As a Tolkien junkie, I was happy when they decided to make the LOTR and then The Hobbit, but as time went by I became increasingly disappointed with the ‘artistic license’ taken by Jackson in LOTR. My opinion is The Hobbit is a bit better but all the ‘license’ ruined the movies.
When I’m a famous film maker I will right the wrongs. The road goes ever on and on! haha.
PJ has a bad case of Auteur’s Disease. He thinks he is bigger than the story. He’s also basically a kid (not an entirely bad thing, BTW) enamoured of his new toys, special effects and technology, which he is letting dominate the plot.
Tolkien junkie here as well. I’m on my 17th reading of the LOTR. Good on you for having issues with “license”. But I still loved every minute of each movie.