One book to rule me.
After 3 years of waiting I see it. When it came out I had decided that
I would read it then see it. The reading 'oppertunity' never
came. Spent 2 years of library membership expecting to get a
hard-bound version of the book (which never came). There is a certain
fun in reading off hard-bound book (dont ask me what). Its LOTR that I
am talking about. The TV channel folks force me into reading
this... They say they would be showing the movie this month on TV
(which I know I can't miss.. but what about reading the book first).

Shyam (almost my chum) lended me the book and read I did. No amount of
praise can describe my feeling for the book.. It is the grand pappy of
all medieval fantasy fiction.

The movie was very good.. I would like to believe that it was the best
movie I've ever seen (perhaps due to ma praise for it.. Too much of
anticipation.. makes it appear the best). It was amazing how people
could push the book with so much detail to life. The opening in Shire
was b.. e.. a.. utiful..

Although a slow reader (hopefully a good reader) and it was really
rewarding to me to see all those things I imagined on the screen. Call
it my imagination, Tolkiens vivid and detailed writing skills or
Peter's direction skills. I felt these particularly with the Shire
scenes (with its music that is), Balrog and Gandalf at the Kazad Dum
(the only difference from my imagination was the size and the kind of
whip it used... mine was smaller 1.5 times Gandalf and whip was not
glowing), Galadriel's mirror and the things that the ring bearer
experiences when he puts on the . Another thing about the movie
were the subtleties which are not really 'talked/spoken' about in the
movie like the lightness of all elf-things (including Legolas -
walking on the snow), Sam's character (the list goes on).

There were minor (or so I wish to believe) let-downs like.. Elrond
still has a bit of Agent smith in his voice (may be it myself spoiling
it) and some scenes like the gifts of Galadriel and some deviations
from the book that I dont wish to speak of here.

Ring of power or no ring of power.. Tolkien has neat which has
me under its power. I am looking forward to enjoying the 2nd and 3rd
parts..

- posted by Anil @ 11:38 PM