Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-25987328-20160413230109/@comment-26236093-20160414170541

I myself am quite fond of certain aspects of the Films, especially The Lord of the Rings Films. However, these adaptions did in places fail to accurately portray certain pieces of the Novels. Although, overall I found the films very enjoyable, and can appreciate the difficulty of the challenge which the Screenwriters faced in adapting Tokiens work.

On the other hand, I have found The Hobbit to have little merit whatsoever. However, I do still appreciate the wonderful craftsmanship and design that has been produced for both trilogies and find that this is perhaps the most resounding feature of them. To conclude, I have decided to provide the following quote from Christopher Tolkien which may be of interest to many.

"They gutted the book, making an action movie for 15-25 year olds. And it seems that The Hobbit will be of the same ilk. Tolkien became… devoured by his popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of the time. The gap widened between the beauty, the seriousness of the work, and what it has become is beyond me. This level of marketing reduces to nothing the aesthetic and philosophical significance of this work."

- Christopher Tolkien