[Alain Chartier]

You've made the best comment. Tolkien's goal was to establish a mythology (not a pseudohistory) that he hoped others would contribute to. He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.

As a Tolkien fan for thirty years I am acutely aware of every deviation Peter Jackson has made from the canon. And you know what, I don't care. It's Jackson's story, not Tolkien's.

The most interesting change, in my opinion, is where the grief of Arwen at the death of Aragorn (in the book put in an appendix) is incorporated into the story, and used to explain her breaking of her engagement. That makes Eowyn a serious romantic rival. It will be interesting to see how it is handled.

[BradyLS]

As a Tolkien fan for thirty years I am acutely aware of every deviation Peter Jackson has made from the canon. And you know what, I don't care. It's Jackson's story, not Tolkien's.

I ask, if Jackson wants to tell his own story, why does he reach for Tolkien's Lord of the Rings to tell it?