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The One Ring Forums:
Tolkien Topics: Movie Discussion: The Hobbit:
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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Jan 7 2011, 9:23pm
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to me after posting, and likely it occurred to others in this thread who think situating the tale near the end of ROTK is the way to go. Statements have been made to the effect that when all is said and done TH and LOTR could be viewed as a continuous narrative in future. But I do not think that was meant to imply that the movies would be best viewed in the order the books were written or in a linear manner. It may be that the preferred order will be to view the original film (ie LOTR) followed by the prequel (ie TH) which is sometimes the case (for example Hannibal followed by Hannibal Rising or as seems to be the case with the two Star Wars trilogies). This mirrors the way we experience many great stories... we happen upon a tale such as Tennyson's Idylls of the King and then seek out its source Le morte d'Arthur. I wonder how many LOTR fans read The Lord of the Rings after seeing the movies and then delved further back to The Hobbit and then perhaps even Beowulf? But you raise a fair concern if this is the approach they (being them) adopt. Certainly the treatment of knowledge of the Ring would be a tricky element but not really a deal breaker. How often do we slip into nostalgia, fondly embracing a time when our understanding was simpler or our world view less jaded?
(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Jan 7 2011, 9:25pm)
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Post edited by SirDennisC
(Half-elven) on Jan 7 2011, 9:25pm
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