Poor, poor, pruists.. - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Reviews

I look upon the "purists" that disliked the films with the pity that Bilbo has for Gollum. You poor, poor creatures. I understand that when you were growing up you felt that the novels where yours, your own, your preciousss. No one else understood them like you did. Yes they all picked on you and drove you from the village (bare with the metaphor a little bit longer) but you always had your preciousss. Then along comes this bare footed director and he STEALS your precious, not to destroy but to share with the world. You resent him for this. You want your precious for yourself. Then the director makes CHANGES to the novels, the thief. He makes the story one of the most popular and successful story to EVER come to film and deep down you are amazed but... Now you find yourself in a position you have never been in before. People actually want to here what YOU have to say. They know you know the precious well and want your input. What do you do? You try to impress with your knowledge of what this thief did to your precious. You believe people will think you are so COOL because you are negative toward something that most enjoy. Guess what... You are not. You are a sad and bitter lot. Your negativity towards this incredible work of film has cost you dearly. It saddens my heart to think that your hate toward the thief is ruining your chance to enjoy this incredible adaptation. So sad. You say you cannot live with these changes but remember Aragorn started life as a wooden shoe wearing hobbit named Trotter and Treebeard was originally the evil force that delayed Gandalf from arriving at Bree.