12-09-2003, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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what to say?
ok, im going to write jackson a letter about the hobbit(im not going top be rude...)
and im going to tell him that since the hobbit is a more simple book than lotr, that doesnt need to change it, and that we tolkien fans will not stand for changes. but i need everyone's help to help decide what to say, and i need his address as well.
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12-09-2003, 06:11 PM | #2 | |
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12-09-2003, 06:11 PM | #3 |
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Umm, I'm afraid you're forgetting about "story arcs" and "love interests." Not that this mean it will be a botched job, overall it's a much easier film to block out, but he'll certainly want some changes. At a minimum I'd look for some sort of romantic Bard and Lake-girl and Aragorn/Arwen cameos in it.
Overall, it's probably much more adaptable to film then LOTR.
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12-09-2003, 06:13 PM | #4 |
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no, it means he didnt take the time and heart for lotr.
not saying that the hobit doesnt need time or heart, just that ti is a shorter book. with more of a simple plot, that has no excuse to be changed. are you going to help or not, thranduil?
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12-09-2003, 06:17 PM | #5 |
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Don't blow your top. Of course, Tell him he should reconsider putting arwen in. She isn't mentioned in the book so let her practice her sword play somewhere else.
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12-09-2003, 06:18 PM | #6 |
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here we go so far........
Dear Mr Jackson, myself, and a lot ofother 'rings' fans werent to happy with your LotR adaptation(except BB). hearing you you were at making the Hobbit as well, I'd thougt I'd warn you that the fans of lotr would be quite angry if you... 1. put legolas in there 2.put arwen in there 3.omit Beorn 4.omit anything at all 5.change dialogue or plot 6. add love interests, or anything else that wasnt in the book.
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12-09-2003, 06:23 PM | #7 |
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- If the five armies war is half the movie
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12-09-2003, 06:25 PM | #8 |
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ok good ones.
-if Bard is really Bilbo's father -if Gandalf is bard's father.
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Well some dialiog has to change. But not made into stupid dialog. The heart and feel of the book should remain. I don't want to see Gandalf getting angry at Bilbo and hitting him over the head with his staff. I do NOT want to see an endless action movie or Arwen-xena elf. I think the Hobbit movie, if Jackson does it, will be a complete disaster in the eyes of fans.
I would prefer if you told him to give it up NOW - that JD will come to his house an drag him out and he WILL be sorry.
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Shouldn't this be merged with the thread I started?
Your list is rather silly, in my opinion. Of course things will half to be changed!
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12-09-2003, 06:50 PM | #11 |
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why will they have to be changed?
i cant see why you think my list is silly either, you think legolas should be in there?
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I was thinking it would be cool for Legolas to make an appearance in Thranduil's court (not anything over-blown, though).
Here goes: Dear Mr. Jackson, We represent a fraction of the die-hard fans of the great works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The very fact that we are bothering to write this letter shows that we in some way support your translating this great work into film. Although this is true, you must know this: the films that you have made have driven many heretofore Tolkien-ignoramuses to read the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as the prequel entitled 'The Hobbit'. The changes that you have made in the Rings movies were tolerated by most. Now that most of them have read the books, changes and deviations from the stories will be harder to accept. Therefore, if you wish to keep your fan-core, we not-so-humbly demand that you make no changes to 'The Hobbit'. Please do not screw this project up, for there are many who are relying on you to bring this to life in such a way as will make the watching of the movie and the reading of the book almost one and the same experience. We await your sticking true to Master Tolkien, Us
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hey rosie, clean out your pm inbox.
well, jackson must have ears if he was influenced by lotr fans on the net to take out arwen in helms deep. if he gets his hands on the hobbit, at least we can try to influence him.
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12-09-2003, 07:44 PM | #16 |
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If this movie is done right, it'd be awesome. PJ can do it without altering the book, but I'm not sure if he will.
I'll sign any letter you send. Just tell him to read the book several hundred times and make sure he fully understands it, because if Arwen plays apart in the movie, then PJ must not understand something. But you know I'm not sure if I'd mind Legolas having a small cameo appearance.......do you think Orlando Bloom would play him?.................j/k
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hey, i'm not finding jacksons address...............
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12-09-2003, 10:05 PM | #18 |
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Jackson said he'd like to do the Hobbit someday.
It will be a loooooooong time before it happens - if it ever does due to the legal haggling. So you don't need to get all worked up just yet, folks. |
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well... this is from theonering.net...
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it was in a little biography section about him or something, i didn't really look at it.
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oh thank you goldberry!
I had a hard time with finding(so hard that I didnt find it)
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