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Roheryn
Gondor
Feb 5, 8:14am
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There's been a fair bit of howling over the lack of realism in the movie. Wouldn't this be a case where staying true to the book makes the movie look even more like a fairy tale?
From the book: "Then he [Gandalf] set one alight with bright blue fire, and therw it whizzing down.... Then another came and another, one in blue flames, one in red, another in green. They burst on the ground...and went off in coloured sparks and smoke."
I think a spectacular display of multi-colored fireworks right as Thorin and Azog are having their initial taunting and stare-down session might be a bit distracting. Spectacular, perhaps -- I do enjoy a good fireworks display myself -- but I think a bit understated rather than overstated perhaps works best here. I could be wrong!
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Thrilled the Pinecones were included. . . but they could have been more impressively managed, and being true to the book would have made it so.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 5, 7:17am
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Really?
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Roheryn
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Feb 5, 8:14am
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Would that have been bad?
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Ardamírë
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Feb 5, 11:50am
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One of the things...
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Arannir
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Feb 5, 12:28pm
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I think those things could have worked
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Ardamírë
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Feb 5, 3:05pm
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Blue flame is commonly seen in everyday life. There are extremely large and hot Blue Stars. Any gas stove lights up more blue than anything.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 5, 10:21pm
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Fire
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Arannir
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Feb 6, 8:20am
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You can get a green flame or other colours eg purple
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imin
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Feb 5, 1:05pm
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Ah, I stand corrected.
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Ardamírë
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Feb 5, 3:03pm
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No, actually, not necessarily.
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Roheryn
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Feb 5, 8:23pm
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Ah, ok.
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Ardamírë
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Feb 5, 10:43pm
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less is more
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swordwhale
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Feb 5, 4:31pm
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I was never in the realism howling choir anyway. No mortal knows the fundemental nature of reality, and if I wanted a more everyday experience
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 5, 10:15pm
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Now that you've mentioned it
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Súlimë
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Feb 5, 1:27pm
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could not disagree more
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Lindele
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Feb 5, 1:40pm
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Would have improved the scene
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stoutfiles
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Feb 5, 2:54pm
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Yeah the angry hug is the cheesiest part
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imin
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Feb 5, 3:01pm
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Well...
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Arannir
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Feb 5, 5:38pm
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Thank you.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 5, 10:27pm
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A little color might hve been nice
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Rostron2
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Feb 5, 6:08pm
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big mistake
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jimmyfenn
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Feb 6, 11:29am
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LMAO "If it wasn't mentioned, we would have gotten it"
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 6, 9:40pm
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I don't think different color fire would have looked 'magical'
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Loresilme
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Feb 6, 4:43pm
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ooh
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jimmyfenn
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Feb 6, 5:05pm
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I am an American. And blue fire still says magic to me.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 6, 9:48pm
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I loved the blue light in Goblin Town
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Loresilme
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Feb 6, 11:32pm
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And that is why I stuck with blue. The Animated version (and even a videogame version of The Hobbit)
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 7, 12:08am
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photoshop job
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jimmyfenn
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Feb 7, 10:43am
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lol
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 7, 4:25pm
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Gandalf didn't feel lessened
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Elessar
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Feb 7, 4:34pm
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I am not saying it was baaaaad. And I am glad it was in at all, as I have said.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 7, 4:52pm
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Its all good
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Elessar
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Feb 7, 5:40pm
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