BenefitPale OP t1_iycla1x wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:59 AM

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So like did they rush the movies. Should they've split into more movies is what are you saying?

Otakuma575 t1_iyclnl3 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:03 PM

They did an OK job streamlining the main story for film, but most of the side arcs are completely missing and they made some weird changes with the characters (i.e Frodo is in his 50's in the books, not early 20's). Honestly they did a worse job with The Hobbit, they made a short book into three movies and somehow still missed half the book.

WhyWorryAboutThat t1_iycy0l5 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Book fans always have scenes they wish were kept in and which scenes they want varies, but to give you an idea of just how much they cut for the films, in the books Sam and Frodo spend a week at the house of that farmer, who is just a scythe waving above the crops in the movie.