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[serai]

Just popped over to the TORn message boards to see what's going on. I don't post there anymore (got tired of all the bitching), but now and then an interesting thread will come up. Having perused the Movie discussions today, I find myself faced once again with the question that always pesters me over there.

Why would anyone go on and on and obsess endlessly over something they don't like?

I mean, I can see squeeing without limit over something you're into. That's a given. I could go on forever about the things I love. But when it comes to the stuff I dislike, I kinda wanna NOT think about it. I mean, what's the point? Where's the fun in raking something over the coals, and reiterating again and again your feeling of why LOTR was "ruined" or that this or that scene is "awful" or something you hate? Granted, I can rant about our government 'til the cows come home, but when it's something you're free to ignore, why not do so?

Yeesh.

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That level of negativity has been there every step of the way. Every time a film or a DVD was released, the storm of bitching and pissing and whining and moaning was incredible. Most of it coming about because these people didn't get the exact version of LOTR that was in their heads when they read the book. I actually saw a guy bitching about the fact that Miranda Otto's face is not long and thin, because that's how he saw it when he read the book. Imagine completely dismissing a wonderful performance by a talented actress simply because you don't like the shape of her face! That level of prejudice I just cannot wrap my head around. And it's pretty common over there. People cry ruination over the dumbest things.