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Ardamírë
Valinor
Nov 15 2012, 4:28pm
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are still held by the Tolkien Estate, as far as I have heard. Although, there was speculation at one point that PJ may have come to an agreement with the Tolkien Estate to use "The Quest of Erebor" material. Whether that ever happened, I don't know.
I still hold, though, that The Silmarillion is better as a book, because Tolkien's use of language creates an image in your head for certain passages, but that it still reads very much like a history, not a novel. I'll give an example.
This is from chapter 24 Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath:
"But at the last the might of Valinor came up out of the West, and the challenge of the trumpets of Eonwe filled the sky; and Beleriand was ablaze with the glory of their arms, for the host of the Valar were arrayed in forms young and fair and terrible, and the mountains rang beneath their feet."
It's an absolutely stunning passage, and it creates a magnificent image of splendour and power beyond belief. But it's difficult to see it acted out. It reads very much like a history, or even the Bible. Trying to transpose this to film would be, I think, a disaster. There's just no way to do this prose justice. And since most of the book is written in a similar fashion, I don't think it could be satisfactorily made into a film.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales
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silmarillion as the next trilogy?
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 14 2012, 5:40pm
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Would be cool!
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iandea14
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Nov 14 2012, 5:51pm
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agreed..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 14 2012, 5:59pm
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That's a good idea
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iandea14
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Nov 14 2012, 6:03pm
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Atleast Children of Hurin, was my favourite of the tales (the book itself)
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Tigero
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Nov 14 2012, 8:27pm
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like..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 14 2012, 8:49pm
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Or even better, whole film like ''Elrond's prophecy''
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Tigero
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Nov 18 2012, 5:08pm
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I truly believe this will happen some day
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FingonOfPittsburgh
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Nov 14 2012, 9:24pm
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Those are the three most likely
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Ardamírë
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Nov 14 2012, 9:27pm
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they might
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 14 2012, 11:54pm
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Personally I would perfer the Sil & CofH
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Bombadil
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Nov 15 2012, 9:11am
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Defs CofH.
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Defender of Nogrod
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Nov 15 2012, 10:15am
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The studio might beg
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Ardamírë
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Nov 15 2012, 3:26pm
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so..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 15 2012, 3:31pm
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Personally, I don't think you can make a trilogy without filming the entire book
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DanielLB
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Nov 15 2012, 10:46am
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I don't want an adaptation either, really.
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Ardamírë
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Nov 15 2012, 3:30pm
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unfortunately...
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 15 2012, 3:36pm
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No, the rights to UT
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Ardamírë
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Nov 15 2012, 4:28pm
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ok..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 15 2012, 4:33pm
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have you seen..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 15 2012, 4:38pm
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I would say there's a difference
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Ardamírë
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Nov 15 2012, 4:43pm
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Considering Christopher Tolkien's comments...
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Elthir
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Nov 15 2012, 5:58pm
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Exactly my thoughts
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malickfan
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Nov 15 2012, 3:42pm
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fair point..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 15 2012, 3:52pm
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Agreed
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Ardamírë
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Nov 15 2012, 4:30pm
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Nothing wrong with imagining this of course, but...
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Elthir
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Nov 15 2012, 2:16pm
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We can hope :) I'd love to see it happen!
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 17 2012, 12:44pm
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Ain't going to happen
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imin
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Nov 17 2012, 5:45pm
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well..
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jimmyfenn
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Nov 17 2012, 6:20pm
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personally i think he sold them as he wanted the cash but never thought they would get made
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imin
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Nov 17 2012, 6:52pm
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The Silm
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sam90
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Nov 19 2012, 5:43pm
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