tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6135565799107257961.post7970055182362022627..comments2016-09-02T07:55:09.331-07:00Comments on The Giant's Steading : Dinner and a MovieRainforest Gianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385869309076485429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6135565799107257961.post-37955686838264741472016-06-13T21:06:55.223-07:002016-06-13T21:06:55.223-07:00It is very much what Wagner was looking for I thin...It is very much what Wagner was looking for I think. The original movie was set to be over three hours long. <br /><br />Boorman was a phenomenal director with good instincts for storytelling. His cinematography was perfect for whatever story he told. I really think he would have done a better Lord of the Rings. He certainly understood the source material better than Jackson. Rainforest Gianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385869309076485429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6135565799107257961.post-37792235750290186602016-06-13T19:31:49.460-07:002016-06-13T19:31:49.460-07:00I think it interesting how much Wagner is repurpos...I think it interesting how much Wagner is repurposed here, and Carl Orff of course. If done as an operatic musical it would have been something like Wagner's vision of Total Art.DocShawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403837001498823611noreply@blogger.com