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Брюс Хопкинс (Гамлинг) тоже откомментировал интервью с Мортенсеном:

It seem this article featuring Viggo Mortensen is causing some in the NZ media to start chasing a... 'how dare someone critique Lord of The Rings and in particular Peter Jackson' ...line of enquiry. Much of what he says is real and I'm sure Peter would agree, from my brief time of involvement, the job was so vast it was being done on the edge what was doable much of the time. An example was how the amazing Weta folk were creating new technology as the months/years rolled on. Personally I don't see that what Viggo is saying is any form of slight on Peter and the process he had to work with. As opposed to The Hobbit, Lord of The Rings was an absolute unknown, demanding of Peter that he evolved as the 4yrs of shooting/editing etc etc marched on, so I agree from my brief 50-60 days experience shooting on LOTR (which I loved every millisecond of), it did seem a stunning form of organised chaos, pulled together by the amazing dedication of everyone involved ( 1500-2000 people! ) under Peters leadership. What's the issue NZ! We are so arrogant at times, glowing in the praise heaped upon us and our country, then spitting the dummy when someone dares say something that doesn't polish our egos. Maybe Viggo has a point, in LOTR there were some more intimate storylines that could have been shot, but were shelved for 'action' scenes, many Tolkien buffs commented on these omissions at the time. I imagine if you asked Viggo about this issue he would speak in glowing terms of what Peter et al achieved.