Eleniel
Tol Eressea
Jan 9 2013, 10:41am
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That's a good point about the Trolls...
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They, and the Goblin King are played for laughs more so in the film than the book, which kind of lessens the fear-factor. With the original vetriloquy sequence the tension was retained until the final moment when Dawn broke. In the move we saw how Bilbo was playing for time instead of it being suspensful.
I never got the impression from reading The Hobbit that the GG was a cartoonish buffoon. The humour is in Tolkien's voice as narrator, and the way the characters interact in a comedy of manners. Yes, the Trolls speak in Cockney accents, and one can imagine Tolkien enjoying doing the voices whilst reading the tale aloud to his kids, but you still get the impression that said kids were meant to be on the edge of their seats wondering how Bilbo and the Dwarves were going to get out of trouble each time. Classic bedtime fare, written episodically so that the danger was resolved momentarily at the end of each instalment before the Company plunged headlong into the next mishap.
I also agree that using Bolg in the Azog role would have irked me less - from reading the screenwriters comments it's as though they think the casual viewer can't cope with any part of the story that doesn't play out in front of them. Apparently having the son and grandson continue the vengeance of their ancestors is "too layered", and "too far removed!"
"Choosing Trust over Doubt gets me burned once in a while, but I'd rather be singed than hardened."
¯ Victoria Monfort
(This post was edited by Eleniel on Jan 9 2013, 10:45am)
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