History Literature / AdaptationFaceOff

%%* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When an intended humorous moment actually works.%%ZCE. What *about* when they actually work?

%%* MistakenlyBanned: I, the author, have gotten into some trouble with this paper before. I was accused of trolling and [[FanHater fan hating]] and was temperarily banned from a forum before everything was cleared up. While it is true that I don't understand why anyone likes Ralph Bakshi's rendition of ''The Lord of the Rings'', I DO NOT hate anyone for it, nor do I think any of you are stupid for liking it. This is not about trolling. This is about expressing my opinion, and nothing more.%%Don't write in first person. This isn't a chatroom or a place to post open letters.

''[[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2846011/1/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Adaption-FaceOff The Lord of the Rings Adaptation Face-Off]]'' is a lengthy essay written by [[Tropers/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor]]. Its purpose is to attempt to definitively prove which of the filmmakers who adapted Creator/JRRTolkien legendary literary work to screen did it best. While the review is one-part-Tongue and Cheek and one-part CausticCritic with unhealthy doses of AccentuateTheNegative, it has maintained itself by being a fairly enjoyable read. It is still a work-in-progress.

* AccentuateTheNegative: Admittely, while the author does admit to several things that Creator/RalphBakshi and Rannkin-Bass did well, he by large concentrates most of his energy on the negative aspects of their renditions of the book.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: when an intended humorous moment actually works.
* AdaptationDecay and AdaptationDistillation: the work goes out of its way to discuss which is which, and why they do or don't work. Crosses with AdaptationInducedPlotHole at times, especially when discussing Ralph Bakshi's ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings'' Part One and Part Two: ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnOfTheKing'' which give particularly heinous examples.
* AuthorAppeal: it's made clear from the beginning that the author is a big fan of both Creator/JRRTolkien and Creator/PeterJackson.
* AuthorTract: several times.
* CausticCritic: Troper/MyLittleRaptor is quite harsh in some of his (arguably) deserved criticism of some of the creative choices made by Bakshi and others.
* ContinuityLockout: at innumerable points in the work this is pointed out as being a huge problem with the two animated adaptations as they often fail to properly explain plot points that are fairly important.
* DeadpanSnarker: just try to read it without hearing this tone when the author isn't ranting.
* DerangedAnimation: to quote the text of the work, ''It should also be noted that the animation while present is hideous.''
* {{Disneyfication}}: the author mentions that while it happens a lot in the Rankin-Bass version, even Bakshi makes a few decisions akin to this, such as reducing Sam to odious comic relief.
* EightiesHair: pointed out in Frodo and (S)aruman's case.
* [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles Everything Is Not Better With Sparkles]]: the overdone displays of magic in the Creator/RalphBakshi animated ''The Lord of the Rings-Part One'' are referred to as proof that illegal substances were used behind the scenes.
* FanNickname: dubs thee Saruman as Santaman.
* HoYay: InUniverse example includes an instance where the author implies that all heterosexual love interests (Arwen and Rosie) were cut from the film so that Bakshi could insert this.
* InconsistentDub: the review discusses the screening which let to the ExecutiveMeddling of changing Saruman's name to Aruman...only to have the characters rever to referring to him as Saruman again half the time.
* JerkAss: in the Bakshi version, MyLittleRaptor describes how the '''entire''' Fellowship treats each other as 'abrasive, disrespect, and unfriendly'.
* LemonyNarrator: shows some signs of this.
* LighterandSofter: heavily criticizes the [[WesternAnimation/TheReturnoftheKing Bankin-Bass Return of the King]] for taking this approach.
* MistakenlyBanned: I, the author, have gotten into some trouble with this paper before. I was accused of trolling and [[FanHater fan hating]] and was temperarily banned from a forum before everything was cleared up. While it is true that I don't understand why anyone likes Ralph Bakshi's rendition of ''The Lord of the Rings'', I DO NOT hate anyone for it, nor do I think any of you are stupid for liking it. This is not about trolling. This is about expressing my opinion, and nothing more.
* OpinionMyopia: that anyone defends the Bakshi rendition baffles the work's author to no end. Not to the point of fan hating, though.
* SanitySlippage: a few times when the AdaptationDecay gets so bad that it baffles the author to the point of [[MindScrew breaking his brain.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: Deconstructed heavily while discussing the Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} version when the orcs sadly sing [[MemeticMutation "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way"]] as the author disgustedly points out the orcs have a deeply rooted hatred for all other life and as such destroy and ruin all in their path, are masters of physical and psychological torture, and act with the upmost sadistic cruelty towards their enemies.
* {{Squick}}: has this reaction to the Bakshi version of Samwise several times. In fact, the author, on no uncertain terms, refers to Sam as an unnatural abomination that Gandalf couldn't curse if he wanted.
* TooDumbToLive: the author thinks '''everyone''' in the Bakshi rendition is this.
* Wiki/TVTropes: several terms originating from the site are peppered throughout the essay/review/recap.
* UnreliableNarrator: calls both [[CanonForeigner The Minstrel of Gondor]] '''and''' Gandalf out for this during the entire HowWeGotHere song at the opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnOfTheKing''.

* Recap/{{Recap}}: reads a lot like something from WebSite/TheAgonyBooth.

The Lord of the Rings Adaptation Face-Off is a lengthy essay written by [[Tropers/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor]]. Its purpose is to attempt to definitively prove which of the filmmakers who adapted Creator/JRRTolkien legendary literary work to screen did it best. While the review is one-part-Tongue and Cheek and one-part CausticCritic with unhealthy doses of AccentuateTheNegative, it has maintained itself by being a fairly enjoyable read. The work can be found here: [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2846011/1/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Adaption-FaceOff Adaptation Face-Off]] It is still a work-in-progress.
This project is not about telling people that all the adaptations suck or that anyone is stupid for liking any of them. This is all just [[Tropesr/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor's]] opinion.

The Lord of the Rings Adaptation Face-Off is a lengthy essay written by [[Troper/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor]]. Its purpose is to attempt to definitively prove which of the filmmakers who adapted Creator/JRRTolkien legendary literary work to screen did it best. While the review is one-part-Tongue and Cheek and one-part CausticCritic with unhealthy doses of AccentuateTheNegative, it has maintained itself by being a fairly enjoyable read. The work can be found it here: [[http://www.fictionpress.com/ Adaptation Face-Off]] It is still a work in-progress.
This project is not about telling people that all the adaptations suck or that anyone is stupid for liking any of them. This is all just [[Troper/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor's]] opinion.

* UnreliableNarrator: calls both [[CanonForeigner The Minstrel of Gondor]] '''and''' Gandalf out for this during the entire HowWeGotHere song at the opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnoftheKing''.

* AdaptationDecay and AdaptationDistillation: the work goes out of its way to discuss which is which, and why they do or don't work. Crosses with AdaptationInducedPlotHole at times, especially when discussing Ralph Bakshi's ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings'' Part One and Part Two: ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnoftheKing'' which give particularly heinous examples.

The Lord of the Rings Adaptation Face-Off is a lengthy essay written by [[Troper/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor]]. Its purpose is to attempt to definitively prove which of the filmmakers who adapted Creator/JRRTolkien legendary literary work to screen did it best. While the review is one-part-Tongue and Cheek and one-part CausticCritic with unhealthy doses of AccentuatetheNegative, it has maintained itself by being a fairly enjoyable read. The work can be found it here: [[http://www.fictionpress.com/ Adaptation Face-Off]] It is still a work in-progress.

* AccentuatetheNegative: Admittely, while the author does admit to several things that Creator/RalphBakshi and Rannkin-Bass did well, he by large concentrates most of his energy on the negative aspects of their renditions of the book.

* {{Recap}}: reads a lot like something from WebSite/TheAgonyBooth.

This work may contain examples of:

* SympathyForTheDevil: Deconstructed heavily while discussing the RankinBass version when the orcs sadly sing [[MemeticMutation "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way"]] as the author disgustedly points out the orcs have a deeply rooted hatred for all other life and as such destroy and ruin all in their path, are masters of physical and psychological torture, and act with the upmost sadistic cruelty towards their enemies.

* AccentuatetheNegative: Admittely, while the author does admit to several things that RalphBakshi and Rannkin-Bass did well, he by large concentrates most of his energy on the negative aspects of their renditions of the book.

* [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles Everything Is Not Better With Sparkles]]: the overdone displays of magic in the RalphBakshi animated ''The Lord of the Rings-Part One'' are referred to as proof that illegal substances were used behind the scenes.

* TooDumbToLive: the author thinks '''everyone''' in the Bakshi rendition is this.
* TVTropes: several terms originating from the site are peppered throughout the essay/review/recap.
* UnreliableNarrator: calls both [[CanonForeigner The Minstrel of Gondor]] '''and''' Gandalf out for this during the entire HowWeGotHere song at the opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnoftheKing''.

* AdaptationDecay and AdaptationDistillation: the work goes out of its way to discuss which is which, and why they do or don't work. Crosses with AdaptationInducedPlotHole at times, especially when discussing ''Ralph Bakshi's [[WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings The Lord of the Rings-Part One]]'' and [[Animated/TheReturnoftheKing Two Part: The Return of the King]] which give particularly heinous examples.

* LighterandSofter: heavily criticizes the [[Animated/TheReturnoftheKing Bankin-Bass Return of the King]] for taking this approach.

* UnreliableNarrator: calls both [[CanonForeigner The Minstrel of Gondor]] '''and''' Gandalf out for this during the entire HowWeGotHere song at the opening of [[Animated/TheReturnoftheKing The Return of the King]].

The Lord of the Rings Adaptation Face-Off is a lengthy essay written by [[Troper/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor]]. Its purpose is to attempt to definitively prove which of the filmmakers who adapted [[JRRTolkien J.R.R. Tolkien's]] infamous literary work to screen did it best. While the review is one-part-Tongue and Cheek and one-part CausticCritic with unhealthy doses of AccentuatetheNegative, it has maintained itself by being a fairly enjoyable read. The work can be found it here: [[http://www.fictionpress.com/ Adaptation Face-Off]] It is still a work in-progress.

* AuthorAppeal: it's made clear from the beginning that the author is a big fan of both JRRTolkien and PeterJackson.

* OpinionMyopia: that anyone defends the Bakshi rendition baffles the work's author to no end. Not to the point of fan hating, though.
* {{Recap}}: reads a lot like an WebOriginal/AgonyBooth recap.
* SanitySlippage: a few times when the AdaptationDecay gets so bad that it baffles the author to the point of [[MindScrew breaking his brain.]]

This project is not about telling people that all the adaptations suck or that anyone is stupid for liking any of them. This is all just [[Troper/MyLittleRaptor My Little Raptor's]] opinion

* OpinionMyopia: that anyone defends the Bakshi rendition baffles the work's author to no end.