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Jan 31 2013, 5:18pm

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The characters in LotR get much more definition than the characters in the Hobbit get. In the books, most of the dwarves may as well have not even been there for as much time as Tolkien gives them. The same probably would have happened to the Fellowship had Tolkien not broken them up and sent them off on their own adventures. That never happens in the Hobbit, so we are continually focused on only the main characters. I would contend that in the movie FotR, the characters suffer from the same problem as the company in TH- the only difference is that we have seen/read the remaining story, and we get to know the characters much better on their own. It's hard to "unknow" that when you go back and rewatch the first film.

I do believe, however, that Peter Jackson does an excellent job of distinguishing each of them, and the actors do an excellent job of giving each a clear personality. The fact that they can easily be told apart is a huge feat in and of itself. I have a feeling the next two movies will provide some opportunities for the different dwarves to distinguish themselves further. This movie was more about Bilbo, and rightfully so...if the audience doesn't get to know him, then the whole story is sunk.

(This post was edited by bborchar on Jan 31 2013, 5:20pm)

Subject	User	Time
The Company and The Fellowship	xMb	Jan 31 2013, 4:10pm
Legolas, Gimli and Boromir all get nice character moments at the Council of Elrond	sycorax82	Jan 31 2013, 4:53pm
Party at Bag End	joec_34	Jan 31 2013, 5:06pm
Not sure it's a fair comparison...	bborchar	Jan 31 2013, 5:18pm
Right on.	hutch	Jan 31 2013, 9:12pm
I had expectations...	Brethil	Jan 31 2013, 5:21pm
I don't necessarily agree	FrogmortonJustice65	Jan 31 2013, 5:31pm
I actually feel closer to the Company than the Fellowship	Old Toby	Jan 31 2013, 5:55pm
I think the focus was placed heavily upon...	Owain	Jan 31 2013, 7:34pm
A bit premature still, methinks...	Roheryn	Jan 31 2013, 8:21pm
whom to hang with....	Brethil	Jan 31 2013, 8:34pm
Difficult to say...	Angharad73	Jan 31 2013, 8:44pm
It could be simply no more...	MasterOrc	Jan 31 2013, 8:59pm
think we have to remember...	andwise	Jan 31 2013, 9:14pm
Screen Time	Rostron2	Jan 31 2013, 11:52pm
While Legolas is far more enchanting to behold, I found Balin and Bofur to be	AinurOlorin	Feb 1 2013, 1:31am
My feelings	S�lim�	Feb 1 2013, 7:37am
well put....	andwise	Feb 1 2013, 11:43am
The Fellowship will always resonate more with me	jtarkey	Feb 1 2013, 12:11pm
There are greater number of character moments	imin	Feb 1 2013, 1:43pm
The number is indeed huge	Rostron2	Feb 1 2013, 4:05pm
Exactly	cats16	Feb 1 2013, 4:25pm
The Fellowship may be more immediately interesting, but the Company is sure interesting enough	elostirion74	Feb 2 2013, 4:50pm
Good Question.	Durin's Folk	Feb 4 2013, 5:22pm

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