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Salmacis81
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Apr 25 2014, 10:56pm
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I'm not really all that concerned about the title change...
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...but I do hope that the return journey is not given short shrift just so we can see more action (although I'm completely expecting that to be the case). And as I've made known on more than one occasion, I'm concerned that Jackson might overplay the scale of the Battle of Five Armies itself just because it's his last hurrah in Middle-earth. The Battle of Five Armies was not the biggest battle of the Third Age, and it should not be portrayed as such.
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Kendalf
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Apr 25 2014, 11:32pm
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I wouldn't hold out much hope on either front...
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"I do hope that the return journey is not given short shrift just so we can see more action (although I'm completely expecting that to be the case)." Well, yes. But then such a choice would be entirely understandable, wouldn't it, considering the general reaction to RotK's "multiple" endings and the fact that, well, movies just aren't structured with such enormous, elongated codas. "And as I've made known on more than one occasion, I'm concerned that Jackson might overplay the scale of the Battle of Five Armies itself just because it's his last hurrah in Middle-earth. The Battle of Five Armies was not the biggest battle of the Third Age, and it should not be portrayed as such." What with 3D, 4K, 48fps, IMAX, a decade of accolades and limitless funds behind him, you can bet your bottom dollar that the BoFA is going to blow everything else out of water. Or at least try to... So, yes, I (and many others, I suspect) share your concerns
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Lio
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Apr 25 2014, 11:36pm
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Thanks, those were a great read!
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Looks like those early scripts really are locked away in a vault somewhere.
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Salmacis81
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Apr 25 2014, 11:43pm
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As to the second point about the scale of the battle...
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...I think Jackson could make the battle into a more dazzling display than anything we've seen thus far, and still stay close to the true scale of the battle. But will he? Or will he put 300,000 Orcs in this battle just so he can top the 200,000 present in his version of the Battle of Pelennor? If he wants these 6 films to be viewed as one single "hexology", then I think it would be a huge mistake to turn the Bo5A into the biggest battle of the series.
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Apr 25 2014, 11:45pm
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But I doubt Jackson will try to make it bigger than Pelennor Fields. And to be honest, I don't think the area around Erebor is large enough to fit an absolutely huge mass of people.
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Kendalf
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Apr 25 2014, 11:57pm
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Six films, yes... But not chronologically...
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If he wants these 6 films to be viewed as one single "hexology", then I think it would be a huge mistake to turn the Bo5A into the biggest battle of the series. I think he does want these films to be viewed as a unified hexalogy but I don't think they'll ever be best viewed AUJ to RotK. In all sorts of ways it makes much more sense to watch LotR first. This new trilogy is, by default, a prequel trilogy and has therefore been written and filmed as such. It's not pretending in any way to pre-date the originals; it even depends on familiarity with them in many instances. So, yes, he does want all six films to be viewed as a unified narrative, but I'm pretty much convinced that he views BotFA as the sixth film, not RotK,,,
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Salmacis81
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Apr 26 2014, 12:14am
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Yes, due to the "flashback" set-up after the Bilbo/Frodo stuff...
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...but that doesn't really change the fact this trilogy is more of a set-up for LotR than the "main event". We know Sauron is not at full-strength here, it's already been stated as such by Gandalf. So it doesn't make sense for his forces to be stronger now than they are when he IS at full-strength and decides to try and topple Minas Tirith.
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Morthoron
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Apr 26 2014, 1:33am
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Perhaps he should rename it "Raiders of the Lost Arkenstone"...
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since it bears less and less resemblance to Tolkien, and more and more like any other generic big-budget Hollywood epic. Perhaps Thor or another Marvel character will be used in place of the eagles as the deus ex machina. Cross-advertising and product placement are big ticket items in films these days.
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Kangi Ska
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Apr 26 2014, 2:17am
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That last one, "If they use it" is the big if.
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I still believe the title change signals a shift in the focus of this final movie of the three. The Hobbit is not a story about war. If this were not the case Tolkien would have kept his Hobbit conscious to participate. The Battle of Five Armies isn't even a chapter in the book. KS
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Apr 26 2014, 4:36am
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With or without popcorn!
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lurtz2010
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Apr 26 2014, 6:19am
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people saying the return journey should be the main focus are full of it
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yeah Bilbo heads back home and discovers he's a new man since he left the Shire. They should dedicate the whole second half of the movie to all that...
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Kendalf
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Apr 26 2014, 7:41am
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It can be greater without being greater ;-)
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that doesn't really change the fact this trilogy is more of a set-up for LotR than the "main event"...it doesn't make sense for his forces to be stronger now than they are when he IS at full-strength and decides to try and topple Minas Tirith. True. I suppose what I'm expecting is that the BotFA will be more ambitious, more complex, more sprawling, more episodic, more varied, more spectacular more "eye-candy" than the Pelennor Fields (and perhaps even longer) rather than larger... That's what I mean by Jackson trying to "blow all his previous battles out of the water". Am I making sense?
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Elciryamo
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Apr 26 2014, 7:58am
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that doesn't really change the fact this trilogy is more of a set-up for LotR than the "main event"...it doesn't make sense for his forces to be stronger now than they are when he IS at full-strength and decides to try and topple Minas Tirith. True. I suppose what I'm expecting is that the BotFA will be more ambitious, more complex, more sprawling, more episodic, more varied, more spectacular more "eye-candy" than the Pelennor Fields (and perhaps even longer) rather than larger... That's what I mean by Jackson trying to "blow all his previous battles out of the water". Am I making sense? Jackson can try and out do himself all he wants. Personally, I see Battle of Five Armies showing a ramp up of events, elevating the stakes higher and higher until the titular event. If you have Smaug defeated and then there is another, greater threat, and still another, then you can build on those threats towards a larger climatic ending. BO5A is a more fitting title than TABA, as they really will be eliminating threats until a greater one is shown. Finally, at the end, we will see evil defeated for a time, but foreshadowing the events in LOTR. Does Pelennor Fields take away from Helms Deep or the Black Gate? Does the personal struggle of Aragorn diminish because of Frodo and Sam? No, the events compliment and build upon one another towards a grander ending where all parties are involved. DoS actually did a good job of setting up stakes, and I think that will continue throughout BO5A.
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Apr 26 2014, 4:32pm
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Lurtz2010, you were replying to me, so I should ask
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were you deliberately misrepresenting people here, or was it a genuine lack of comprehension? And what is it exactly that people are full of - could you be more specific?
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MouthofSauron
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Apr 26 2014, 5:03pm
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"The Lord of the Rings", the ring and Sauron are the main event in that trilogy. I want BOT5A to be more epic than anything in LOTR's just because its the last middle-earth film!
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Salmacis81
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Apr 26 2014, 5:36pm
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...and I wouldn't have a problem with the battle being more of an "eye-candy" type of battle. I expect that the whole eagles/bats battle in the skies (if it's still being included) will add a whole new dynamic to the battle, and will allow for plenty of dazzling display. And I'm sure the Mirkwood elves are going to be defying the laws of gravity all over the place as well...
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Salmacis81
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Apr 26 2014, 5:43pm
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...without being bigger in scale. And the two trilogies are meant to be linked into one large narrative.
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NecromancerRising
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Apr 26 2014, 5:51pm
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If i can accept that the Elves live forever and some or them have powerful magic abilities,i can easily accept one race of Elves like the Mirkwood ones to defy gravity.Of course,that happened in THEIR own territory,where they have lived for hundreds of years.Let's see if the same will happen in a completely unknown ground.
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MouthofSauron
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Apr 26 2014, 9:14pm
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its called The Battle of the Five Armies! I think it should be just as epic if not more than Helm's Deep or pelennor fields.
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Salmacis81
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Apr 26 2014, 9:32pm
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So what if it's called "The Battle of Five Armies"? Most of the armies were small, except for the Goblin army. The Dwarves numbered around 500, a Elves a few thousand, and the Men of Lake-town much less than either. There were probably more Rohirrim at Pelennor than there were Dwarves, Elves, and Men combined at the Bo5A. Here is an excellent statistical analysis about the numbers at the Bo5A done by someone. It's not definitive by any means, but it gives us a rough idea based on Tolkien's descriptions of the forces. And if you've read the books, then you know that Pelennor contained at least 7-8 armies - Gondorians, Rohirrim, Knights of Dol Amroth, Easterlings, Haradrim, Troll-men of Far Harad, Variags, and the Orcs/Trolls/Nazgul from Mordor and Minas Morgul. So really, nothing to "LOL" about
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MouthofSauron
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Apr 26 2014, 9:47pm
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ok even if they are small armies…its still FIVE plus eagles and a giant bear. If the title is BO5A you know its not going to be a small battle, i mean come on now..
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lurtz2010
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Apr 26 2014, 9:56pm
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sorry i was referring to that message above
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i just meant all that back again/self discovery stuff is a given and the title change doesnt mean it wont be focused on. its not like the movie will end at erebor after thorins funeral.
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Elessar
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Apr 26 2014, 10:36pm
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watch all six EE once they're all out from AUJ to ROTK. It makes sense and how I personally view they should be watched. I look at it the same way I do when I read The Hobbit though The Lord of the Rings. I am quite excited myself to sit down next year and watch all of them.
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Otaku-sempai
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Apr 27 2014, 3:33pm
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The number of the armies of the Free Peoples probaby numbered at least 2000: - Elves: 1000+ spearmen with at least several companies of archers (say a company = 20 Elves). - Dwarves: 500+ warriors and Thorin's 13. - Men: However many fighters remained after Smaug's attack; say 200 to 300. - The Eagles were numerous; so dozens at least. The Orcs and their alllies comprised a vast host that greatly outnumbered their opponents. Say at least 5000 and as many as 10,000, not even counting the bats. So we are looking at a conflict at about the scale of Helm's Deep.
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