While at Catholic Girl's Camp this year I was introduced to some interesting and rather revealing insights into this movie. I still love watching certain parts of it, that I don't think will change readily, but if you really examine the books and the movies side by side, you'll find them to be quite different. Sr. Philomena remarked that the movies were what appealed to people these days, there were many battle scenes, and the women had low cut dresses. She informed me, for I had forgotten, that a battle in one of the movies took several scenes, whereas it was only one or two pages in the books. Tolkien was a strong Roman Catholic, and I highly doubt he would be compliant with the way the movies were filmed or some of the costumes. Further words to follow.
I've loved Spain for a long time, even though I'm not Spanish. I've relished in reading about it's history, how they threw out the Muslim's against overwhelming odds....King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Columbus, Saint Dominic of the Holy Rosary, Saint Vincent Ferrer, Saint Anthony Claret. All part of Spain's glorious history. Until it fell. I am never going to watch this movie. Not even if you threatened me or cajoled me with a million dollars worth in gold converted to my country's currency would I watch it. It makes me sad to see the movies made today....why not ones about Saints...true stories with fascinating lives...but that's not too popular is it?
I-my family own it so as soon as my brother hooks our home theater PC up to some system enabling up so watch VHS's I shall have to, or get the DVD from somewhere.