Chen G.
Mithlond
Jun 17 2020, 8:10pm
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"You don't earn the pathos if you don't make people laugh"
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is how Jackson puts it. I think he's absolutely right, I think its easy to conflate how serious a movie is (which all these films are) and how stately it is or isn't.
When Shaye first saw dailies he said: "everything is so serious!" That was also what drew me in: I've never seen a FANTASY played this seriously on the screen.
My family once happened upon the end of The Battle of the Five Armies and had a similar response. Thorin was locked into combat with Azog, and my mother was just astonished: "its a movie with monsters, how come its THIS serious?!"
(This post was edited by Chen G. on Jun 17 2020, 8:16pm)
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