JonK331
Well-Known Member
That's actually not true. Jackson changed many characters. Making Gimli comic relief so the dwarf would be more likable, making the hobbits fools and cowards so you could see them evolve, and making Aragorn the reluctant Hero. Not to mention that they had Narsil on a podium in Rivendell, not carried by Aragorn as it happened in the book, and Andruil was forged before the fellowship left Rivendell, not before he goes into the City of the Dead.
I could tell you at least 2 or 3 dozen more changes they made as far as straying from the book and pretty much every character was changed in some way.
I totally agree. It started bad for me. I was pissed when I realized Tom Bombadil was omitted. This is a good article: http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Tolkien_vs._Jackson:_Differences_Between_Story_and_Screenplay
What really pissed me off was in the release of the unedited version, I believe in the Two Towers. Saruman breaks Gandalf's staff. Total f'ing BS. Never watched those versions again. Makes my blood boil. From what you guys are saying I guess the Hobbit is even worse. What a shame.