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Radagast Poster



narflet
Bree


Oct 9 2012, 12:27am


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Radagast Poster
Same image that was used on the tshirt, but here it is in a larger size so you can see lots more detail (click for bigger). Found here.



Hope it's ok to post this in its own thread.


(This post was edited by Ataahua on Oct 9 2012, 12:39am)


Bombadil
Half-elven


Oct 9 2012, 12:33am


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The Owl on his Shoulder! So sweet///
 


Ardamírë
Valinor


Oct 9 2012, 12:39am


Views: 2290
Wow
I don't actually dislike this picture. Shocked
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Ataahua
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Oct 9 2012, 12:40am


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Unfortunately the image is oversized.
Feel free to resize it to the guidelines below and post it within this thread again.

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Fàfnir
Rohan


Oct 9 2012, 12:47am


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OMG ! The MOTH !
You see it right ? Near to the pig butterfly on the top left corner

Edit : Ok, not 100% sure, but might be, right ?


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narflet
Bree


Oct 9 2012, 12:49am


Views: 2379
Resized image
Sorry for over large image error! Here it is again (again, click through for full size):




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narflet
Bree


Oct 9 2012, 12:51am


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Sorry! Have fixed, and learnt. /
 


Estel78
Tol Eressea

Oct 9 2012, 1:02am


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I like it! //
 


Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 1:03am


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I'm just going to say...
that I was at Michael's last week (a US craft/hobby store) and they had little feather covered / styrofoam owls for sale. I have one of their crows I got at Halloween time years ago and it sits on my floor lamp and looks out the window at all the free birds.

But anyone with a Michael's (or similar) store near them that is looking for an owl for a Radagast costume might want to take a look. These are seasonal/Halloween items and won't be around long.

I think that hat looks pretty Minnesotan, too.

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Altaira
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Oct 9 2012, 1:44am


Views: 2190
If you give me a link
I'll re-size it and re-post it for you. Smile

(just this once Wink)

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Ring-Bearer
Rivendell


Oct 9 2012, 2:18am


Views: 2208
The Moth had better be there...
...The Hobbit wouldn't be the same without my favorite character Smile
And thanks for sharing the poster!
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Reptile
Rivendell


Oct 9 2012, 2:29am


Views: 2186
Curious shape shift
This poster is marvelous. It looks like Radagast is kind of blurring into the tree, or becoming invisible. I wonder whether that is a clue as to how he will play out in the film.
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Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 2:32am


Views: 2159
Like the owl and the glowing staff head...
but the bird poop in Raddy's hair all the time is really starting to grate on me. Really, an Istari who goes around with droppings stuck to his head? Unsure

I wonder why they felt they needed ANOTHER "comedic relief" character, when they already had a number of Dwarves and a "funnier" Bilbo?
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


Ring-Bearer
Rivendell


Oct 9 2012, 2:33am


Views: 2151
He seems to be
One with nature, for lack of a better term. It sort of shows how fond of the outdoors Radagast is, corresponding to traits revealed in the Hobbit trailers.
'What are we holding on to, Sam?'
'There's good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for!'

'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!'


Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 2:35am


Views: 2148
Hmm, yes, that's strange. Also, our first glimpse of Rhosgobel's exterior - lower left!
I wonder what's happening with Radagrass? Could it just an effect for the poster, or can he actually "meld" with natural things?
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


Altaira
Superuser


Oct 9 2012, 2:42am


Views: 2132
D'oh, I see the link now
Blush I *really* need to stop skimming posts so fast. Laugh

I think the link by itself is fine. Thanks for posting it!

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Sinister71
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 2:45am


Views: 2157
Thats my only real complaint with Radagast so far is the Bird droppings
if it weren't for those I think he would be fine. I just find that bit disgusting to be honest Unsure


Spaldron
Rivendell


Oct 9 2012, 3:10am


Views: 2110
Where?
Quote
Thats my only real complaint with Radagast so far is the Bird droppings
What bird droppings? Seriously I've been examining the pic and I can't see any so please point them out.
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Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 3:17am


Views: 2105
They're the white stuff crusted to the hair/beard on the left side of his head. //
 
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


Bombadil
Half-elven


Oct 9 2012, 3:53am


Views: 2148
2 Things
1. Radagast Needs to be like" Nothing anyone has ever Seen.
The competition in the Movie Industry to introduce something
New is Fierce.

TH is cutting Edge Tech..so Raddy will be too.
He is the Easter Egg? SO unexpected only we know
something about.

2. In many ways he is the Opposite type of Wizard than Gandalf.
Gandalf us concerned about the Bipedal creatures
Radagast as a Maia, concerned with the four-legged Creatures
Winged Creatures..the Fauna&Floral things.
And his ability to Shape Shift will be Nothing
like anyone has seen protraited on screen
In 3D!

Bomby has hope.


Reptile
Rivendell


Oct 9 2012, 4:28am


Views: 2059
Perhaps in disguise
That Monarch butterfly could be the Moth in disguise.
"If you listen closely, you can hear the gods laughing."


Ring-Bearer
Rivendell


Oct 9 2012, 4:43am


Views: 2018
Of course.
And still in the business of booking flights for wizards. Smile
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'There's good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for!'

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redgiraffe
Rohan

Oct 9 2012, 5:55am


Views: 2033
Yes, Bomby!
In Reply To
1. Radagast Needs to be like" Nothing anyone has ever Seen.
The competition in the Movie Industry to introduce something
New is Fierce.

TH is cutting Edge Tech..so Raddy will be too.
He is the Easter Egg? SO unexpected only we know
something about.

2. In many ways he is the Opposite type of Wizard than Gandalf.
Gandalf us concerned about the Bipedal creatures
Radagast as a Maia, concerned with the four-legged Creatures
Winged Creatures..the Fauna&Floral things.
And his ability to Shape Shift will be Nothing
like anyone has seen protraited on screen
In 3D!

Bomby has hope.
I'm really glad that Radagast is very different from Gandalf and Saruman. I think it still stays true to the essence of the character but gives us something new and fresh so that we don't have to feel like we're seeing the same thing again.

I honestly think he could potentially be one of the "break-out" characters of the trilogy. It seems like he will be portrayed as kind of an aloof wizard that might perhaps even be a bit (dare I say)... ditsy, but I think he will show his badarse side and have some pretty cool attacks and dialogue that will leave people shocked and pleased at the contrast. All of that coupled with his love for animals could create a very endearing character. At least that's just my opinion.
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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 7:03am


Views: 2055
This is pure evil!
Does anybody have a link? Wink

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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 7:11am


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Found the link
Unless I'm missing it in this thread? Here it is.

Love it!

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Fardragon
Rohan

Oct 9 2012, 7:13am


Views: 765
Terrible lore error!
Monarch butterflies aren't normally found in Europe (and didn't spread to NZ until the 19th century).
A Far Dragon is the best kind...


Fardragon
Rohan

Oct 9 2012, 8:47am


Views: 648
I assume that is Rhosgobel in the background
I wonder if he will actually merge into trees, or if that's just artistic licence?
A Far Dragon is the best kind...


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 8:54am


Views: 678
You can see the culprit too
There's a bird sitting on a fungus on the tree, just below (and left) of Radagast's left arm. Most likely culprit?

I hope the owl they've used in the films is real (and even butterflies for that matter).

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stoutfiles
Rohan

Oct 9 2012, 12:02pm


Views: 544
I think someone can be one with nature
And not walk around with poop in their hair. Animals in nature are constantly grooming themselves.

I'm not very fond of Radagast, he seems like a Middle-Earth parody of Radagast from the book. Just because Saruman thought he was a fool doesn't mean he needs to be portrayed as one, and I highly doubt Tolkien ever intended him to be a comedy routine with poop in his hair, riding around on a bunny sled giving medical attention to obvious CGI hedgehogs.

Here's hoping I am wrong, but so far this film is drowning in comic relief.


dave_lf
Gondor

Oct 9 2012, 12:17pm


Views: 589
I think it will actually happen
Especially since his left arm looks to be half-branch half-flesh. This would explain why birds live on him.

Edit: Maybe this will be his fate at the end of the series--he'll decide he's had enough of this Isatri stuff and turn into a tree permanently. The ents/huorns provide precedent.


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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 12:20pm


Views: 567
That's his glove ;-)
Perhaps Radagast *is* Treebeard Shocked

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Faenoriel
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 1:24pm


Views: 566
Númenorians
That's my answer to everything.

(Expect when the answer is Fëanor.)
But every word you say today
Gets twisted 'round some other way
And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied


Patty
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 1:29pm


Views: 547
I'm not trying to be funny, but...
do we know that is really what that is? I find it mildly distasteful, too, if that's what it is. But sooo PJ.!
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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 1:35pm


Views: 515
As well as being distasteful, I can't imagine it tastes very nice either! /
 

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Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 2:30pm


Views: 524
The link was in the first post of this thread! //
Quote
Same image that was used on the tshirt, but here it is in a larger size so you can see lots more detail (click for bigger). Found here.
 with the word 'here' being a link.

It was there last night when I checked and your post was marked new since last night so it had to have been there when you asked for a link. :-)

The oversized image had been removed when I looked last night but the link was there.

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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 3:12pm


Views: 461
I knew I was missing something ...
I just didn't register it as a link. Blush

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narflet
Bree


Oct 9 2012, 3:15pm


Views: 481
I reposted it too...
in this post.


Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 3:18pm


Views: 477
Yes, but he could be different without having bird poopy stuck to his head. ;) //
 
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 3:20pm


Views: 441
Maybe he was re-painting the inside of Rhosgobel and got a little confused? :P //
 
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


Patty
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 3:22pm


Views: 452
Ha! I'd prefer to think it was this...
than to think he didn't wash when he was around his beloved birds. Oh well, it's all fantasy, anyway.Smile
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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 3:34pm


Views: 450
Ahh, that's were the problem is.
Nothing comes up on my screen. When I logged on this morning, it looked like both pictures had been removed, so I ended up missing your link in your first post.

I just get a red cross?

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narflet
Bree


Oct 9 2012, 3:39pm


Views: 447
Odd...
I usually repost the image on some image hosting website so that I'm not hotlinking to the site I got it from. Even though I did resize it the first time I posted, I didn't get it quite right. Blush

I still see the image in my 2nd, correct, post though, so not sure where the problem is coming from. Weird. If you click the red cross does it take you to the big image ok?


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 3:43pm


Views: 432
I looked when I was at work as well, and couldn't see anything
So it's probably not just my end.

When I click I get a "403 Forbidden" error message. Crazy

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Fardragon
Rohan

Oct 9 2012, 3:46pm


Views: 460
I think you are overreacting a bit.
I hate to think what you would do if a bird actually made a deposit on your head!

As far as I'm concerned, if it's good enough for Nelson, it's good enough for anyone.
A Far Dragon is the best kind...

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narflet
Bree


Oct 9 2012, 3:47pm


Views: 408
Hmm...
Maybe it's just cached my end then, which is why I can see it. I keep trying different hosting sites to find one that's good, and reliable. Seems tinypic is off the list! Thanks for pointing that out. :)


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:08pm


Views: 418
Nobody else has said anything, so it might just be me ;-) /
 

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Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:19pm


Views: 426
not entirely just you
When I looked last night, I could not see it. I got little icon that indicates an image that can't be displayed.

But, I monkey with stuff. I thought perhaps I could find the issue and offer a suggestion on how to fix it.

So... I right clicked on the icon and told it to open the image in a new tab. When I did that, the image showed up for me. Once I viewed it at that url, it then showed up in the post because it was cached on my harddrive.

I knew that whatever issue was at play wasn't due to a mistake in the code or anything, I could now see it, and so I just moved on with things.

I suggest that anyone who can't see the image try the same thing I did.

edit to add: I can see the image in the post but clicking through does not work. I think last night, I was using the link in the first post to find the larger version.

Whatever causes glitches like that is beyond my understanding. It's not the first time it's happened. The reason that narflet could see it is because it was also in their cache. That also happens. It looks fine to the poster because their computer is displaying a cached image. So they don't know that it's wonky for other people.

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Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:28pm


Views: 445
well, one could wash regularly and still have bird poop on them if they were around birds all the time
I'll have to wait till I see it on the big screen before I decide. Although I wouldn't have thought to do something like that, I can appreciate the creative realism of the attempt. When I created my May Day hat covered with (artificial) leaves, flowers, twigs, acorns, and grape vine tendrils, and little creatures... I created a slime trail for my snail. I loved that slime trail.

On the other hand, dog drool, snot, and people foaming at the mouth with toothpaste make me gag. So if the bird poop is too gloppy or runny, I will not appreciate the realism. If it's just dried, I don't think it will bother me.

In a way, it depicts a person who isn't freaked by the animal nature of his animals. If we have any animal, we have to deal with their bodily excrement. And if we would insist a bird not poop on us, then we would have to deny them the ability to perch on us. Many of us would. Some might but then get freaky about cleaning up immediately.

Radagast is at one with the animals. They aren't freaked by their poop and neither is he. lol

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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:38pm


Views: 408
Thank you for the suggestion/s Magpie :-)
I can get it to show when I: right click > open link in incognito window. Crazy

This sort of thing goes right over my head, but I presume some add-on (or some such) is turned on (or off) when I use incognito mode, allowing it to be shown? Opening in a separate tab or new window still comes up with a 403 error. It's the same for Internet Explorer as well.

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Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 4:38pm


Views: 404
Nope, just reacting. ;) //
 
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 9 2012, 4:40pm


Views: 592
Heh, quite an exhaustive analysis! ;P
We'll see how it plays out on-screen. It's far from being the thing I'm most concerned over with these films. ;)
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!


grammaboodawg
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:41pm


Views: 663
*shiver* This is great!
And the other posters on that site are making me giddy! I would love to see Radagast and Treebeard in a stare-down! Fantastic Stuff!


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Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:45pm


Views: 616
chalk it up to my hobbies
the May Day hat was just one manifestation of my interest in creating realistic, natural, and (at times) fantasy tableaus. I was always adding little odd touches to things like spider webbing and little insects crawling around, etc.

I never thought of poop, though. As someone else said, that seems kind of PJ-ish.

(and how often do we all get to say poop over and over again with abandon like a 2nd grader!)

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Patty
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:46pm


Views: 609
Be at one with the animals. Be at one with the poop...
yeah....no.

But I'm with ya. If it's just dried it isn't too bad. Fresh, on the other hand, well, that's just wrong.Smile
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Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:49pm


Views: 595
well *I* wouldn't be that at one with the animals!
I don't mean to give that impression.

;-)

but I do think they're portraying Radagast as slightly batty. He's gone native.

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Patty
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:54pm


Views: 569
2nd grader?
I took my teenage grandpatty to the G.I. specialist and that's what the doctor called it!Cool
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Magpie
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:56pm


Views: 561
but did he enjoy using the word
you have to say it and then giggle teehee....

There's a little girl in me giggling every time I get to say POOP right now.

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Patty
Immortal


Oct 9 2012, 4:59pm


Views: 587
She is foreign (I believe Indian) and I suspect...
poop is easier for her to make herself understood than number 2 or something like that. Now, "number 2" makes ME laugh.Sly
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Apatcha
The Shire


Oct 9 2012, 6:00pm


Views: 555
Maybe, but
You're right it might be unnecessary atribute to his character, but I am really excited and looking forward the bird family he's supposed to host under his hat. They could give us wonderful artistic feeling on screen and maybe make it up a little.
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So, carefully! Carefully with the plates!


Lightice
Lorien

Oct 9 2012, 10:00pm


Views: 518
In order for it to dry, it must have been fresh at some point.
In Reply To
yeah....no.

But I'm with ya. If it's just dried it isn't too bad. Fresh, on the other hand, well, that's just wrong.Smile
That's just the way it is. If you actually have a lot of dealings with birds, you are going to be covered in bird poop quickly enough. Zoo employees and such people have the luxury of showers, but Radagast lives on the edges of Mirkwood, far from any major source of water. He's just learned to cope. Anyway, he's meant to be portrayed as a guy who has as little to do with people as possible, and has little interest in social niceties like proper hygiene.


Reptile
Rivendell


Oct 10 2012, 2:40am


Views: 504
I think he may have gone round the bend
I agree with all this, and I think it kind of points to him having gone round the bend, as they say, sort of loosing his connection with the world of men and elves and dwarves. He's turning away from all that fighting and turmoil and towards nature; sort of reminds me of the huorns in Fanghorn.
"If you listen closely, you can hear the gods laughing."


Sinister71
Tol Eressea


Oct 10 2012, 12:31pm


Views: 448
Still pretty disgusting and unnecessary, plus it really doesn't add anything to the character IMO other than the gross factor //
 


Patty
Immortal


Oct 10 2012, 2:14pm


Views: 425
The gross factor...
is so PJ.

It's something I'd rather he'd left out too, but I can live with it. Crazy
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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 10 2012, 2:32pm


Views: 406
Perhaps it serves as an important plot detail?
Perhaps it's so crusty and hard that it deflects a Ringwraith sword, shattering it into tiny pieces?

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painjoiker
Grey Havens


Oct 10 2012, 2:40pm


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Spot on! //
 
Vocalist in the semi-progressive metal band Arctic Eclipse


Sinister71
Tol Eressea


Oct 10 2012, 3:37pm


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The counter part to a Morgul blade huh?
Crazy

Still think its terrible and tacky. And surely not a way to treat one of the Istari. I mean I'll live with it there's no choice but whether I think its good or not is another story.


Lightice
Lorien

Oct 10 2012, 4:36pm


Views: 366
I really don't see a problem.
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Still think its terrible and tacky. And surely not a way to treat one of the Istari. I mean I'll live with it there's no choice but whether I think its good or not is another story.
Honestly, I really don't see what the problem is, or how there's even any kind of gross factor to begin with. It's only a small visual element that I would have probably entirely missed if poop-obsessed people wouldn't have kept pointing it out. I also don't see how it's inappropriate for one of the Istari. Did you fail to notice the numerous times Gandalf was described as a dirty beggar by people who aren't so fond of him?

It's just something that emphasizes Radagast's disinterest in social affairs, as well as his connection to birds; you can't prevent even the tamest bird from pooping all over you, which is why actual parrot owners rarely allow them to perch on their shoulders. Why such a big deal is made out of this miniscule visual element, I have no idea.


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 10 2012, 4:41pm


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It's less offensive than Bifur's axe.
And less irritating than Denethor's film characterisation. It's a tiny detail, that will be swamped by other things we all dislike. Wink

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(This post was edited by DanielLB on Oct 10 2012, 4:45pm)


Sinister71
Tol Eressea


Oct 10 2012, 4:44pm


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Oh it hasn't replaced Bifur's axe
I still think that's awful as well... just adding it to the list Tongue


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 10 2012, 4:46pm


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That was supposed to be swamped, rather than swapped. Oops! /
 

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Captain Salt
Tol Eressea


Oct 10 2012, 6:06pm


Views: 454
Personally, I mind Bifur's axe much less
PJ's take on Dwarves has been really goofy since TTT (of which I'm not a fan, but that's another issue)...while Radagast is an immortal Angelic spirit...with yuck on his head! Tongue
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!