Comments on: The Hobbit Part 1 is Written https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/ The Correct Opinion Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rodney https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-233111 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:10:29 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-233111 In reply to Rodney.

Nope. Still talking out your ass.

There were no parts of the adaptation (which my definition MEANS changes for a different medium) that were so drastic as to assume that Boyens would change a gender or anything else that dramatic.

Lord of the Rings was VERY faithful, and the parts that were changed were done so to accomodate for the medium of film.

]]> By: David https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-233091 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:47:04 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-233091 In reply to Rodney.

My problem with Boyens is the liberties she (and Peter of course) took with Tolkiens material.

I recognise the greatness of the movies, of course, but really hate the way Faramir isnt the same.

So, I am not talking through my ass, but just trying, through a small joke, show my worry about the transition of Tolkiens material.

]]> By: vargas https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-233050 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:38:27 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-233050 If they were able to bring the Silmarillion to screen I would die of happiness. I’ve always preferred The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion to The Hobbit but I love all of Tolkien’s works. It’s just a matter of which stories I love more.

This news of the first Hobbit script being finished is music to my ears!

]]> By: probitionate https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-233037 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:04:22 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-233037 In reply to Kaneda979.

If true, then there will a bonus third wave of contention if The Silmarillion tales ever get told. (For which I would sacrifice the first two sets of films. Yeah, I know; blasphemy.)

But here’s the way I’ve always seen it: ‘The Hobbit’ was the innocent, mild tale. ‘Lord of The Rings’ is essentially the tale of Men…with everyone else playing supporting roles in a fading world. (You want to arm wrestle over this point? Bring it.) But ‘The Silmarillion’, because it primarily deals with Elves…contains the richest material. I mean, seriously; Sauron was second-fiddle to Morgoth…Elves rock…and how can you top actual Gods?

I won’t live to see any of The Silmarillion brought to the screen (We’re probably talking 15-25 years from now) but I’ll try to float a feather horizontally when the first epic tale premieres. LOL

]]> By: Rodney https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-233004 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:07:48 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-233004 In reply to Kaneda979.

There is no sense to it. Boyens has no history of changing up genders in her writing, and has a long history in writing for Jackson in his most successful and faithful adaptations.

David is just randomly talking out his ass.

]]> By: Kaneda979 https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232995 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:49:43 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232995 In reply to probitionate.

Heh, it’s the whole original Star Wars trilogy fans vs. the new trilogy fans all over again.

]]> By: Kaneda979 https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232994 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:45:31 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232994 In reply to David.

WHAT!?

That doesn’t make any sense at all and just trying to make it make sense makes my head hurt…

]]> By: probitionate https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232891 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:59:01 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232891 In reply to Rodney.

As great to *me* as stuff I’m referring to? No. Not ‘as great as’.

]]> By: Rodney https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232888 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:04:03 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232888 In reply to probitionate.

Because clearly The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were not truly great?

]]> By: probitionate https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232887 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:52:26 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232887 While I’m looking forward to the results on-screen, I’ll mostly be anticipating the truly *great* Tolkien stories finally being adapted once these two films have come and gone.

]]> By: Tim https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232868 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:16:52 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232868 While I’m looking forward to “The Hobbit,” I am also worried a bit. I know in the past Jackson and Del Toro have emphasized the fact that the film will have the same dark tone as LOTR. Frankly, I don’t think LOTR’s tone fits the story of “The Hobbit” at all.

While the book has its darker moments, it is more of a lighter, almost fairy-tale like adventure. More like some of George MacDonald’s work, who happened to be an influence on Tolkien.

I just hope that Jackson and Co. realize that The Hobbit has a somewhat different spirit than Tolkien’s later work.

]]> By: 420Band https://www.themovieblog.com/2009/11/the-hobbit-part-1-is-written/#comment-232863 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:57:37 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=23428#comment-232863 I think hobbit and I automatically think of Clerks’ Randall and his hobbit views……
that and:
Walking! 3 f’n movies of people Walking!

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