Confession #1: I have not watched the LOTR movies. I do have a valid reason for this, which brings me to...
Confession #2: I have not read the LOTR books.
Point to be noted: I didn't want to watch the movies until I had read the books.
All that changed this week. I got this great unabridged version of the LOTR audio book. So, everyday on the way to work and back, this is what I've been listening to. To be frank, I don't mind traffic jams or delays any more, if anything I'm happy I have more time.
Since it's audio, I actually went through the foreword and the author's notes, which I usually skip when I'm reading a book. The other good thing about the audiobook, is the different voices/tones used when delivering lines of different characters. This makes the experience more interesting.
A wise person once told me that I should not wait until I finished the book - to watch the movie, for I would be disappointed. Taking his word, I'm watching the movie now.
An hour into the movie and I've reached the part of the story where I had stopped in the book.
The movie sure has sped through and missed out on so many details. But the upside is the visuals, the background score and of course the likes of Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler and the rest... So much for the LOTR weekend.
Beautiful LOTR Medley by @LindseyStirling
Confession #2: I have not read the LOTR books.
Point to be noted: I didn't want to watch the movies until I had read the books.
All that changed this week. I got this great unabridged version of the LOTR audio book. So, everyday on the way to work and back, this is what I've been listening to. To be frank, I don't mind traffic jams or delays any more, if anything I'm happy I have more time.
Since it's audio, I actually went through the foreword and the author's notes, which I usually skip when I'm reading a book. The other good thing about the audiobook, is the different voices/tones used when delivering lines of different characters. This makes the experience more interesting.
A wise person once told me that I should not wait until I finished the book - to watch the movie, for I would be disappointed. Taking his word, I'm watching the movie now.
An hour into the movie and I've reached the part of the story where I had stopped in the book.
The movie sure has sped through and missed out on so many details. But the upside is the visuals, the background score and of course the likes of Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler and the rest... So much for the LOTR weekend.
Beautiful LOTR Medley by @LindseyStirling
