The role of the writer

  What changes had to be made from the original book to the screen play?

•    Making larger roles for the female characters s in the film

The writer of the original book was rather sexist if I should say since it was written in a time where men where above women so there were mainly male characters and so some female characters needed to be added for example; Arwen's role is just a short poem in the book, however she becomes a major role in the film and there was a need to update the original book for a modern audience that expects to see strong female characters.

• Taking out (omitting) certain characters in the film

Key characters such as Glorfindel and Tom Bombadil were absent, and substantial parts of the story were completely missing. This is because they did not add anything to the story so it would not make any difference if they were not in it.

• Working with the actors as characters to create some parts of the script.

Actors were also involved in the writing of the script as they were asked about what made them laugh, what they thought the character might do for example: Frodo playing or handling the ring.

•  Writing an exposition (what has happened before the film starts) scene for the beginning of the film