Are LOTR movies better than the books?

Are LOTR movies better than the books?

Many people love the Lord of the Rings books and movies. Both versions of the story are much beloved by their fans. However, the movies are slightly better than the books, all because of the writing for one character. This character is a strong presence in all three movies and only makes the story better.

Is Lord of the Rings movie like the book?

Any work of the scale of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movie screenplay was going to exhibit differences from the source material. While the three movies had a large number of minor and trivial differences from the book, there were quite a few substantial differences as well.

Is Lord of the Rings the best book ever?

In January 1997, reporter Susan Jeffreys of the (London) Sunday Times informed a colleague that J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy “The Lord of the Rings” had been voted the greatest book of the 20th century in a readers’ poll conducted by Britain’s Channel 4 and the Waterstone’s bookstore chain.

How faithful are LOTR movies to the books?

But they are not 100% accurate and, though the original theatrical releases stretch to nearly 10 hours of screen time, the movies leave out an awful lot of Tolkien’s original story. Especially the conclusion that stretches nearly 100 pages past the destruction of the ring and the end of Sauron.

Is Lord of the Rings harder to read than The Hobbit?

LOTR more challenging as it is long plus some of the names are made up, so lots of people might find them strange dyslexic or not. You could ofc watch the films or listen to the audiobooks. The Hobbit film was dragged out so differs quite a lot from the film. The first 30-45 mins of film 1 is really dull.

Does J.K. Rowling like Lord of the Rings?

Rowling has said she read The Lord of the Rings back when she was a teen (and only read The Hobbit after finishing Sorcerer’s Stone). But fans of both series love to list their likenesses: Wormtongue and Wormtail, Sauron and Voldemort, dementors and Nazgul.

Is Lord of the Rings slow?

Those who I’ve spoken with have a similar experience to me: it wasn’t that the books aren’t good. It’s that… they’re a chore. Anyone daring to undertake this trilogy must be prepared to go to battle. The pacing is slow, so slow, so painstakingly slow.

Is LOTR overrated?

No. They’re publicized and discussed to the point that it’s easy to get sick of hearing about them (especially since the movies came out), but they’re not actually overrated. They contain subtleties that it can take years of reading and re-reading to discover.