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Exactly. In LOTR, Gimli stood out.

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Feb 2 2013, 8:20pm


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Exactly. In LOTR, Gimli stood out. [In reply to] Can't Post

Gimli was not around the Hobbits for very long, and spent most of his time around an elf and a bunch of men. So he was clearly the odd dwarf out in any given scene. A lot of people are also looking at Gimli as their "dwarf appearance reference point" as well, which is understandalbe; if you think about the other dwarves that we saw in LOTR (in the prologue, at the Council of Elrond), they were all pretty "Gimli-like."

Interestingly, in the initial scene of the Fellowship together at the Council of Elrond, Gimli is made to appear a good bit taller than the Hobbits, while here the dwarves and Bilbo are all about the same. I am thinking this is a practical choice as much as anything, since Bilbo is with them almost all the time, and it would take a lot of work to make him shorter (they already have their hands full dealing with Gandalf in relation to the dwarves).

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Do you think they could have still made the Dwarves appealing Thorins_apprentice Send a private message to Thorins_apprentice Feb 2 2013, 2:45pm
    This wasn't really an "Oscar" movie... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Feb 2 2013, 3:42pm
    I second the opinion that this wasn't an Oscar movie Old Toby Send a private message to Old Toby Feb 2 2013, 6:05pm
    Oscars glor Send a private message to glor Feb 2 2013, 6:54pm
        plus the oscars are very political julia0925 Send a private message to julia0925 Feb 5 2013, 4:25pm
    Thorin is a dwarf Marionette Send a private message to Marionette Feb 2 2013, 7:15pm
        Of course he is! Kirly Send a private message to Kirly Feb 2 2013, 8:04pm
            Exactly. In LOTR, Gimli stood out. Kimtc Send a private message to Kimtc Feb 2 2013, 8:20pm
                height difference between hobbits and dwarves Kirly Send a private message to Kirly Feb 2 2013, 8:33pm
                    In Brian Sibley's book, the Official Movie Guide, he talks about the size Old Toby Send a private message to Old Toby Feb 3 2013, 6:04am
                gimlii fitted in TH mefansmum Feb 3 2013, 3:41am
            Dwarves... why did it have to be Dwarves... swordwhale Send a private message to swordwhale Feb 3 2013, 8:40pm
                Thanks! and.... Kirly Send a private message to Kirly Feb 3 2013, 10:10pm
                it was necessary to put the audience in the Hobbit/Dwarf viewpoint... glor Send a private message to glor Feb 6 2013, 1:32am
    A-peelin' bananas, a-peelin' oranges... Roheryn Send a private message to Roheryn Feb 2 2013, 10:36pm
        yeah marillaraina Send a private message to marillaraina Feb 3 2013, 3:12am
            noses Kirly Send a private message to Kirly Feb 3 2013, 3:22am
        I love that video you linked to in another thread Tintallė Send a private message to Tintallė Feb 3 2013, 5:30pm
            Got North and South Old Toby Send a private message to Old Toby Feb 3 2013, 10:51pm
    Absolutely. The talent to pull it off is there, from acting and writing to design, and everything in-between. Macfeast Send a private message to Macfeast Feb 3 2013, 12:15am
    Oh cripes... they're awesome! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 3 2013, 8:35pm
    For some people, yes. For others, no. Escapist Send a private message to Escapist Feb 5 2013, 4:38pm
        POV swordwhale Send a private message to swordwhale Feb 6 2013, 6:20am
    Easily aarondirebear Send a private message to aarondirebear Feb 12 2013, 7:53pm

 
 
 

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