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Anyways my point was, everybody I know who is a Tolkien fan, when we heard it was being done in 3 movies, we all had the same reaction-- "Awesome, they are taking the time to do it right!" We were all very excited, and this was seen as nothing but a positive. You're actually the first person I've heard saying it is a "money grab" and it took me by surprise, as the idea had never even begun to cross my mind. Is this because you are jaded to the industry in general, or do you have a problem with Peter Jackson specifically?
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
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I've read The Hobbit and LOTR probably 7 or 8 times. I don't like it when a movie is different from a book. My feeling is that in order to extend the story to fill out three movies, they added stuff. I know they added characters, and put Galadriel in. The Hobbit is complete as written.
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This may be the first time this has ever been done right.
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Here's my quick breakdown of required plot points and length in minutes
Party 30 Trollshalls 20 Rivendell 10 Over/through mountains 20 Riddle game 40 Down mountain/eagle rescue 5 Beorn 10 Mirkwood travel 10 Spiders 10 Capture/captive of elves 15 Down river/laketown 15 Lonely mountain/Smaug 30 Battle of 5 armies 30 Trip home 5 Balin visit 5 total 255 That's 4.25 hours of movie. Even two 3 hour movies would probably be enough. JRR was not as detailed in The Hobbit as he was in LOTR. For instance, here is the entire trip from The Shire to Trollshalls Quote:
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Here's the entire Rivendell stay
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OK. Here's the bird's eye low-down on this caper. Yesterday I heard an interview with a "Tolkien Scholar". He was asked if the movie seemed "stretched", in order to fill out three movies. He said that Jackson has incorporated goings-on in Middle Earth that happened during the time that The Hobbit takes place, but were not included in the story. He got them from the LOTR appendices (probably The Tale Of Years). Off hand, I remember that Gandalf's reason for leaving the company at Mirkwood was that he met with The White Council, who subsequently drove The Necromancer out of Dol Guldor. This would explain Galadriel's and Saruman's inclusion in the movies.
Having learned this, I'm all in for 3 movies.
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