I can't stand people like this. I really lose my temper.
Thank God they kept their grubby PC-Police hands off Tolkien's works this time around, and at least we got a decent film adaption ONCE before they changed it all so everything can be politically correct.
Note: I have no problem with adaptions that go to extremes, including changing the ethnicity of characters. Akira Kurasawa's "King Lear in Ancient Japan" (Ran) was brilliant. The difference was, Shakespeare has been adapted to death by then, so such a new change was refreshing and fascinating. The difference is, changing LOTR for it's first live action film adaption would have been nothing but pandering to the politically correct hordes.
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"How are the Uruk-Hai anything like Native Americans? Someone? Anyone? Bueller?"
Um. Well. Okay, when I first saw the scene where the Uruk-Hai are decking themselves out with the white hand decorations I thought "Oooh, this is like the Drums of War scene from Pocahontas! Except more evil!" But that's as far a parallel as I'll draw, and there are many cultures besides the Native American that use paint and other decorations as ways of rallying the spirit to fight, or to try to scare the enemy, so...it's still not a real valid point. But I guess I can kind of maybe see what he meant for that one little part. Maybe.
I think J.R.R. Tolkien wouldn't have minded including people of skin color as heros in these films if he were alive today.
Oh, oh! And maybe he could make one or two of the members of the Fellowship women!
Sue Alert! Sue Alert! I can just see it now. the Fellowship shall now be. A black guy, a white guy, a chinese guy, an arab guy, a short guy, a guy in a wheelchair, a woman, and a dog.
That's too many people. It'd get confusing. We'll ditch the white guy and the short guy (c'mon, who wants to watch a movie about short people, anyway?). And it should be set in Cleveland.
I know this is a bit late but...yilesseJanuary 18 2004, 16:02:17 UTC
I'm just surprised that he'd watch a movie based on a book that was written by a Catholic, seen as how the Church is responsible for all the pollution in the world... or what ever.
Besides, isn't it more insulting to have token minority characters? I know I was slightly miffed Arwen was brought forward so that there was a female character in the first movie.
I bet he thinks Star Wars is racists because when Anakin is good he's a white guy and after he becomes evil he wears black and is voiced by James Earl Jones.
Ugh, this kind open minded thinking has become so narrow minded it's scary, coupled with that amount of ignorance it's also dangerous.
But then I'm a Christian so I would say that, anyway I'd better get back to destoying the planet and fighting the Free Masons for hidden knowledge.
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I can't stand people like this. I really lose my temper.
Thank God they kept their grubby PC-Police hands off Tolkien's works this time around, and at least we got a decent film adaption ONCE before they changed it all so everything can be politically correct.
Note: I have no problem with adaptions that go to extremes, including changing the ethnicity of characters. Akira Kurasawa's "King Lear in Ancient Japan" (Ran) was brilliant. The difference was, Shakespeare has been adapted to death by then, so such a new change was refreshing and fascinating. The difference is, changing LOTR for it's first live action film adaption would have been nothing but pandering to the politically correct hordes.
Forget people like Ophrah Winfrey and Colin Powell - 50 Cent is the salvation of American - nay, world - youth!Some NY Councilmen (I think...or some official in NY) said something similar to this in the last month or so: Every rap singer and artist is ten times better, more important, and more ( ... )
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Um. Well. Okay, when I first saw the scene where the Uruk-Hai are decking themselves out with the white hand decorations I thought "Oooh, this is like the Drums of War scene from Pocahontas! Except more evil!" But that's as far a parallel as I'll draw, and there are many cultures besides the Native American that use paint and other decorations as ways of rallying the spirit to fight, or to try to scare the enemy, so...it's still not a real valid point. But I guess I can kind of maybe see what he meant for that one little part. Maybe.
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Oh, oh! And maybe he could make one or two of the members of the Fellowship women!
Sue Alert! Sue Alert! I can just see it now. the Fellowship shall now be. A black guy, a white guy, a chinese guy, an arab guy, a short guy, a guy in a wheelchair, a woman, and a dog.
The New Fellowship!
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You have a good point there. I can't ever imagine some mutli million dollar movie based completly on short people.
Set in Cleveland is also much better. I mean, what's with that poncy Elf forest place? Makes no sense.
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Besides, isn't it more insulting to have token minority characters? I know I was slightly miffed Arwen was brought forward so that there was a female character in the first movie.
I bet he thinks Star Wars is racists because when Anakin is good he's a white guy and after he becomes evil he wears black and is voiced by James Earl Jones.
Ugh, this kind open minded thinking has become so narrow minded it's scary, coupled with that amount of ignorance it's also dangerous.
But then I'm a Christian so I would say that, anyway I'd better get back to destoying the planet and fighting the Free Masons for hidden knowledge.
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