Comments on: A ‘Silmarillion’ Film: Would You Watch It?

By: Eco

Eco — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:22:17 +0000

A Silmarillion movie would be definately interesting. The book itself has probably room for more than 10 movies…

I see it this way: the first part would begin with a long intro, with Galadriel as the storyteller as in The Fellowship of the Ring. This very long intro would cover everything from the Music of the Ainur to the Exodus of the Noldors and the making of the sun and moon as the first day.

Then, as in the Fellowship of the Ring the action starts in the Shire, in the Silmarillion movie the action would start in Doriath, and the whole movie will be the story of Beren and Luthien. A second part of the movie would be the story of Earendil, followed by an outro, which will cover the War of Wrath, the fate of the silmarils and Sauron, left in the world by the valar.

Still I don’t see how Akallabeth and the fall of Numenor could be included…

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:24:00 +0000

The Silmarillion as a whole would be a difficult movie to make, and probably wouldn’t turn out well if everything was included, but many stories from it could be made into great films (Beren & Luthien being a previously mentioned example). Or they could film The Children of Hurin, which could be utterly amazing.

By: SarahSparrow

SarahSparrow — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:58:49 +0000

I think it would be very interesting to see if it could be pulled off.

By: Michelle Simpson

Michelle Simpson — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:58:37 +0000

Most definitely! It would be a challenge, but so beautiful. I’d love to see the story of Beren and Luthien on the big screen!

By: Marie Parsons

Marie Parsons — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:12:07 +0000

I absolutely would watch a Silmarillion film, and probably more than once. I have read and re-read that book several times and am always enchanted with the Tolkienesque mythos, the many and varied personalities within all the races, and the very dramatic stories.