@comment-28035907-20160414144244

Yes... otherwise there would be only boys, and part of the viewers would not like that, this porcentage of people would be higher than those who didnt like Tauriel, you are a good example, for once.

"But they had too add a girl"

That sounds highly agressive towards females, Tauriel wasnt needed, but she attract girls, simply because she was one, and romancers, thanks to Tauriel/Kili, each can be considered a form to combat racism, a very common problem nowadays. In general some changes would've been "bad" to those who read the books, although they arent that much, but it is a Movie for everyone, not only for those who read the book, this means it got attempt to attract as most viewers as possible.

Its sorta nice to see poeple talking about how the movies were different from the books, because it may rise interest on those who only watched them, that will now read the books in order to compare, or at least expand their knowledge.