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drewster81
The Shire
Nov 2 2014, 10:50pm
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How A Silmarillion Movie Trilogy Would Work
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Hello All!
I've been quite enamored at the kind of choices that a screenwriter must make in order to usher a book to the screen. I'm sure a lot of us have thought about how the Silmarillion would come to the screen.
Film 1:
Prologue: Creation of Arda, Destruction of the Two Lamps
The film proper would begin with the awakening of the elves narrated for a bit until we get to the actual protagonist of the first film, Feanor. The story for the rebellion, kinslaying, and eventual battle against Melkor, ending with the rising of the Sun and awakening of Men would be a great climax.
Film 2: Begins with Dagor Aglareb. This film would mostly focus on Beren and Luthien and the Children of Hurin with characters in Menegroth and Gondolin peripheral around the plot and the central Dagor Bragollach. The tragic ending of Hurin and his family would be paralleled to the slaying of Thingol and the Silmaril from Luthien passing down to Elwing as a sign of hope as she escapes.
Film 3: Nírnaeth Arnoediad in the prologue. The film's structure would follow a three act: 1) Destruction of Gondolin/Doriath, 2) Elwing and Earendil's escape and journey 3) The War of Wrath and final fates of the Silmarils.
The Akaballeth would be great to see, but is tangential to the main story of the Silmarils.
I know many characters would have to be excised and some events shortened. The major battles would need to be shortened to what they mean. To me, while great, the battles would play a lesser role to the characters, except for the War of Wrath, which deserves to be depicted in all it's glory (and a lot would have to be embellished). I always appreciated how lean Fellowship was in streamlining the story to it's essentials.
Anyway, just some musings on a cold Sunday. :)
Drew
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Elizabeth
Half-elven
Nov 3 2014, 12:51am
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The Akallabęth would make a fine sequel.
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But I think it's really much too big to fit in 3 movies. Your Film 1 might work, with the creation bits constrained to a prologue and the main concentration being on Fëonor, the rebellion, and its immediate consequences, But the tales of Beren & Luthien and Hurin's family could each make a good film itself. Then I think the Fall of Gondolin (beginning with Eöl and Aredhel) could work as a single film.
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KingTurgon
Rohan
Nov 4 2014, 12:27am
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You'd need more than 3 films to do the Silmarillion justice. I actually have a 9-movie plan I created if anyone wants to see it. And this is just about the SIlmarillion proper, I didn't even put Akallabeth in there! I think it would fit well as the second in a trilogy of second-age movies (the first being about the War of the Elves and Sauron and the last being about the War of the Last Alliance).
(This post was edited by KingTurgon on Nov 4 2014, 12:27am)
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Cillendor
Lorien
Nov 4 2014, 4:11pm
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H.K. Fauskanger has a brilliant concept for an Akallabeth movie.
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You can read it here.
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Girdle of Melian
Lorien
Nov 6 2014, 3:12pm
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We got to see Feanor...come to think of it, only Galadriel could be included from the original cast when it comes to all of this...lol..I think....or Celimbror, but wasn't present in the movies..
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KingTurgon
Rohan
Nov 6 2014, 9:22pm
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He could make another appearance (he was in the prologue for FOTR).
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