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I didn't necessarily agree with all of Jackon's decisions, but, in the end, I enjoyed watching the movies (and still do). The Hobbit films are a different beast

by causi 4y ago

I didn't necessarily agree with all of Jackon's decisions, but, in the end, I enjoyed watching the movies (and still do). The Hobbit films are a different beast, for sure. Exactly my opinion as well. What worries me is that we saw what ten years of market shift did between LotR and The Hobbit. Now it's been another ten years of it. Instead of showing bad people tearing down trees to fuel industry, we're going to have some good character give a five minute long speech about it. There is going to be a romance plot between an orc and a non-orc. There is going to be a female orc and she is going to be a strong independent woman. There is going to be a ruler who is as bad Denethor but they're going to make a strong point about him also being a racist.

at_a_remove 4y ago
Oh gods no I ... I can see this happening, it's just too plausible.
- hedora 4y ago
  Why wait, when you can watch this Gandalf^W Dumbledore prequel? https://decider.com/2022/05/30/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-on-hbo-max-stream-it-or-skip-it/ https://decider.com/2022/05/30/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-... (warning: Lots of spoilers in there...)
darrelld 4y ago
At the end of the day stories reflect our society and LoTR is just another story. All of the classic stories we tell kids have evolved over time and are no longer true to their original source material. We take the thing we need, ignore the things we don't need, and add what's missing from our modern eyes. If you go back to the source material for things like Snow White, Pinocchio and trace them through the ages you'll see that they have constantly changed and adjusted.
- causi 4y ago
  I think there's a difference between tuning a story and misappropriating it as a vehicle for your personal goals. This can be done well by giving us more background on what was a minor character or altering dialogue to give a different perspective of events. It can be done badly, such as by introducing us to Kímli, the lesbian dwarf queen with a mithril wheelchair.

by causi 4y ago

at_a_remove 4y ago

Oh gods no I ... I can see this happening, it's just too plausible.

hedora 4y ago
Why wait, when you can watch this Gandalf^W Dumbledore prequel? https://decider.com/2022/05/30/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-on-hbo-max-stream-it-or-skip-it/ https://decider.com/2022/05/30/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-... (warning: Lots of spoilers in there...)

darrelld 4y ago

At the end of the day stories reflect our society and LoTR is just another story. All of the classic stories we tell kids have evolved over time and are no longer true to their original source material. We take the thing we need, ignore the things we don't need, and add what's missing from our modern eyes. If you go back to the source material for things like Snow White, Pinocchio and trace them through the ages you'll see that they have constantly changed and adjusted.

causi 4y ago
I think there's a difference between tuning a story and misappropriating it as a vehicle for your personal goals. This can be done well by giving us more background on what was a minor character or altering dialogue to give a different perspective of events. It can be done badly, such as by introducing us to Kímli, the lesbian dwarf queen with a mithril wheelchair.