[Texaggie79]

I'm no true hobit. I have yet to actually READ any of the books. Closest I have gotten is skimming through.

If treebeard was gone into much more in the book, that just sounds downright boring to me. I thought I was watching some captain planet episode, where the trees are getting back at those horrible republicans who destroy the environment, because TREE's are alive......

[BradyLS]

I think the books reward a genuine effort at reading them. The movies spotlight the action and key decisions. Which isn't bad, but it's only a part of the story.

[HairOfTheDog]

the trees are getting back at those horrible republicans who destroy the environment, because TREE's are alive......

It is fantasy, and the trees are in fact alive. ;~D

[Corin Stormhands]

If treebeard was gone into much more in the book, that just sounds downright boring to me.

No, no, no. The section with the Ents is one of the most fascinating. I wrote my post above to you before I saw you say that you haven't read the books. If you had, I think you'd see much more of the progression of the story. Those of us that are fans knew what was coming, and we knew the events that had to fall into place to make it happen.