Over the weekend we watched a few more hours of extras from Return of the King (which I DID like much better the second time around). It's so fun to see all the behind-the-scenes footage, and I love listening to all the native NZ accents. I still disagree with the necessity for certain departures from plot (Frodo sending Sam away; revealing Eowyn's identity before the battle) but I am more reconciled to them and like the movie better as a whole despite the changes, which seem far less glaring now in context of all the thought that went into them.
What impresses me so much about these movies is what incredible pains were taken with the details. There were no shortcuts or cutting corners - everything was done exactly right and with the utmost degree of painstaking thoroughness, like intricate hand-embroidery on the undergarments of a gown that was worn for one scene that was shot only from the shoulders up! The miniatures were carved on such a scale and with such an elaborate degree of intricate detail that they earned the nickname 'Bigatures' from the crew who worked on them. With this level of quality, no wonder it took so long and cost so much to film these movies, and no wonder the finished product looks so magnificent.
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