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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Feb 8 2013, 5:23am
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I would not want this changed. I could do without Frodo, but I really liked that Old Bilbo narrated the Prologue.There are a few reasons for this. One is that in Tolkien's world, it is he who wrote this story down for posterity. Having him start by narrating the introduction reflects that, and I appreciated that from my very first viewing. A second one is something that came to me the second time I saw the movie. Bilbo's account is sympathetic towards, and shows an understanding of the Dwarves' plight, and the movie goes on to show how this develops (and I expect the sequels will continue this.) When he is talking about them, or Thorin specifically, he is talking about his old friends. I was really struck by this and it increased my appreciation for the prologue. Having either Gandalf or Thorin recount this later would change that, for me. Finally, I liked Thorin in the film, a lot. More or less from the start. I liked that I did, and this is a way in which the movie was different for me than the book. And I suspect the positioning of the prologue helped with that. I can see how saving the prologue for Thorin or Gandalf, in the Bag End party scene, might allow a non-book-reading viewer with no idea what the film is about, to enjoy a surprise. But for me as a book fan, the introduction of the movie did a great job building up my anticipation for what I knew was coming (an invasion of Dwarves, to Bilbo's surprise and consternation).
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what if the prologue sequence was narrated by Thorin during the unexpected party instead of by Bilbo at the beggining?
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LordElrond
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Feb 8 2013, 4:39am
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I thought Gandalf could do it
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Kimtc
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Feb 8 2013, 5:09am
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Loved it as it was
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arithmancer
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Feb 8 2013, 5:23am
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I agree with you both...
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Gelir
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Feb 8 2013, 5:45am
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This
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Súlimë
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Feb 8 2013, 7:12am
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Interesting take
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Súlimë
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Feb 8 2013, 7:09am
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"Ah Erebor"
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adnan
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Feb 8 2013, 2:27pm
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It's precisely because of that
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Súlimë
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Feb 8 2013, 4:45pm
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But He Has
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 8 2013, 5:09pm
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Also
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arithmancer
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Feb 8 2013, 6:26pm
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I prefer the prologue as the prologue
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Rolfina
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Feb 8 2013, 11:56am
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It cannot be Thorin
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Clifton8
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Feb 8 2013, 1:09pm
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I agree,
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Eowyn3
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Feb 8 2013, 1:28pm
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It's Bilbo's story,
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Angharad73
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Feb 8 2013, 1:36pm
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I think it would have been much better
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jtarkey
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Feb 8 2013, 6:37pm
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it would have been better
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aarondirebear
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Feb 12 2013, 7:31pm
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