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Originally Posted by Timboli
One way, that the Tolkien Estate could combat any lessening of appreciation for J.R.R's work, would be to release a heavily edited and simplified version of The Lord Of The Rings especially. This would allow those who have been put off or struggled with the original, to at least read it more easily and gain some appreciation for Tolkien at that level at least. It remains to be seen, if they have great enough intelligence to ever do that, and don't remain trapped in the purist mindset of snobbishness. That would for sure, be one way to help control the narrative, and really be a positive thing in my view.
In a very real way, they would be making Tolkien's work available to the masses, even those not blessed with a mind capable of coping with the original version. So it would be an extremely thoughtful and caring act, while also gaining more profit.
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I don't really like that idea at all. I guess you can release LOTR, the graphic novel or something, but I don't think that some people finding LOTR inaccessible is a problem. You can always buy the cliff notes.
LOTR was written in an earlier time. It's sold over 150 million copies and still is in print some 60+ years after it's release. There are a whole lot of authors who wish they were that inaccessible. You can't please everyone.