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elostirion74
Lorien
Feb 2, 4:50pm
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The Fellowship may be more immediately interesting, but the Company is sure interesting enough
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It's only to be expected that you should feel more invested in the cause of the Fellowship, given that their stakes are higher and the purpose of their mission is more universal, whereas the motivation of the dwarves is more self-serving. Like others have said, the different members of the Fellowship are also introduced gradually instead of all at once, which gives more time to know and emotionally connect to each member.
Still I felt that I did relate quite strongly to several members of the Company besides Thorin and Bilbo and the film did a good job fleshing out the personality of the various members. Fili and Kili are young, adventurous and more care-free; in several ways they have a similar position to Bilbo, except they are less afraid, perhaps recklessly so. Bofur seems like a wonderful mix of mischief, humour and empathy. Balin shows such strength of character just in his bearing and the way he speaks, I was captivated by him from the first moment and felt that he commanded great respect, but in a quiet way. Dwalin is not the type I like, too hard and tough, but I enjoyed how his attitude made him distinctive. And you have Dori, who clearly has an affinity for Gandalf, waiting on him and looking to him to sort out their troubles, from dragons to the weather, and who also has a younger and quite inexperienced brother in Ori to look after.
Lastly I think Oín and Bifur's roles are fascinating and I'm wondering what's in store for them in the next film. They both seem to be a little cut off from the rest of the company, especially Bifur. While Oín clearly commands respect as an old dwarf with some specific skills, I'm curious as to what kind of role Bifur will assume in the company and what kind of emotions we will see from him as their journey progresses and they are getting closer to their goal.
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The Company and The Fellowship
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xMb
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Jan 31, 4:10pm
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Legolas, Gimli and Boromir all get nice character moments at the Council of Elrond
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sycorax82
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Jan 31, 4:53pm
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Party at Bag End
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joec_34
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Jan 31, 5:06pm
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Not sure it's a fair comparison...
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bborchar
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Jan 31, 5:18pm
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Right on.
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hutch
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Jan 31, 9:12pm
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I had expectations...
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Brethil
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Jan 31, 5:21pm
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I don't necessarily agree
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FrogmortonJustice65
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Jan 31, 5:31pm
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I actually feel closer to the Company than the Fellowship
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Old Toby
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Jan 31, 5:55pm
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I think the focus was placed heavily upon...
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Owain
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Jan 31, 7:34pm
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A bit premature still, methinks...
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Roheryn
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Jan 31, 8:21pm
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whom to hang with....
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Brethil
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Jan 31, 8:34pm
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Difficult to say...
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Angharad73
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Jan 31, 8:44pm
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It could be simply no more...
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MasterOrc
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Jan 31, 8:59pm
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think we have to remember...
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andwise
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Jan 31, 9:14pm
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Screen Time
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Rostron2
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Jan 31, 11:52pm
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While Legolas is far more enchanting to behold, I found Balin and Bofur to be
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1, 1:31am
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My feelings
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Súlimë
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Feb 1, 7:37am
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well put....
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andwise
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Feb 1, 11:43am
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The Fellowship will always resonate more with me
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jtarkey
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Feb 1, 12:11pm
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There are greater number of character moments
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imin
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Feb 1, 1:43pm
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The number is indeed huge
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Rostron2
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Feb 1, 4:05pm
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Exactly
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cats16
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Feb 1, 4:25pm
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The Fellowship may be more immediately interesting, but the Company is sure interesting enough
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elostirion74
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Feb 2, 4:50pm
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Good Question.
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Durin's Folk
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Feb 4, 5:22pm
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