Nerds Only

I just found this amazingly cool article on Writer Unboxed about the Lord of the Rings films and the storytelling choices made by the filmmakers.

In grade six I escaped my boring summer vacation by reading the Lord of the Rings for the first time. I remember when they all left the village of Bree, I looked up and most of the day had passed, and I thought, where am I? I've been in love with these books ever since.

Anyway, I'm one of those dorkwads who can watch the movies and say, "That wasn't in the book... that wasn't in the book... that was in the book..." unless I make an effort not to annoy my fellows. I noticed a lot of these storytelling changes, but I had never really thought about the significance of them from a writer's point of view. This is what the article outlines.

It's really good. I think I'll take notes.

Some days, I just really love the blogosphere.

Abby