New Media

Abstract

The screen version of The Lord of the Rings supports my view that it is quite possible for all of us to interpret Tolkien to our own taste. Through the films, it became clear that Tolkien presented a world that can be reached by both readers and film lovers. It is clear, on the other hand, that interpretations of the film can never be used to explain or modify Tolkien’s own statements in books, letters, or oral contexts. Each time we see the celebrated films we are more and more reminded that the presentation of a fictive story in a book is different from its adaptation for the screen, and all that goes into the making of a film.