On September 02 2012 09:37 Pulimuli wrote: Pretty excited for The Hobbit!
Then i just have to pray for them to make some movies about Quenta Silmarillion which is my fav story from Tolkien
Indeed, Silmarillion was amazing, could also be streched out to 3 films if he wanted to.
Making a film of The Silmarillion would be like making a world war film that stretced from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Except Silmarillion would be ten times longer...
If The Silmarillion was ever to be dramatized it would probably be with a ASOIAF-like television series. Or you could make a single film of one of the bigger chapters, Beren & Luthien, Hurin's children, etc.
mixed feelings about this, with the horrible butchering of LotR to fit it into 3 films i am glad that they are going in the opposite direction with this one, if they dont leave anything important out than i guess this is a good thing. Next is the epic 6 movie saga of the Sillmarillion. XD
On September 20 2012 00:01 MrF wrote: mixed feelings about this, with the horrible butchering of LotR to fit it into 3 films i am glad that they are going in the opposite direction with this one, if they dont leave anything important out than i guess this is a good thing. Next is the epic 6 movie saga of the Sillmarillion. XD
While LoTR wasn't exactly respected, personnally I think the letter doesn't really matter, the spirit is more important. But wanting more ? I mean, I must not be the only person on this website who thought the LoTR movies were too long and boring... Watching Peter Jackson's The return of the King is like being atheist at a catholic mass : it seems really long, doesn't make much sense, and there's an effeminate guy talking nonsense. The difference being that at the mass, the music is actually quite good sometimes.
Trailer Debut Leads Up to 75th Anniversary of Publication of The Hobbit and Worldwide Hobbit Day, Marking the Birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins
Burbank, CA, September 17, 2012—Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) are joining the worldwide celebration of Tolkien Week with the debut of the highly anticipated theatrical trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” on September 19, 2012. The first in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson, who previously brought to the screen the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. The week-long Tolkien Week celebration encompasses the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit novel and the worldwide celebration of Hobbit Day.
The American Tolkien Society first proclaimed Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week in 1978, though Hobbit Day celebrations existed prior to its official recognition. Tolkien fans the world over celebrate by having parties and feasts emulating Hobbit celebrations as described in the books.
The new trailer is set to debut on broadcast and online media on September 19, 2012, then roll out in theaters around the world throughout the day. The first satellite feed will be coordinated worldwide at 14:00 Greenwich Time; the second satellite feed at 17:00 Greenwich Time.
The celebration will continue on Friday, September 21, with activities related to the 75th anniversary of the book’s publication, which occurred on that same day in 1937.
On Saturday, September 22, fans around the world will recognize Hobbit Day—marking the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, the Hobbits who are the unlikely heroes of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, respectively—with Hobbit Day parties and celebrations. Bilbo and Frodo were both said to be born on the same day of different years, Bilbo in the year 2890 and Frodo in the year of 2968 in the Third Age (1290 and 1368, respectively, in Shire-reckoning, the Hobbits’ own calendar). Throughout early September, the Facebook page for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will roll out a series of features and ideas to create a fun, communal experience leading up to Tolkien Week, including “How to Throw a Hobbit Party” instructions, a “Fan of the Week” contest, and a special app on which fans will be able to share and collect recipes inspired by Middle-earth.
Like most people, I am extremely confused about the idea of having THREE MOVIES based on ONE Book. When the THREE BOOKS had three movies also.
But I am really looking forward to it. The Fellowship is one of the earliest movies I can remember seeing in the theaters, and I can't wait to go back to see a new one on the big Screen :D
On September 21 2012 07:56 iDThePlayer wrote: Like most people, I am extremely confused about the idea of having THREE MOVIES based on ONE Book. When the THREE BOOKS had three movies also.
But I am really looking forward to it. The Fellowship is one of the earliest movies I can remember seeing in the theaters, and I can't wait to go back to see a new one on the big Screen :D
Lord of the Rings was supposed to be one book but because of cost considerations at the time, it was split up into three. And making 6 movies for one story doesn't exactly work that well.
On September 21 2012 06:55 Thorakh wrote: Does anyone else feel like some of the dwarves (Thorin for example) don't exactly look... dwarven?
I like that they're diverse instead of them all looking like Gimli. Shows that they don't all look like the stereotypical dwarves we're accustomed too.
There was another production blog put up earlier this week then quickly taken down. Perhaps to be released tomorrow or this weekend? As a cap to Hobbit week.
On September 21 2012 06:55 Thorakh wrote: Does anyone else feel like some of the dwarves (Thorin for example) don't exactly look... dwarven?
I don't mind so much. I think they're trying hard to really differentiate the Dwarves more than even Tolkien did. (Oin and Gloin get so few lines- they fight over lighting a fire early on.) Movies are such a visual medium that it would be difficult to have 13 Dwarves all with the same beards style as Gimili.
Besides of which Tolkien, Lewis, and a couple others were re-imagining how dwarves were portrayed so the movie might as well do the same. (Typically dwarves were the villains in stories.)
On September 21 2012 06:55 Thorakh wrote: Does anyone else feel like some of the dwarves (Thorin for example) don't exactly look... dwarven?
I don't mind so much. I think they're trying hard to really differentiate the Dwarves more than even Tolkien did. (Oin and Gloin get so few lines- they fight over lighting a fire early on.) Movies are such a visual medium that it would be difficult to have 13 Dwarves all with the same beards style as Gimili.
Besides of which Tolkien, Lewis, and a couple others were re-imagining how dwarves were portrayed so the movie might as well do the same. (Typically dwarves were the villains in stories.)
Some of the dwarves just look... too clean. It's hard to put a finger on it but they just don't feel right, they look like miniature humans.
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