The whole point (well, one of them) of The Hobbit is that Bilbo's worth doesn't lie in his sword but in his mind and heart. And then they have him stab the disc one final boss because god forbid we have a blockbuster where the lead doesn't attack anybody
Adaption movies should have literary analysts to smack the director whenever they're violating the book's basic themes.
That assumes that the literary analysts actually know what they're talking about and/or understand how making a movie actually works. Given the abundance of self-obfuscating deconstructionist "this allegory is full of logical inconsistencies!" types out there, I find that doubtful.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
I mean there's a reason why his favorite characters are trees.
"Pages and pages" of scenery isn't quite right, but there's a lot. Which I don't mind, I like getting lost there.
I'm all for like, adaptions taking the liberties they need. But why would you make The Hobbit a big dumb trilogy? I liked The Hobbit because it was relatively withdrawn and small.
The thing is that the movies already do all that scenery porno justice. It's just all in single big sweeping shots instead of pages upon pages of "TREEEEEEEES!"
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
Well, gee, what am I supposed to do about the Hobbit movies being an unnecessary three installments? It's not like I was in charge of WB before July :P
Two multigrain nut pancakes topped with fresh sliced banana and chopped walnuts. With two eggs and choice of two applewood smoked bacon strips or two sausage links.
Well, gee, what am I supposed to do about the Hobbit movies being an unnecessary three installments? It's not like I was in charge of WB before July :P
make a 120-minute supercut of all three movies upon the series's conclusion and release that alongside the original versions
It's literally complaining about something worked into the tissue of the story itself; without the scenery and the big sweeping shots, the movie would feel aimless and without a sense of place. The "look at this pretty thing" moments served a direct function as an anchor to the plot and did so to good effect! To complain about it or indicate it's in any way risible just strikes me as needless grasping for tangible details.
you better get ready. Ready to go. You can come as you are, but pay as you go.
And I said:
OK. Who is this really?
And the voice said:
This is the hand, the hand that takes. This is the hand, the hand that takes. This is the hand, the hand that takes. Here come the planes.
They're American planes. Made in America. Smoking or non-smoking? And the voice said:
Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night shall stay these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom.
Hi Mom!
So hold me, Mom, in your long arms. So hold me, Mom, in your long arms. In your automatic arms. Your electronic arms. In your arms. So hold me, Mom, in your long arms. Your petrochemical arms. Your military arms. In your electronic arms.
It's literally complaining about something worked into the tissue of the story itself; without the scenery and the big sweeping shots, the movie would feel aimless and without a sense of place. The "look at this pretty thing" moments served a direct function as an anchor to the plot and did so to good effect! To complain about it or indicate it's in any way risible just strikes me as needless grasping for tangible details.
"There he goes, taking things too seriously again."
I thought that they were really fun, but the main protagonists were way less interesting than the supporting cast. I mean, none of the performances were bad, but I was way more invested in Eowyn and Merry taking down the Witch-King than Frodo or Aragorn or whoever.
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Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
or so I heard
I can't really even sit through a 2-hour movie, let alone one that's...I dunno, 10 hours or whatever
This song has so much nostalgia too me.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I'll cede to literary analysts being a bad idea if we agree that Bilbo's defining hero moment shouldn't be stabbing a guy in the chest.
O judge.
O Mom and Dad.
Ready to go.
You can come as you are, but pay as you go.
And I said: And the voice said: They're American planes.
Made in America.
Smoking or non-smoking?
And the voice said: 'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice.
And when justice is gone, there's always force.
And when force is gone, there's always Mom.
Hi Mom!
So hold me, Mom, in your long arms.
So hold me, Mom, in your long arms.
In your automatic arms.
Your electronic arms.
In your arms.
So hold me, Mom, in your long arms.
Your petrochemical arms.
Your military arms.
In your electronic arms.
but they didn't really grab me