He does, however, provided detail into the making of Gollum from the special effects to the inspiration of his cat (who deserves a credit in film). He doesn't touch on the debate surronding Gollum that got sparked off by Two Towers and Gollum's discussion with himself (too cute vs. This book is about Serkis' journey as Gollum. Serkis is one of those British actors who doesn't really have the looks to make it in American Film, which is sad, because he's really funny and does spooky very well (he even made a good Van Gogh). I mean, I actually knew the name as opposed to the "wow, that elf (or Gondor dude or Rohan dude) looks familiar. I actually knew who Andy Serkis was before he got cast as Gollum. (and thank god, Sting didn't look like a lightsaber). The movies were a remarkable testment to skill and ability, and craftmanship. Yet, I think a writer on who knew Tolkien got it right. We can quibble about what got left in and taken out. Yes, the books are better, but the movies were cool too. You have people who say, "the books are better and Jackson should meet a Balrog in a dark alley".īut I like to think most of us are like me. You have people who say, "the books are better" (and these people are right). You have the wonderful people who say, "they're too long and have things with pointy ears. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies spark debate.
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