Haha, I mean, Peter Jackson started out as a horror movie director, so the blood and body horror would have fit right in with *those* of his movies...but I think you're right that in his LOTR/Hobbit films they wouldn't have had a scene to this level
Great question! Though the specific "Goo-ron" method itself seems like an invention of the…
Haha, I mean, Peter Jackson started out as a horror movie director, so the blood and body horror would have fit right in with *those* of his movies...but I think you're right that in his LOTR/Hobbit films they wouldn't have had a scene to this level
Great question! Though the specific "Goo-ron" method itself seems like an invention of the show, in the books Sauron actually can and does develop a body again in the thousands of years between his defeat by Elendil, Gil-galad, Elrond, and Isuldur at Mount Doom and the events of LOTR. Gollum actually sees him while captured in Mordor, noting that one of his hands still only has four fingers. In the movies, however, Peter Jackson chose to symbolize both the form and power/reach of Sauron with the "Great Eye," something that is mentioned but more metaphorical in the books.
Oh, interesting! I’ve always simultaneously liked and been frustrated by the disembodied evil in the LOTR films. On one hand, it closer to how evil actually functions, at least in the Christian sense. But on a story level, it can feel frustrating to not see the evil embodied so you can hate it more directly.
I’m fascinated in the humanizing of Sauron in ROP. Not only does he have a body, but we can understand and empathize with him to a degree. I think that was the brilliance of the dialogue between him and his companion on the boat. My 5 year old is still hung up on the simplistic notion of good guys and bad guys and I’m always trying to add some nuance by reminding him anyone can make good choices and bad choices. And, according to that dialogue, a “bad guy” is someone who chooses evil actions day in and day out until it’s a part of his nature.
Haha, I mean, Peter Jackson started out as a horror movie director, so the blood and body horror would have fit right in with *those* of his movies...but I think you're right that in his LOTR/Hobbit films they wouldn't have had a scene to this level
Great question! Though the specific "Goo-ron" method itself seems like an invention of the show, in the books Sauron actually can and does develop a body again in the thousands of years between his defeat by Elendil, Gil-galad, Elrond, and Isuldur at Mount Doom and the events of LOTR. Gollum actually sees him while captured in Mordor, noting that one of his hands still only has four fingers. In the movies, however, Peter Jackson chose to symbolize both the form and power/reach of Sauron with the "Great Eye," something that is mentioned but more metaphorical in the books.
Oh, interesting! I’ve always simultaneously liked and been frustrated by the disembodied evil in the LOTR films. On one hand, it closer to how evil actually functions, at least in the Christian sense. But on a story level, it can feel frustrating to not see the evil embodied so you can hate it more directly.
I’m fascinated in the humanizing of Sauron in ROP. Not only does he have a body, but we can understand and empathize with him to a degree. I think that was the brilliance of the dialogue between him and his companion on the boat. My 5 year old is still hung up on the simplistic notion of good guys and bad guys and I’m always trying to add some nuance by reminding him anyone can make good choices and bad choices. And, according to that dialogue, a “bad guy” is someone who chooses evil actions day in and day out until it’s a part of his nature.