Look what they've done to Middle-earth, Ma

Is the local school play to be blamed for not presenting Tolkien's vision? No, they don't have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on sets, costuming, and CGI, but we still attend the plays and enjoy them. People love bringing Tolkien to life, and they do it every day on the Web, on stage, in books. We get over the inaccuracies. We forgive the mistakes. We excuse the deviations from what Tolkien said. There are a million visualizations of Tolkien's world already, and none of them come close to what Tolkien described. If we don't forgive Jackson's creative license, loosen up, and learn to enjoy these movies, how can we possibly forgive ourselves? The Internet preview is not just a sneak peak. It's a vaccine. It's an ounce of prevention. It's a dose of reality. Everyone who is dreading these films should watch that preview at least 15 times a day until they can honestly look themselves in the mirror and say, "They're just movies. The pages in my copies of Tolkien's books won't crumble away and vanish completely if I buy a ticket to see these films." We'll always have Tolkien, Rick. And, Louis, this could be the start of a beautiful filmship.

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