> Peter Jackson and team were extremely good at portraying evil in all of its ugliness but failed to portray "goodness" with equal skill
I think that's a fair comment. I would go even further--in fact I did, some time ago:
I think that's a fair comment. I would go even further--in fact I did, some time ago:
While the last time I read the whole trilogy was around 1988, while still at school, it (and the Silmarillion) are sort of etched into my memory. I've been putting off re-reading it for ages, but maybe it's time to do that. I will be sure to re-read your essay too.
Thank you again.
I have lost count of the number of times I have re-read Tolkien's works. I first read The Hobbit in 7th grade, and went right on to LotR. It was some time before I was able to get my hands on a copy of The Silmarillion (the hard cover edition--I still have it), but I remember reading it almost straight through once I got it, because I was so keen to see what was in it after reading the appendices to LotR.
Thank you for the feedback!