Sham bam bamina! posted:

For you drudges hard of memory:

Sham bam bamina! posted:

For you drudges hard of memory:

my bony fealty posted:

way better writing than Rothuss in this post

the LOTR series will be successful because there are legions of LOTR fans who will love it. including the many many people who are exclusively Jackson movie fans, the ones who still make "poh-ta-toes" jokes when they see potatoes.

unless they really really gently caress it up which is possible

Evil Fluffy posted:

Legolas was born early on in the 3rd age so as long as they stick to stuff like the fall of Gondolin or Numenor we're safe from him.


They'd almost certainly try to show Galadriel though. Especially if they covered the kinslaying.

fauna posted:

what was the kinslaying, i never got into lotr lore but deeply admired galadriel blanchett as a child, did she kill anybody

fauna posted:

i ran over a sea elf once. i felt so bad

Torrannor posted:

LOTR has a lot of material to be mined for more stories. The Silmarillion alone probably has enough content to make a dozen films or a lot of series. And there are a lot of Tolkien fans out there, or even just fans who enjoyed the LOTR and The Hobbit films. And one positive aspect of the Silmarillion is that it's basically just a summary of all the poo poo that happened, showrunners would have a lot of freedom how they want to tell those stories. I think they're going with Numenor IIRC, and all that the Silmarillion had to say about it was basically "it was founded by one of the two half-elves, was a bastion of the forces of good, until Sauron came and corrupted them, then the Valar sank the island, and the last pure Numenorans founded Gondor (and Arnor)".

TheGreatEvilKing posted:

I'm confused, what defense are these people making other than "well I like it?"

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Wise Man's Fear is such an unfortunate sequel to Name of the Wind. When I recommend Rothfuss, I say to keep to the first book because I believe that he really lost touch with what made Kvothe such a special character. Wise Man's Fear has him go his arrogant but yet understandible position as a hero to swordmaster (whose sparring teacher offers to bang him multiple times because of course) to sex god because he gets stuck in a time dilation with the Rothfuss equivalent of Aphrodite. To those of you interested in this series, please don't let what you see here keep you from reading Name of the Wind. It is a fantastic book in its own right and a staple in the genre for a reason.

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You just don't understand love or music if you don't like him. Totally valid though.

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This is ironically an example of one of the best "menwritingwomen" of our time. Don't take quotes out of context, that was a beautiful scene.

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well, this is completely taken ou of context though. Rothfuss is actually great at character development and the female characters are really well written.
The context is that the protagonist got "poisoned" by his rival so he´d fail some kind of "tribunal exam". The poison made him him feel no sense of social boundaries.

TheGreatEvilKing posted:

...are you sure that second isn't sarcasm?

Solice Kirsk posted:

I love the "you don't understand music" stuff because it's the one thing that I can get my friends that like him to admit is stupid. They're all musicians, so pointing out how silly it is was actually really easy.

In response to posting Rothfuss' Madonna/Whore "The Hobbit" screed posted:

Wow, this is an amazing passage. I was captivated and had no idea where you were going with it. I'm still unsure on your stance, because I loved the analogy but your tone seems possibly sarcastic in the end?
In response to the added info:
Felurian says lovely things like that to Kvothe not because he's a great lover, but because she is. Flattering each other in kind ways can be a subtle part of intimacy. Raw truth could ruin the illusion two lovers build for each other and for themselves.
The reproduction issue with the Adem is both infuriating and funny. It's a very unlikely yet still plausible result of the open sex culture he designed. It's incongruous with the well structured world, and I believe something is hidden there because of that. Other than the obvious message that people may be very well educated in some areas but not in others.
And the kidnapping, rape, and robbery were the reasons Kvothe killed those impersonators... His anger at the further defamation of his people was the emotion focused on in the scene, but he would never just go murder people for that. At least he hasn't before.
Also remember that this is a tradgedy, not a heroic story. Kvothe lives on to somehow become a near world ruining villain. His Folly destroys those he loves, seals his sympathy (and maybe everyone's), and releases fae into the mortal world.
Thinking about how that may happen keeps wonder in my life and adds anticipation for another book. If Rothfuss never writes again, I'll finish the story for myself. I'm thinking Kvothe actually loves Ari, and Denna is a slight of hand distraction, but we'll see. It breaks my heart though, that I can't write like he does. There's a rythm to it, a cadance I've never found in other words.

Sham bam bamina! posted:

A link or two would be appreciated.

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Wow dude you read things with a really bad tone. Out of curiosity, what kind of things DO you like?

pseudanonymous posted:

I’m pretty sure it’s always people who know nothing about music that say he’s great at writing about music. It’s like Dan Brown (or Rothfuss really) writing about smart people. They just have 0 experience of it.

Sham bam bamina! posted:

pseudanonymous posted:

I’m pretty sure it’s always people who know nothing about music that say he’s great at writing about music. It’s like Dan Brown (or Rothfuss really) writing about smart people. They just have 0 experience of it.

Kchama posted:

It's really something how little Rothfuss knows about music despite making it literally the supposed centerpiece of the protagonist's character.

Kchama posted:

It's really something how little Rothfuss knows about music despite making it literally the supposed centerpiece of the protagonist's character.

HIJK posted:

I think a musician would accept Rothfuss's ham fisted foolishness if they read the books purely on a surface level and don't stop to go "wait what?" at certain passages.