Kevin's Watch

When reading through the First Chronicles last month, I couldn't help but try to do the "greeting gestures" done by the various people of the land. Is it just me, or do these seem to be a little hokey? You know, kinda reminiscent of the greetings of the friendly aliens in "Galaxy Quest"? It's not really important, I know, but if they ever do make a movie....

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MEGATON dAN wrote:When reading through the First Chronicles last month, I couldn't help but try to do the "greeting gestures" done by the various people of the land. Is it just me, or do these seem to be a little hokey? You know, kinda reminiscent of the greetings of the friendly aliens in "Galaxy Quest"? It's not really important, I know, but if they ever do make a movie....

I'm sure the "Ramen Bow" or whatever it is you are speaking about will be imagined by the film makers as a gesture that is smooth and cool. Or they wont. Either way. :lol

Yeah, they are kinda dorky.

Maybe something like this: would be more interesting?

Oh, I didn't find any of it "hokey". I loved it all. The greetings, the songs, the way the people respected and "hailed" each other. It was all part of the Land experience. And I missed it terribly in the 2nd Chrons. Along with the Earthpower, the Ranyhyn, the beauty. The simple fact that the people feared and killed each other for mere survival broke my heart. I longed for them to "hail and well met" each other.

As for a movie.. perish the thought. Not unless most of it is done in Covenant's head, it will never reach the complexity and standard of the books. There is just too much inner-conflict going on inside Covenant for a movie to work. They may be able to capture the majesty and granduer of the Land, but that is only half the battle. They would have to "see" it thru Covenant's embittered, disbelieving eyes..and I don't see how they can accomplish that. Just my humble opinion

Well, it's not just u, this time Furls, I loved it all 2...don't listen 2 2 wise-guys and a teenager...

There's a part, somewhere, I'll have to look it up, when Covenant actually tries to copy the gesture and hail of the old Lords somewhere in the 2nd Chrons. Brought a lump to my throat... I need to find that...

There's a strange disconnect that occurs when moving from the written word to film. Things that look good in your head when reading sometimes look hokey, cheesey or, even worse, humorous when put on celluloid. Stephen King is a perfect example. His books are excellent but generally don't make good movies (there have been a few that have translated well but I think a good King movie is the exception and not the rule). I'm trying to think of a good specific example but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. Can anyone think of any examples where a certain scene, bit of dialogue, or moment from a book really moved you and than a film version of that same scene let you down or embarrased you?

Brinn wrote:Can anyone think of any examples where a certain scene, bit of dialogue, or moment from a book really moved you and than a film version of that same scene let you down or embarrased you?

I loved the movie "The Two Towers." However, there was one scene from the book that I really missed in the movie. At Helms deep when the orcs are in retreat, the Ents join the fray. As Saruman's horde flees from Gandalf and the rest of the gang, they are said to have disappeared into the darkness of the waiting woods, never to be heard from again (or something like that.)
Although the description in the book was very brief, the visual was so clear to me--I always pictured a creeping army of trees, biding their time, waiting to lure the unsuspecting orcs into a false sense of shelter, only to devour them.

Maybe I'll see it in the extended edition. Please? Pretty please...