Would Sandra Bullock be a good Mrs. Isildur?: Performing Tolkien

» SAyleen - Performing Tolkien

Thanks Isengar! =) I've actually studied both Film and English quite extensively ... I am very familiar with your film recommendation list! =)

I also agree with everything you had to say in response to my post, with the one exception that I can't bring myself to boycott the next two movies, mainly because of Sean Austin... I've been watching all of the postings about Legolas, and while I have no problems with Orlando Bloom, I grew up watching Sean and seeing him as Samwise (my favorite Rings character) was like having all my dreams come true! =)

Actually, Ian Holm as Frodo would have been fine with me too ... I really like him as Bilbo though. It would have been a challenge to cast a different Bilbo to Holm's Frodo. But it certainly would have been nice to see the other three hobbits as Frodo's juniors, like the Professor intended.

As for the director ... yikes! Wasn't he the 'genius' that brought us Meet the Applegates? When I found out that the man directing the trilogy had little more fame then that of a random film about over-size insects in daily life pretending to be the model American family, I was just a little scared.

While we've strayed from the original topic ... I might as well go off a bit more on my tangent. I'd like to take a moment on the subject of the brutal butchering of Professor Tolkien's The Hobbit as an adaption for the stage. In searching for a copy to use for a live production -- all I can say is "Help!" Elrond is my favorite cameo in this one, and most of the playwrights who attempt it have the terrible habit of replacing him with an Elf Queen. I think I've solved the major issues in an adaption of my own, but overall, I have never been overly impressed with the attempts made to perform Tolkien's work. :/

Best wishes!
S. Ayleen

-- posted by SAyleen