“I am very dissatisfied with the extreme nonsense”: The Creator of the Rings Lord hated the first attempt at the film

Peter Jackson’s cinematic adaptation of the Lord of the Rings conquered the heart of JRR Tolkien’s work, and although he has made significant changes in history, he has gained the approval of fans. Would he be happy with the author who died in 1973? Proudly? Did he prove or hated? We can only speculate. For a similarly new series, The Rings of Power is more vaguely based on his writings, or a recent animated film The Lord of the Rings: The Rohirrim War.

But considering the first adaptation of his fantastic epic: we have an answer. JRR Tolkien In fact, the animated version of Ralph Bakshi, which was published in 1978, was strongly criticized, which he had the opportunity to read the script until his death.

Clear thought

In 1958, agent Forrest J. Akkerman really accepted Tolkien’s approval to adapt to his work on the screen and give the script to the screenwriter Morton Grade Zimerman, who, in an animated film, respectively. However, as Collider recalled, the scenario was not met by the author’s standards.

Although Tolkien himself was interested in adapting, he said he had to read his story when reading it “Just killed” In some detailed letters that have been published years after the book JRR Tolkien’s lettersThe latter expressed his many opinions on this subject – without a dead hand.

“” “I would say that Zimmerman is unable to remove or adapt from the book “Speaking Words”. It is eager, sensitive and terribleHe wrote in one of the letters.

“” “He does not read. It is clear to me that he flew at high speeds the lord of the seals, and then he built partially confused memories, with minimal reference to the original. (…) I am very dissatisfied with extreme nonsense and incompetence, as well as its complete respect for the original“He continued, mercilessly.

And that’s not all!

With another long letter, Tolkien gave time to comment on the Zimmerman page script, on the page to detail all the items that he did not fit.

“” “If and/or others, they may be annoyed or offended by the tone of my criticism. If so, sorry (though not surprised). But I ask them to make an attempt to imagine what the slightest obvious sign of recognition is.»

The author then listed everything that does not fit the scenario, creating that the Jandafi fireworks have taken the fur and feathers that added to the orca, with the Balrog talked and laughed, or even the fact that the Lothlorian was transformed into a magical fortress and the elves were in small colors. He even said that the conclusion was an anchor “Confusion that eventually goes almost to the delirium”

Is known for its elective temperament, JRR Tolkien Naturally defending her wealthy history and her claims were justified, but some of her smaller problems still appeared in adaptation Peter JacksonThat raises the question: Would he prove the trilogy of a worshiping film, which was awarded with 11 Oscars and classified by the viewer of the best feature films of all time? We never know.

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