Lazy Sunday

This is my cat. While I work hard, she's hardly working. Ever.

So I've finished The Two Towers after having to return to Verizon because the new phone they gave me was attached to a New Jersey number. Fantastic.

With one film left, it's time to gather my thoughts. At this point, there are some things to consider: the difference between adaptation and appropriation (and which realm the films and games fall under), the reasons for the adapter's changes made to Tolkien's narrative, and the effects of those changes for the audience.

As to the first, I believe this is indeed an adaptation and not an appropriation. Granted I'm still reading the theory, but when I think about the films, even with all the changes made to the story, it is still very much Tolkien's work. That elusive essence is definitely there, even if it's hard to define or pin down. I would say that part of the defining line is in the adapter's intentions. Now this doesn't mean that all attempted adaptations are actual adaptations, but this at least plays a part in it. Also playing a part is the audience's reception of the adaptation and how they view.

Which really means that these questions are all intertwined. Fantastic.

Dinner and break for Quantum of Solace, and then back to finish the films.