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Originally Posted by Violator
Alot of Jackson's thinking is in the production videos in the extras some 25+hours of extra video after you watch the movie.he basically says he pulls alot of the hobbit that he put on screen that wasn't in the book from other sources including Christopher Tolkien and Tolkien's later work that didnt make it into the book.
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Fair enough, and absolutely true. A lot of the lore in the film came from Tolkien's other works. I thought that was a great idea to bring in some additional lore to tie off some loose ends in what is ultimately a children's book being brought to screen.
However, that's where the positives stop. The movies, all three of them, are filth. It really is like the Star Wars originals vs the prequels. I'm somewhat of a purist Tolkien fan, so many parts of the LOTR films irked me, but I am still a huge huge fan of the LOTR films. They are masterpieces.
However, there is so much wrong with the Hobbit trilogy I don't even know where to start, nor do I really want to bitch and whine and remind myself how bad it was.
This was a big reason:
In true Tolkien lore, an Elf would never love a Dwarf. Elves are almost spiritual beings whereas Dwarves are more connected with the Earth.