"An Honest Adaptation Is a Betrayal"—Adapting The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

How do you adapt a literary work like 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien? Many fans of Tolkien's novels also love the movies which were directed and produced by Peter Jackson. Yet, as we discussed last week, movies and books are two entirely different mediums. Not everything on the page can make it into the movie. This week Wade Archivist, Laura Schmidt, and Wade Co-director, David C. Downing, join Crystal to discuss the film adaptations of Tolkien's beloved novels.