Tolkien isn't the only author this has happened to, but the epic sweep of his canon makes him more vulnerable to potentially unworthy film adaptations than most.
Indeed. I just don't see why we can't leave him alone and move on. The Lord of the Rings was adapted definitively. That's enough. Leave the appendixes alone. They were never intended to be turned into half-arsed films.
Tolkien isn't the only author this has happened to, but the epic sweep of his canon makes him more vulnerable to potentially unworthy film adaptations than most.
Indeed. I just don't see why we can't leave him alone and move on. The Lord of the Rings was adapted definitively. That's enough. Leave the appendixes alone. They were never intended to be turned into half-arsed films.