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arithmancer
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Jan 9 2013, 1:26pm
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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!" I don't think their reasoning is that viewers "cannot cope". I think their reasoning is that they want to show some of the past events that have led to the present-day bad feeling. And if that is the case, it will certainly be more impactful to show those past events as involving characters the viewers are getting to know, and will continue to get to know, better. Hence Azog still being around (rather than Bolg wanting revenge for his father's death, though I would not rule that out as a motivation of Bolg by then end of Movie 3!). And hence Thorin, and not Dain, having the fight in the Asanulbizar flashback Dain will be someone to introduce to us in later movies, when he has things to do in the present-day that will interest the audience.
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"All Good Stories Deserve A Little Embellishment"
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 9 2013, 4:06am
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Brilliant post
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Ave Moria
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Jan 9 2013, 5:47am
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What about the trolls?
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Fredeghar Wayfarer
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Jan 9 2013, 8:33am
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That's a good point about the Trolls...
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Eleniel
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Jan 9 2013, 10:41am
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Backstory in a film
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arithmancer
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Jan 9 2013, 1:26pm
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What you say about Azog is a really good point
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 9 2013, 10:43am
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This is my main problem with the film...
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jtarkey
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Jan 9 2013, 11:22am
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Slow moving?
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pulpfiction16
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Jan 9 2013, 12:58pm
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Which characters?
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arithmancer
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Jan 9 2013, 1:31pm
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When we see the Ring fall
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Loresilme
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Jan 9 2013, 3:57pm
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Also excellent points
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Rostron2
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Jan 10 2013, 12:23am
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If they had kept it to two films
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imin
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Jan 10 2013, 12:56am
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Padding
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Ave Moria
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Jan 10 2013, 1:24am
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200 pages?
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imin
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Jan 10 2013, 1:40am
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I don't want to bicker
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Ave Moria
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Jan 10 2013, 2:03am
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lots of that is not related to the hobbit
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imin
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Jan 10 2013, 2:17am
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Time to flesh out Tolkien's themes
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 10 2013, 6:22pm
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I think those scenes could have survived in a two film series
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imin
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Jan 10 2013, 10:25pm
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Neat thoughts!
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Roheryn
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Jan 9 2013, 9:59am
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Are you the Tolkien Professor??
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nobofthepony
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Jan 9 2013, 2:06pm
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The Arkenstone
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 9 2013, 2:22pm
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All excellent observations
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Loresilme
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Jan 9 2013, 4:02pm
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Book themes lost in the film adaptation
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burrahobbit
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Jan 9 2013, 3:16pm
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Enchantment
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 9 2013, 6:36pm
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Agreed on all points
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Rostron2
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Jan 9 2013, 4:57pm
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Great post. Thanks. //
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Compa_Mighty
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Jan 9 2013, 6:38pm
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Great points focusing on the positive
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percy
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Jan 10 2013, 12:12am
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This is
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Ave Moria
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Jan 10 2013, 1:31am
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Most EXCELLENT post!!!!!! //
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Tintallė
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Jan 10 2013, 5:06am
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Gollum suggests riddles first in movie and book
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Nira
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Jan 10 2013, 1:17am
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Good post
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imin
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Jan 10 2013, 1:55am
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Wouldn't Azog have been in it with two movies, anyway?
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Kimtc
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Jan 10 2013, 3:31am
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Yeah he most likely would have been in it anyway
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imin
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Jan 10 2013, 3:34am
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A beautiful positioning
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Michelle Johnston
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Jan 11 2013, 2:37am
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Radagast represents Tolkien's conservation theme.
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 11 2013, 3:48pm
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Wonderful post
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willowing
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Jan 11 2013, 11:19pm
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And to Gandalf's "He's here."
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Yva
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Jan 11 2013, 11:36pm
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Sound effects
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willowing
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Jan 14 2013, 8:03am
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**I've Gathered Geeky List Info from this post :) THANKS ALL! //
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grammaboodawg
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Jan 18 2013, 1:27pm
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