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The One Ring Forums:
Tolkien Topics: Movie Discussion: The Hobbit:
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Chen G.
Mithlond
Apr 9 2019, 10:57pm
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Its so easy to overstate Legolas and Tauriel's presence. They really don't detract to any real extent from the main story. At worst, I'll skip through a few or her lines and one of Legolas' stunts. It does the job of removing the offending nature of the subplot, without losing more than two or three minutes of the runtime in total. So much for a fan-edit.
Part of this has to do with the editing, especially on The Desolation of Smaug: each subplot plays out in no more than two cutaways from the main action, and each subplot wraps up one after the other before the main storyline concludes: first, the Dol Guldur subplot; second, the Bard subplot; third, the Tauriel/Kili subplot and lastly the Legolas subplot.
This is much better than what you usually see with films that have multiple storylines, where by the time of the climax, all subplots pile up unto each other. The Battle of the Five Armies does cut a bit between Thorin's final showdown and Legolas', but at the very least, after Fili's death, we don't cut from Ravenhill to Bard or Dain or Thranduil, with the exception of a brief glimpse of Beorn.
The existence of multiple storyline allows for some fun transitions. I love the cut from Thrain, holding a sword, to Thorin thrusting one into the ground; and the one from The Master whacking Bard (in POV) to the Hidden Door is the best cut in all six films.
(This post was edited by Chen G. on Apr 9 2019, 11:05pm)
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Post edited by Chen G.
(Mithlond) on Apr 9 2019, 10:58pm
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(Mithlond) on Apr 9 2019, 10:59pm
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(Mithlond) on Apr 9 2019, 11:01pm
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