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Author:  Elu Thingol [ June 11th, 2005, 9:39 am ]
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Wouldn't it be nice if there would be some sort of the Silmarillion Series? Because turning the whole book into a movie would be very hard... Do you think it's a good idea?
Author:  Gil-Galad [ June 11th, 2005, 11:35 am ]
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Yeah, it would be more possible than putting everything in a movie - but still very difficult - I'm not sure that it would be satisfying for the real fans. Everything within the Silmarillion is very complex and there are parts that aren't even finished. And it would be a great risk - even greater than doing LOTR.
Author:  Elu Thingol [ June 11th, 2005, 11:41 am ]
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I agree. But it is possible.
Author:  Witch_King_of_Angmar [ June 11th, 2005, 1:01 pm ]
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i argued in the silmarillion would cost a lot topic about that(points to bottom)
Author:  Larael [ June 11th, 2005, 9:55 pm ]
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I would love it if they made The Silmarillion into a movie and it seems the only way to do that is to split it up into a series. I think it would be a great idea!
Author:  Elberethsq [ June 16th, 2005, 7:54 pm ]
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Although I would like to see the movie, I doubt that the movie would be very good, The Silmarillion is a compilation of many different stories meant to provide background information on how such and such came into being. With so many different stories, many of which are not related, the movie would not be so good because the scenes would switch from one story to the other, and the audience would be left confused, especially if they had not read the book before. Basically, I think that it would be too much trouble. :bye2:
Author:  Cuilwen [ June 17th, 2005, 1:15 pm ]
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I think you're right about that. Maybe they should make movies of some stories like Beren and Luthien or Turin Turambar (I liked that one..).
Author:  Witch_King_of_Angmar [ June 17th, 2005, 4:58 pm ]
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it would take many movies to span the many storys compiled(i.e. feanors story could be "Quenta Silmarillion: The ???? hard to think up a name)
Author:  Tyuru [ June 20th, 2005, 5:58 pm ]
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I think it would be good, but just using a few key parts and giving a bit of back story. I mean, all the stories are intertwined so you would either have to do them in chronological order or something of the sort.

I think they should at least make one about the Last Alliance and what happened shortly before that. (Eregion stuff)
Author:  Elberethsq [ June 20th, 2005, 10:33 pm ]
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Witch_King_of_Angmar wrote:
it would take many movies to span the many storys compiled(i.e. feanors story could be "Quenta Silmarillion: The ???? hard to think up a name)


Yes, I absolutely agree. Which is why I don't think the movie would really be all that great, though that doesn't mean I'm totally against it. Just that it won't be as good as LotR. :bye2:
Author:  eowynfaramir4eva [ June 22nd, 2005, 11:34 pm ]
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It might take a very long time to make, if they do. It's like they would take a break in between. Planning to make part of it, and then making it later in years again. Kind of like Star Wars. George Lucas wasn't planning to make a 'prelude' addition to the original Star Wars.
Author:  eowynshieldmaiden [ June 25th, 2005, 3:44 pm ]
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I agree with the series idea, i think it would work well, a different story each episode, the longer ones having that "to be continued" thing at the end of an episode. Sounds good to me

:bye2:
Author:  Beriadanwen [ June 27th, 2005, 1:15 am ]
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I think it's more trouble than what it's worth. LotR is a movie, and The Hobbit will be a movie. Personnaly I'm happy leaving the Silmarillion just as a book and allowing one part of Tolkien's work to be left to the imagination.
Author:  Elu Thingol [ June 29th, 2005, 2:45 pm ]
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Don't you just understand this will be another opportunity to hate Peter Jackson even more?
Author:  Guest [ July 4th, 2005, 1:51 am ]
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Yes... it'll be difficult to put the Sil into a whole movie... but I'd love to see what can they do about a movie and I'd prefer to see the film after all.
Author:  Antigone [ July 11th, 2005, 3:43 pm ]
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i wouldn't say the WHOLE silmarillion but only Numenor - see these ones:
http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/num-intro.htm
http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/numenor1.htm

i think helge really did a gr8 job - it's wonderful to read something with lots of knowledge behind. read it, it's worth of your time
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