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How would YOU have ended Lord of the Rings?
Fool010:
--- Quote from: 1000mAh on February 26, 2011, 01:26:06 PM ---ANd I agree with the story lenght :P
And if you think that he should have been a master of writing, etc, etc, you just like to whine, he wrote it well enough, it is you who lacks imagination if you say ''the characters didn't have enough depth'' Lack of imagination is bad, the less you have imagination, the more ''normal'' you're, the more you'll sink into the masses without opinion and who all dress in the same way, think same way and lack orginality.
And yeah, tLotR got many affections from History, Scandinavian Mythology & Kalevala, the Finnish national epos.
Tolkien even studied finnish so he could read Kaleva in it's orginal language.
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Dude, I've been reading LOTR once or twice per year for about 15 years. I DO know what's in and I definitely don't lack imagination. Don't go assuming I'm one of those 16 year old highschool dicks who knows shit about anything. Heck, you weren't born when I first read it.
I've read the books enough, and thought about the content enough to see where the stitches are showing. The more I read them, the more the flaws started to shine.
Tolkien didn't study to write the books, he was a linguist from the start.
I'll state it again, Tolkien was a great creator but his writing skills weren't at par, which is kinda understandable as he wasn't an author but rather was a scholar who dabbled into literature. I once thought LOTR was the greatest thing I've ever read, then downgraded it to masterpiece and finally came to my present great -but flawed- stance.
@ freidax : that's kinda obvious. I still like the trilogy, but I grew out of the blind admiration phase.
xfreidax:
Well if you read the same book like 20 times, naturally it's flaws will start to show up in a big way. =P
1000mAh:
^^sry. If offended :P
I've finished the book 4 times. Planned to re-read again when I get my hands on it next time, but yeah, He wasn't writer, but that doesn't mean he can't write books.
Studying writing is over-rated, EVERYONE CAN write. So, okey, you meant that kind of depth...
But well, he wrote in complicated way to read, so it isn't easy-to-read stuff, you MUST put a lot of though it when you read the book. Well, from my opinion, that is good, the things in it will stay fresh in your brains longer. ANd, I'm 16, I'm not Highschool dick, I don't know nearly everything I would want to know, and well, I robably weren't born when you 1st read the book, I've nothing against old people, and I prolly miss read something, so I apoligize.
Se, yeah, he wasn't writer, he had amazing imagination, you're expert at literature, and so on.
The book is amazing, it is complicated to read which I think is a good thing, People who luck imagination suck, I can obtilerate 25 Zaku's & Gouf's along with 3 Nasca-class battleships in 3 minutes.
But yeah, even if his writing ability could keep up with his imignation, it leaves the book more ''free'' to diffrent views etc. So it can aalso be watched as good thing, you can use your own imagination and abilities more.
Fool010:
That's what explains why LOTR has been durably successful.
Despite the flaws, the story is engrossing and motivates reader investment. Some stories are merely entertainement, but others have the power to draw you in and motivate you to inject stuff of your own.
While filling gaps on your own is a good thing, as it shows you're kinda 'participating' it also means there are gaps to fill.
1000mAh:
^ did I ever say there wasn't gaps? no :P
the story was too short. but I loved the Ending in the book, a lot better than the one in the movies... All that hobbit things ;D Also, the tree Sam planted :D The gold leaved tree, can't pick up the name now xD
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