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xNoOnex
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I always have mixed feeling about things like this.
On one hand, I can understand how people like Tolkien see things. Hollywood, and Disney especially, seems to have very little respect for source material and this is true even is less prestigious works; most Conan films only take the most surface elements of the character and there’s never been a good movie based on H.P. Lovecraft’s works, etc.
Heck, the film adaptions of Tolkien’s own work, while fantastic achievements in cinema feel shallow when you compare them to the original…
On the other hand, if a movie is always going to pale to the original, why not try to make it its own thing? You’re not going to be able to compete with a classic… So why not do your own thing?
On one hand, I can understand how people like Tolkien see things. Hollywood, and Disney especially, seems to have very little respect for source material and this is true even is less prestigious works; most Conan films only take the most surface elements of the character and there’s never been a good movie based on H.P. Lovecraft’s works, etc.
Heck, the film adaptions of Tolkien’s own work, while fantastic achievements in cinema feel shallow when you compare them to the original…
On the other hand, if a movie is always going to pale to the original, why not try to make it its own thing? You’re not going to be able to compete with a classic… So why not do your own thing?
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edwest2
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“Sheer speculation” indeed. The article is wishful thinking.
I enjoyed Snow White for what it was. No critic(s) required. It was just fun and included love - something missing from Hollywood the vast majority of the time.
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I enjoyed Snow White for what it was. No critic(s) required. It was just fun and included love - something missing from Hollywood the vast majority of the time.
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7_Sorrows
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Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs was on not too long ago. I had not seen it in years.
I was expecting to feel nostalgic about it. I will admit the animation is Disney at its best, but I was disappointed and bored with the story and the singing.
I don’t know much about Chesterton so I can’t speculate what he might have thought of
Snow White. I had not heard that Tolkien and Lewis did not care for it.
I was expecting to feel nostalgic about it. I will admit the animation is Disney at its best, but I was disappointed and bored with the story and the singing.
I don’t know much about Chesterton so I can’t speculate what he might have thought of
Snow White. I had not heard that Tolkien and Lewis did not care for it.
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Tim_D
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Ultimately, who cares if Tolkein or Lewis hated Snow White? P.L. Travers severely disapproved of Disney’s adaptation of Mary Poppins. She told Disney that “the animation has to go!” Disney replied, that “the film is finished.” Many stories need to be adapted to work as a movie. I rather doubt that Snow White was so familiar to the public that they would have been repulsed by changes to the story. People take this stuff too seriously. Tolkein’s work is brilliant but that doesn’t make him the supreme know-it-all.
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Bonnie
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On rare occasions, the movie is better than the book; the Wizard of Oz is one. I agree that movies based on books should be able to stand on their own - it’s a pity that few are able to to that. I think it takes a strong team of writer/director to pull it off. I’ve put a hold at the library on Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland - I’m sure he can pull it off! Years ago I saw a version of *Alice *starring Meryl Streep - I loved it. I’d love to see it again.
Back to the OP - I think Tolkien was a better fantasy writer than Lewis; he didn’t talk down to the reader as Lewis did. I enjoy the Narnia books, but they don’t have the depth of Lord of the Rings. I’ve never seen the Disney movie, but I had the Disney picture book when I was a child - I absolutely loved it. And I really wanted Snow’s dress.
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johnnyc176
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Well whattaya know…lol funny how he speculates and the speculation ends up favoring his opinion.
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randomuser
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I presume you mean the original silent film (which is included in some DVD reissues)? The 1939 version was a remake.
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Bonnie
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No, I’ve never seen that, only the Judy Garland version - which I love. I haven’t seen too many silent movies - is it a good one?
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7_Sorrows
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wow! I wonder which parts he thought were corrupted.
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Viki63
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I think he meant corrupted in the sense of “alter, tamper with, interfere with, bastardize, debase, adulterate.”
In other words, profound tales which Disney studios had changed to make them supposedly more palatable for American kids.
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7_Sorrows
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Oh I see.
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