How it should have been done: First film - The Hobbit. Lots of prostetics, lots of dark, mysterious, ugly and rough art direction, with some dwarfs just being dwarfs, singing not with pretty ***ing tenor voices, but with hoarse detuned shouts, and something like a tenth of the film dedicated to the real action scenes, being 90% dedicated to conversations that could lead the spectator to understand the wider context of their journey... It would be a little more monotonous, but the magic would be much more brilhant in contrast. If you put gliter in everything it turns out just a girly teen movie no better than Twifuckinglight...
Than, and only than, after people enjoyed the story of Bilbo, a story with a conclusive ending, and therefore, wining over some fans that are not in it just because of the books, you would anounce the release of SIX films of Lord of The Rings, respecting the original division of the books: The Society of the ring book one, iden book 2, The Two Towers book three, iden book four, and finaly, The return of the king book five, iden book six. And it would be so very cool if they respected the idea of showing Mery and Pippin`s adventure in the odds (books 1, 3 and 5), and Frodo and Sam`s adventures in the even (2, 4 and 6 althou this is only relevant from the point when they separate in the end of The Society of the ring)
And of course, it would be so much more thriling to encounter elfs in Lord of The rings after understanding that they might not be completely friendly (in The Hobit, you should fear an encouter with elfs!!!!) than watching The Hobbit after acknowleging the possibility of Dwarfs and Elfs being friends (as are Gimly and Legolas). Most of the best feature of LoTR saga, witch is the surprise and the increasing scale of the danger and responsability, and the decreasing sense of hope that slowly consumes the reader is JUST LOST BECAUSE THE FIRST THING YOU SEE IN THE ENTIRE CINEMATOGRAFIC SAGA, THE OPENING SEQUENCE TO THE SOCIETY OF THE RING, IS SAURON HIMSELF! He is suposed to be almost a dark secret. People don`t understand the danger they are in, ant THAT`S THE HOLE SPIRIT OF THE SAGA, AND IT HAS BEEN SLAIN.
F$@% Peter Jackson
Than, and only than, after people enjoyed the story of Bilbo, a story with a conclusive ending, and therefore, wining over some fans that are not in it just because of the books, you would anounce the release of SIX films of Lord of The Rings, respecting the original division of the books: The Society of the ring book one, iden book 2, The Two Towers book three, iden book four, and finaly, The return of the king book five, iden book six. And it would be so very cool if they respected the idea of showing Mery and Pippin`s adventure in the odds (books 1, 3 and 5), and Frodo and Sam`s adventures in the even (2, 4 and 6 althou this is only relevant from the point when they separate in the end of The Society of the ring)
And of course, it would be so much more thriling to encounter elfs in Lord of The rings after understanding that they might not be completely friendly (in The Hobit, you should fear an encouter with elfs!!!!) than watching The Hobbit after acknowleging the possibility of Dwarfs and Elfs being friends (as are Gimly and Legolas). Most of the best feature of LoTR saga, witch is the surprise and the increasing scale of the danger and responsability, and the decreasing sense of hope that slowly consumes the reader is JUST LOST BECAUSE THE FIRST THING YOU SEE IN THE ENTIRE CINEMATOGRAFIC SAGA, THE OPENING SEQUENCE TO THE SOCIETY OF THE RING, IS SAURON HIMSELF! He is suposed to be almost a dark secret. People don`t understand the danger they are in, ant THAT`S THE HOLE SPIRIT OF THE SAGA, AND IT HAS BEEN SLAIN.
F$@% Peter Jackson
This message last edited by ferqwert on 21/12/2012 at 08:04:57 PM
The Hobbit - Discussion thread and first thoughts
- 13/12/2012 12:21:52 AM
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As for the 3D...
- 13/12/2012 04:18:43 PM
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I wouldn't call it a rash - more like chafing.
- 14/12/2012 04:36:42 PM
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I think two words have killed this movie for me: "orc nemesis"
- 15/12/2012 02:00:33 AM
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To be fair, it's an orc nemesis from the books.
- 15/12/2012 07:23:16 PM
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Wait are we talking about Azog here?
- 16/12/2012 01:08:11 AM
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Looks like it.
- 16/12/2012 12:19:19 PM
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There was not an orc nemesis in the books
- 16/12/2012 01:55:59 PM
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There actually was in Tolkein's mind, it is just contained in a different book. *NM*
- 28/12/2012 02:37:13 PM
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Actually, they might have already screwed up the Thrain thing.
- 19/12/2012 01:47:38 AM
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I feel robed from my dreams.
- 21/12/2012 07:57:30 PM
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If you haven't seen it, you really can't judge. It's not a big deal
- 09/01/2013 04:13:48 AM
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I hated it, but I know I will be in the minority.
- 28/12/2012 02:45:26 PM
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I think any of those changes need to be viewed with the question, "Did it make a better movie?"
- 09/01/2013 04:25:32 AM
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Radagast? Bunny Sledge? Archrival Azog? The whole goblin cavern scene? It's a massacre alright. *NM*
- 11/01/2013 03:07:55 PM
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i actually liked the stone giant fight, that was part of the book which i appreciated in the film
- 08/01/2013 09:47:18 PM
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