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1/19/2015 1:34:43 AM
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Would you want to see The Silmarillion on the big screen?

YES!

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Well, a TV show would be cool...

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No. No I don't. Peter Jackson: KEEP AWAY

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The Lord Of The Rings movies weren't as good as the books (obviously) however they were still fantastic, I thought. The Hobbit movies were nowhere near as good as the book, but were okay. Now, The Silmarillion. Should Mr. Jackson make that in to a film? Or TV show? I think not. The book is to intense for either, he could NOT do it justice. Nobody could.

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  • there isn't really a way to turn a massive history lesson like the silmarillion(thousands of years time) into one cohesive narrative and formatted to 90 minutes and remain a profitable venture. Not many people outside Tolkien fans/nerds are going to know it, it doesn't have the massive brand recognition. people don't have that attention span. it would have to be mutilated to be a movie. maybe a 100 season long TV series like doctor who except less retarded?

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    • We'll find out in 30 or 40 tears, maybe...when it becomes legal.

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    • The Silmarillion wouldn't make sense as a movie. It's literally a history book. That's what was so amazing about Tolkien; he didn't just write a story, he created a whole universe with its own languages and history... and he wrote out that history. The Silmarillion is a tough book to get through because it reads like a history book. Making a movie out of The Silmarillion would be like making a movie out of your high school history text.

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    • Personally, I wouldn't mind every book set in Middle Earth becoming a film by Peter Jackson...

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      • Edited by A84: 1/19/2015 4:31:03 AM
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        Perhaps have him co-direct it. Get some fresh perspective. He's done good, but the movies have gotten progressively worse. But I've always wanted the Silmarillion made into a movie.

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      • He'd add filler despite the fact it's not needed. I couldn't possibly see it turning out good.

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      • I would prefer a TV show so they could cover it better

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        Then Unfinished Tales of Numenor.

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      • That would take a LOT of people

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      • Nuh Cause you didn't drank doritos. Casual

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