tchiseen on TIL Christopher Tolkien, son of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, has said of the films, "They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25"..[..].."The commercialization has reduced the aesthetic and philosophical impact of the creation to nothing." - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"Sure. It's a bit like the Game of Thrones TV Show. The show does not do the narrative in the book justice. It's just a bunch of tits and swordporn. But it's still entertaining, and they did about as well with the show as you could expect. And SURE, I would LOVE to watch a longer, more accurate version, but even still, the medium of video doesn't give you the same inner monologue you get from books. So you make do with tits, and appreciate the swordplay when it's good and the brilliant casting of Sean Bean as Ed Stark. And you move on. Because after all, you're the son of somebody important, and you're not important yourself. And you'll never get to be important if all you do is naysay." - Will Higgins™