agen_kolar
Super Freak
Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread *SPOILERS*
I generally thought the pacing was okay, only dragging out in scenes that were unnecessary, like Radagast's bunny sleigh chase scene. That wasn't in the book and could've (and should've) been left on the cutting room floor. I think simple tweaks like that would've really helped this film.
Another "problem" general audiences have with the film is the one-dimensional story. We don't have multiple story lines going. We aren't following Frodo and Sam's journey while simultaneously following Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas' journey, and while also simultaneously following Merry and Pippin's journey, etc. etc. I think perhaps audiences were again expecting a multi-layer story. Instead, they have a one-dimensional, rather bland start to a satisfying end, which unfortunately won't be seen for another two years.
Even with so many story lines in LOTR, Jackson managed to get the general audience (not just Tolkien lovers) to care about his characters. I don't think Jackson achieved that in The Hobbit (again, maybe for Tolkien lovers, but not for general audiences.) You'd think he'd manage to do so since it's basically a one-story line movie and not so involved as LOTR. In the end, I think there were too many dwarves for decent character development.
Still, the film is enjoyable, just not what I feel it should have been.
I generally thought the pacing was okay, only dragging out in scenes that were unnecessary, like Radagast's bunny sleigh chase scene. That wasn't in the book and could've (and should've) been left on the cutting room floor. I think simple tweaks like that would've really helped this film.
Another "problem" general audiences have with the film is the one-dimensional story. We don't have multiple story lines going. We aren't following Frodo and Sam's journey while simultaneously following Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas' journey, and while also simultaneously following Merry and Pippin's journey, etc. etc. I think perhaps audiences were again expecting a multi-layer story. Instead, they have a one-dimensional, rather bland start to a satisfying end, which unfortunately won't be seen for another two years.
Even with so many story lines in LOTR, Jackson managed to get the general audience (not just Tolkien lovers) to care about his characters. I don't think Jackson achieved that in The Hobbit (again, maybe for Tolkien lovers, but not for general audiences.) You'd think he'd manage to do so since it's basically a one-story line movie and not so involved as LOTR. In the end, I think there were too many dwarves for decent character development.
Still, the film is enjoyable, just not what I feel it should have been.
