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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 5758409" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>I would tend to say that Tolkien himself would also be mortified by the movies...however he'd also simply take it in stride and probably remain quiet about it as he did about a great many other things through his life.</p><p></p><p>It amazes me the changes in people's attitudes towards LotR throughout the years. The Hobbit originally was a CHILDREN'S book...yes...a Children's book (though probably more in the line towards older children/Young Adult). The Lord of the Rings themselves were actually more as sequels for the Hobbit. A tad darker, but still lighter fare. They tended towards more adult enjoyment as they were directed in many ways towards his children (I imagine his original stories of hobbits were basically engendered towards his children when they were about...well...the size of hobbits! Imagine that).</p><p></p><p>I'd say for Tolkien, anything more than a PG rating was making the films about his books too dark, too violent, and too messy (note, the new LotR films were at least PG-13 in the US...so for Britain I'd say the movies would have had to e PG-12 or under at least).</p><p></p><p>His "adult" book (and by adult, I don't mean in the nasty way, I mean as in written with an adult audience in mind) was actually the Simarillion. It was one that he tried to get printed for a LOOOONG time, but the publishers didn't WANT his adult stuff, they wanted more stuff along the lines of the Hobbit and children's/Young Adult Literature.</p><p></p><p>Which is why Tolkien probably wouldn't have made any huge fuss about the films (His children probably made a larger fuss about the films when Fellowship first came out then Tolkien would have...then again, the books were originally probably written as directed towards them...so it's their vision as well), plus he had sold the rights for what he probably felt was decent compensation at the time.</p><p></p><p>I think he could have been delighted at the use of Elvish in the LotR trilogy of films though, as long as it was pronounced correctly and had correct grammar.</p><p></p><p>On the otherhand, if they ever made a movie about the Silmarillion...I think he may be a LOT more vocal and particular about it. That was more his baby, his life's work, what he truly might get involved about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 5758409, member: 4348"] I would tend to say that Tolkien himself would also be mortified by the movies...however he'd also simply take it in stride and probably remain quiet about it as he did about a great many other things through his life. It amazes me the changes in people's attitudes towards LotR throughout the years. The Hobbit originally was a CHILDREN'S book...yes...a Children's book (though probably more in the line towards older children/Young Adult). The Lord of the Rings themselves were actually more as sequels for the Hobbit. A tad darker, but still lighter fare. They tended towards more adult enjoyment as they were directed in many ways towards his children (I imagine his original stories of hobbits were basically engendered towards his children when they were about...well...the size of hobbits! Imagine that). I'd say for Tolkien, anything more than a PG rating was making the films about his books too dark, too violent, and too messy (note, the new LotR films were at least PG-13 in the US...so for Britain I'd say the movies would have had to e PG-12 or under at least). His "adult" book (and by adult, I don't mean in the nasty way, I mean as in written with an adult audience in mind) was actually the Simarillion. It was one that he tried to get printed for a LOOOONG time, but the publishers didn't WANT his adult stuff, they wanted more stuff along the lines of the Hobbit and children's/Young Adult Literature. Which is why Tolkien probably wouldn't have made any huge fuss about the films (His children probably made a larger fuss about the films when Fellowship first came out then Tolkien would have...then again, the books were originally probably written as directed towards them...so it's their vision as well), plus he had sold the rights for what he probably felt was decent compensation at the time. I think he could have been delighted at the use of Elvish in the LotR trilogy of films though, as long as it was pronounced correctly and had correct grammar. On the otherhand, if they ever made a movie about the Silmarillion...I think he may be a LOT more vocal and particular about it. That was more his baby, his life's work, what he truly might get involved about. [/QUOTE]
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