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[dramaturgy]

I have to ask you all: If I'm writing a review of Return of the King and the Lord of the Rings films in general for speech, what do you think it is important that I mention in this speech that can last up to eight minutes?

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[endofhistory.livejournal.com]

That Elijah Wood is teh hot.

Okay maybe not that. Make sure you talk about the end and about Eowyn kicking ass. The deep friendships of Merry/Pippin, Frodo/Sam, and Gimli/Legolas would probably be worth mentioning as well.

[19goingon13.livejournal.com]

How at a time of stress, turmoil, and Good vs. Evil in the real world... LOTR approached those ideas in Middle Earth. It was about perfect how these came out when the did. It was a chance for us to escape our lives and enjoy a story of uplifting.

Also, how these movies delve into the human psyche... all of us have pieces of Frodo, Sam, Smeagol/Gollum, Eowyn, etc... in our beings.

[elder-wyrm.livejournal.com]

If you're looking to do a good review, go one of two ways.
1- Discuss it as a piece of film. Talk about it's technical merits, the quality of actors, the use of back story and new elements to propell the story forward, and the editing of the final product. (The discussion of editing for the theatrical cut vs the Extended Edition DVD could be a half-hour speech on its own.)
2- Discuss it as an adaptation. If you do this there are two important points to make, what was included and what wasn't. The key element that was missing is the scourging of the Shire, to Tolkien this was one of the key elements of the story.

The Elder Wyrm

[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

Thanks man. <3

[inkandalchemy.livejournal.com]

*considers* The vastly irritating lack of Eowyn/Faramir fluff!

[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

HAHA. Oh yes, will mention that in the mostly small ways they've wandered from the books.