Spoiler for the beginning of The Two Towers book or the end of tFotR movie.
In the Fellowship of the Ring movie, Boromir's death was this great event of redemption. He fought of tons of Orcs single-handed. It was, to put it simply and colloquially, epic.
In The Two Towers, his death is practically glazed over. Aragorn hears Boromir's horn and runs to help him. But, alas, Boromir was "pierced with many black-feathered arrows; his sword was still in his hand, but it was broken near the hilt; his horn cloven in two was at his sing. Many Orcs lay slain, piled all about him and at his feet". Then, Boromir and Aragorn have a brief conversation, in which Boromir tells Aragorn that the Orcs took the "Halflings" (which is his word for "hobbits"). But, he fails to mention which hobbits were taken before he died.
This is just another instance of how the movies go into more emotional depth than the books. Which, as a contemporary reader, appeals to me greatly.
Just a quick note: now that I'm back at school, things might be going more slowly than I hoped. I'm taking eighteen hours at college, and also balancing a social life with two groups of friends. But, that will not hinder me!
DFTBA!
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Yup. I agree. I loved the Lord of the Rings books, but this is one of those rare cases when I actually think the movies are better. I mean, they leave out a lot of the plot, but the character definitely have more emotional depth. I think this is actually the only case that I can think of where the movie is better than the book... hm...
ReplyDeleteSo far, they're both great. But in completely different ways. There are so many layers to LotR. Even if they're not my "cup of tea", I still appreciate them and admire and respect Tolkien.
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