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Like Tolkien, his writing style isn't for everyone. Some are drawn in by the madness and cosmic horror realized, others can't penetrate the veil and tune out. Then again, that's what's great about fiction and story telling. Finding what works best for you.
I've read "the hobbit" last month and it was wonderful. I really enjoyed it. Then watched the movie and got really mad how they didn't follow story. Same thing with "the count of Monte Cristo", watched the 2000 movie and I wanted to go choke the director of the movie. WTH did they do that for. The whole story was messed up. Lol
I never go into a movie expecting them to stay close to the book. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, each medium has it's own way to tell a story and you can't compare them equally
I get it, but the books were so good that the movies made me mad. Especially, the count of Monte cristo. That really got on my nerves. They actually modified the story to tell different events. :/
I'm just sad that the middle earth movies didn't include Tom Bombadil. Yeah, it would have severely interrupted the movie flow but that's kinda Tom's whole deal.
The Hearts in Atlantis movie is wholly different from the book and I really can't get myself to enjoy the movie even when trying not to compare because the underpinning plot drivers were removed. It would be like doing King's Insomnia as a movie and not including the little doctors.
It's complicated and a difficult tightrope to walk for people who enjoy both book and movie stories