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Black Breathalizer
Rohan
Jan 11, 3:48pm
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Radagast represents Tolkien's conservation theme.
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Michelle Johnston wrote: Radagast's special concerns are for the fauna and flauna of middle earth.
Great post. I loved the way that the film makers portrayed Radagast by vividly illustrating his concern for the birds, animals and plants of Greenwood. Some fans some have commented about the wizard's odd look and odder ways and compared him to George Lucas' annoying Jar Jar Binks. But I strongly suspect that Tolkien's own vision of Radagast would be fairly close to the character we saw in the film (minus the bird poop.)  For those who would disagree, imagine how the character of Tom Bombadil would have appeared on the big screen if Jackson presented the Tom we got in Tolkien's story. Non-book fans would have had the same complaints about Tom Bombadil that we've heard directed at the character of Radagast.
Some fans have also expressed angst over the compressed timeline for Greenwood Forest's evolution into Mirkwood. But the beauty of showing the audience the growing evil through Radagast's eyes is that we get a strong sense of his deep love and passionate concern for all the little creatures of the forest. Given Radagast's intense focus, we have a understanding of his character and realize he doesn't care about how he is perceived by humans, elves, dwarves, or even his fellow Istari because he's rarely "in their world." Except for Radagast's reaction to a puff of "Old Tobey," there is nothing about his portrayal that doesn't ring true to the spirit of Tolkien (given what he gave us of the Brown Wizard.)
For the record, I don't mind the pipeweed jokes. They pay homage to the LOTR's first wave of American fans
(This post was edited by Black Breathalizer on Jan 11, 3:49pm)
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"All Good Stories Deserve A Little Embellishment"
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 9, 4:06am
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Brilliant post
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Ave Moria
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Jan 9, 5:47am
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What about the trolls?
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Fredeghar Wayfarer
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Jan 9, 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, 10:41am
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Backstory in a film
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arithmancer
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Jan 9, 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, 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, 11:22am
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Slow moving?
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pulpfiction16
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Jan 9, 12:58pm
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Which characters?
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arithmancer
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Jan 9, 1:31pm
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When we see the Ring fall
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Loresilme
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Jan 9, 3:57pm
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Also excellent points
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Rostron2
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Jan 10, 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, 12:56am
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Padding
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Ave Moria
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Jan 10, 1:24am
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200 pages?
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imin
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Jan 10, 1:40am
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I don't want to bicker
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Ave Moria
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Jan 10, 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, 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, 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, 10:25pm
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Neat thoughts!
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Roheryn
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Jan 9, 9:59am
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Are you the Tolkien Professor??
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nobofthepony
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Jan 9, 2:06pm
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The Arkenstone
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 9, 2:22pm
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All excellent observations
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Loresilme
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Jan 9, 4:02pm
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Book themes lost in the film adaptation
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burrahobbit
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Jan 9, 3:16pm
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Enchantment
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 9, 6:36pm
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Agreed on all points
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Rostron2
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Jan 9, 4:57pm
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Great post. Thanks. //
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Compa_Mighty
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Jan 9, 6:38pm
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Great points focusing on the positive
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percy
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Jan 10, 12:12am
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This is
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Ave Moria
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Jan 10, 1:31am
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Most EXCELLENT post!!!!!! //
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Tintallė
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Jan 10, 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, 1:17am
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Good post
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imin
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Jan 10, 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, 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, 3:34am
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A beautiful positioning
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Michelle Johnston
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Jan 11, 2:37am
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Radagast represents Tolkien's conservation theme.
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 11, 3:48pm
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Wonderful post
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willowing
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Jan 11, 11:19pm
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And to Gandalf's "He's here."
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Yva
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Jan 11, 11:36pm
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Sound effects
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willowing
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Jan 14, 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, 1:27pm
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