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The like/dislike threads on LOTR has got me thinking about this.
I watched my copy of Bakshi's animated LOTR recently, & I noticed certain things which both Bakshi's work & Jackson's work left out or changed, & some elements which were retained.
I was wondering which elements you may have noticed, & whether or not these elements should have been included/excluded.
For example, Glorfindel in both versions has been replaced by another character (Legolas in Bakshi's version; Arwen in Jackson's).
Both films removed references to Tom Bombadil.
Bakshi's version has Aragorn carrying Narsil (though not as shattered as the version in Jackson's movie), & he carries an intact sword later on (though nothign was really mentioned about Narsil being reforged into Anduril).
Bakshi's version also hints toward the passage of time in the movie (17 years since Bilbo's birthday party & when Frodo leaves the Shire), and, IIRC, has a much more accurate depiction of the incident at the Prancing Pony.
Though both versions show Boromir's death (which, IIRC, isn't told until the start of Two Towers), Jackson's film stayed within FOTR, while Bakshi's version ends at the Battle of Helm's Deep, well into Two Towers.
Overall, I prefer Jackson's version, though there are some details which I wish were included.
Any other thoughts/comments/gripes?
I watched my copy of Bakshi's animated LOTR recently, & I noticed certain things which both Bakshi's work & Jackson's work left out or changed, & some elements which were retained.
I was wondering which elements you may have noticed, & whether or not these elements should have been included/excluded.
For example, Glorfindel in both versions has been replaced by another character (Legolas in Bakshi's version; Arwen in Jackson's).
Both films removed references to Tom Bombadil.
Bakshi's version has Aragorn carrying Narsil (though not as shattered as the version in Jackson's movie), & he carries an intact sword later on (though nothign was really mentioned about Narsil being reforged into Anduril).
Bakshi's version also hints toward the passage of time in the movie (17 years since Bilbo's birthday party & when Frodo leaves the Shire), and, IIRC, has a much more accurate depiction of the incident at the Prancing Pony.
Though both versions show Boromir's death (which, IIRC, isn't told until the start of Two Towers), Jackson's film stayed within FOTR, while Bakshi's version ends at the Battle of Helm's Deep, well into Two Towers.
Overall, I prefer Jackson's version, though there are some details which I wish were included.
Any other thoughts/comments/gripes?