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Interesting take

Súlimë
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Feb 8 2013, 7:09am


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I really liked Bilbo's narration -- how he says "Ah, Erebor..." I can't help but smile at the "ah" every time.

That aside, I think having any of the dwarves do the flashback narration would not have worked as well. I liked how it was done from a 3rd person perspective, which I guess gives a rather objective viewpoint on the story (and the dwarves-elves conflict). It also gave a bit of that fairy-tale sense.

Having the Erebor prologue at the beginning clues the viewers in in advance of what is coming and what is at stake. It conditions the audience to be sympathetic to the dwarves' quest from the beginning.

Otherwise we would have these unceremonious dwarves show up and make a mess out of the place and then demand that Bilbo goes on a quest to save their never-heard-of kingdom. I think it will make Bilbo's decision to join the quest quite questionable :P

I think having Bilbo narrate the prologue makes it Bilbo's story :)

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what if the prologue sequence was narrated by Thorin during the unexpected party instead of by Bilbo at the beggining? LordElrond Send a private message to LordElrond Feb 8 2013, 4:39am
    I thought Gandalf could do it Kimtc Send a private message to Kimtc Feb 8 2013, 5:09am
    Loved it as it was arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Feb 8 2013, 5:23am
        I agree with you both... Gelir Send a private message to Gelir Feb 8 2013, 5:45am
        This Súlimë Send a private message to Súlimë Feb 8 2013, 7:12am
    Interesting take Súlimë Send a private message to Súlimë Feb 8 2013, 7:09am
        "Ah Erebor" adnan Send a private message to adnan Feb 8 2013, 2:27pm
            It's precisely because of that Súlimë Send a private message to Súlimë Feb 8 2013, 4:45pm
            But He Has IdrilofGondolin Send a private message to IdrilofGondolin Feb 8 2013, 5:09pm
                Also arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Feb 8 2013, 6:26pm
    I prefer the prologue as the prologue Rolfina Send a private message to Rolfina Feb 8 2013, 11:56am
    It cannot be Thorin Clifton8 Send a private message to Clifton8 Feb 8 2013, 1:09pm
        I agree, Eowyn3 Send a private message to Eowyn3 Feb 8 2013, 1:28pm
    It's Bilbo's story, Angharad73 Send a private message to Angharad73 Feb 8 2013, 1:36pm
    I think it would have been much better jtarkey Send a private message to jtarkey Feb 8 2013, 6:37pm
    it would have been better aarondirebear Send a private message to aarondirebear Feb 12 2013, 7:31pm

 
 
 

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