Regarding the film, it's characterized by stark minimalism. Anduin is portrayed as a great river, but the Melekezka (for those unfamiliar, it's a tributary of the Kama, which in turn is a tributary of the Volga) is actually wider! And what kind of country is Gondor if Minas Tirith offers a view of almost the entire Osgiliath, even though it's located approximately half an hour away?
But compare it, for example, to Lukyanenko's "Night Watch" – now there's a case of the opposite problem.
"Excessive detail" ruins the reputation of the original story, in my opinion. It's no wonder that all the films in the saga have won numerous Oscars! (I - 7, II - 4, III - 11(!), if I'm not mistaken), and you're talking about "minimalism."
Both the film and the book seem rather boring to me. That is, it's the typical Tolkien style. I don't understand why he constantly burdens the narrative with uninteresting, unnecessary, and tedious details?
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