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yes, I suppose...

Oiotári
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Jan 31 2010, 11:53pm


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since a hobbit's life expectancy is significantly higher than ours it would make sense that they wouldn't be as "old" as humans would at 50 years of age

Also, I'm inclined to think that at a hobbit's coming of age (33) they would probably be at a similar point in their life as we would (18-ish)

so, while they shouldn't cast a twenty-some year old as Bilbo, an actor in their later 30s could be all right

but then, I'm just thinking this through here, not really sure how accurate I am, someone else is probably much more studied on this than I am


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"For sixty years the ring has laid quite in Bilbo's keeping, Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Jan 31 2010, 10:40pm
    but also keep in mind almas_sparks Send a private message to almas_sparks Jan 31 2010, 10:52pm
        The opening Quote above is from the Peter Jackson Movie not the book Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Jan 31 2010, 10:57pm
            Hobbit`s 51 not actor`s 51 almas_sparks Send a private message to almas_sparks Jan 31 2010, 11:28pm
                yes, I suppose... Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Jan 31 2010, 11:53pm
                    Agree Elafacwen Send a private message to Elafacwen Feb 1 2010, 12:18am
    other *film* hobbits--for comparison batik Send a private message to batik Feb 1 2010, 12:53am
        hmm... interesting Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 1 2010, 1:14am
            Humans Have the Same Statistical Spread on Aging and thus Appearance Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 2:45am
                The point, rather Altaira Send a private message to Altaira Feb 1 2010, 3:22am
                    No intention to discount anyone's opinion or control thread Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 3:32am
                        I appreciate the apology Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 1 2010, 4:07am
                    I support you on this! Gildor Send a private message to Gildor Feb 1 2010, 3:52am
                        I really really agree with you on this. // Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 4:19am
                    thank you for saying that Annael Send a private message to Annael Feb 1 2010, 4:16pm
                in that post I was more just observing Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 1 2010, 3:32am
                Humans versus Hobbits in age and maturity Gildor Send a private message to Gildor Feb 1 2010, 4:06am
                    I like seeing all the information laid out nicely Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 1 2010, 4:24am
                    It’s all in the genes: 100 hobbit-years = 70 human-years Finrod Send a private message to Finrod Feb 1 2010, 8:55am
                        This is perfectly true Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 9:43am
                            More true than we have a right to expect squire Send a private message to squire Feb 1 2010, 11:47am
                                Yes also true: Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 1:08pm
                                    No-one is suggesting that they cast a 20 year old Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Feb 1 2010, 3:11pm
                                        I think maturity is the point..... dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Feb 1 2010, 4:35pm
                                            It's important not to put a modern cultural spin on this, though Tiria Send a private message to Tiria Feb 2 2010, 4:56am
                                                Just when I think we've exhausted all possible takes Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 2 2010, 5:04am
                                                Bilbo is upper class squire Send a private message to squire Feb 2 2010, 11:18am
                                                    Bilbo is comfortable middle class, I'd say FarFromHome Send a private message to FarFromHome Feb 2 2010, 12:25pm
                                                        On the other hand, Eldy Send a private message to Eldy Feb 2 2010, 4:18pm
                                                            I am with you. Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 5:29pm
                                                                You didn't have to be upper class FarFromHome Send a private message to FarFromHome Feb 3 2010, 3:40am
                                                                    It appears that we have a Taxinomic conflict on the definition of terms. Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 3 2010, 4:44am
                                                                        Sure. FarFromHome Send a private message to FarFromHome Feb 3 2010, 4:59am
                                                    Hobbit social classes Idril Celebrindal Send a private message to Idril Celebrindal Feb 2 2010, 10:42pm
                                        An Accurate Adaptation of the Story: Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 5:58pm
                                            I appreciate your open candor Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Feb 1 2010, 6:29pm
                                            Thanks for this.... dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Feb 1 2010, 7:20pm
                                            One thing worth remembering Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Feb 2 2010, 1:45am
                                            You acknowledge that no one in this discussion wants a 20-year-old, and yet... Tiria Send a private message to Tiria Feb 2 2010, 4:52am
                                                I speak not against a person but against the concept. // Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 3:45pm
                        More stats. N.E. Brigand Send a private message to N.E. Brigand Feb 2 2010, 6:06am
    Tiny typo in quote + more remote sourcing Finrod Send a private message to Finrod Feb 1 2010, 4:08am
        long lain quiet Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 5:27am
    What’s with all the arithmetic, folks? GaladrielTX Send a private message to GaladrielTX Feb 1 2010, 6:52pm
        Number Non-sense Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 1 2010, 10:48pm
            Go back and reread good Squire Finrod Send a private message to Finrod Feb 2 2010, 4:20am
            Ya had to go ahead and make it math-related, anyway! GaladrielTX Send a private message to GaladrielTX Feb 2 2010, 7:02pm
                Bringing math into the matrix was a mistake. Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 10:35pm
                    "Quant, quant, quant, quant, -- lovely quant!!" squire Send a private message to squire Feb 2 2010, 10:51pm
                        I hate Quants. (/koala)// L. Ron Halfelven Send a private message to L. Ron Halfelven Feb 4 2010, 8:38pm
                    I found it all quite enjoyable actually Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 3 2010, 4:36am
    Well. . . Frodo should have been 50 as well, though I know they fudged the dates AinurOlorin Send a private message to AinurOlorin Feb 1 2010, 11:39pm
        How old was Frodo at the beginning of LoTR? shadowdog Send a private message to shadowdog Feb 2 2010, 2:52am
            Seventeen years passed Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 3:21am
                they seem to have a lot of directions they could go for casting Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 2 2010, 4:12am
                    what makes sense to me Gildor Send a private message to Gildor Feb 2 2010, 6:56am
                        The 60 year Gap: Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 4:08pm
        Re: Frodo should have been 50 Finrod Send a private message to Finrod Feb 2 2010, 4:06am
            Think they will out Dis?// Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 5:25am
                ???? Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 2 2010, 5:27am
                    Read Finrods post that mine is an answer to. It is just above it. Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 5:31am
                        Yes, I had read that Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 3 2010, 4:45am
                            Dig Deep: Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 3 2010, 5:03am
                                I think you're misunderstanding me Oiotári Send a private message to Oiotári Feb 3 2010, 5:29am
                                    Good, I was not sure of the Difficulty. Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 3 2010, 5:36am
                Wearing braids in front of their faces... Plurmo Send a private message to Plurmo Feb 2 2010, 7:46pm
            Umm... Eldy Send a private message to Eldy Feb 2 2010, 4:16pm
        Bilbo as anomaly. Plurmo Send a private message to Plurmo Feb 2 2010, 4:40pm
            You have a point worth long and close examination. Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 5:21pm
    Movie canon contradictions; But really, it's about the right actor, period Tiria Send a private message to Tiria Feb 2 2010, 2:42am
        Your Statement Razors Through The Fog: Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Feb 2 2010, 5:41pm

 
 
 

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