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*rubs face* Oi vey. The last week has been ... well. The last week has been tiring, lets go with that. Haven't been around much, I know. Sorry, y'all. Pain and physical distress and then family happenings. Yech.
In slightly happier news? I saw The Hobbit.
In slightly happier news? I saw The Hobbit.
The first thing that stuck in my mind was, admittedly, troll snot. Yeurgh! We'd gone with the family, and I don't think there was a single one of us who wasn't flapping around in shocked disgust, save for my mother, who had an expression on her face rather like Bilbo's, actually. Seriously. Yeurgh!
But ... Um. I liked it. It doesn't stand too well alone, and if you haven't read the book I'm not sure how well it holds up? But it was a lot of fun, and oh, oh, given the way they've portrayed Thorin's distrust and grudge against the elves, I am really looking forward to Mirkwood. That will be ... yes. (I am not looking forward to the Battle of the Five Armies, and possibly doing the Hobbit after LOTR wasn't the best choice in that regard, because that will be the ending, that'll be the last thing in the series, I'm not sure that was wise). But yes, I am with this series, I can go with this!
Some other random thoughts: Bofur is my favourite dwarf. I wanted to kick Bilbo so hard when he blurts out "You don't get it, you haven't got a home!" And I suddenly have a lot more feelings regarding politics and race relations in Middle Earth than I've ever had before. I've seen people say that Thorin is the Aragorn of the Hobbit, but really, I thought he was more like Boromir? Boromir at the Council, 'by the blood of our people are your lands kept safe', and none of you assholes give a crap, do you? The bitterness and the loss of a home and the sensation of no-one giving a shit about it. For some reason, possibly just because I read the book when I was a kid and didn't get it, but that's hitting home so much harder here.
And also, I've also seen comments that the movie explains why Gandalf always goes first to hobbits when he wants people to do shit: that they're like teddy bears to him, they make him feel better when he has one near. As he said, they give him courage. (Also, randomly, were we supposed to come away from the Rivendell scene slightly shipping Gandalf/Galadriel? Because if not I think they miscalculated a little somewhere).
However, I'm beginning to think that he also goes to them because they're about the only apolitical race left in Middle Earth who aren't nursing ancient grudges towards just about all the other ones. Like Gandalf himself, they're about the closest thing Middle Earth has to an NGO aid organisation, someone you can ask to help out without incurring massive debts or dealing with fifteen ancient grudges in the process. I mean, you've got to pick the right hobbit, you've got to go for Tooks or Brandybucks or Bagginses, someone willing to go out and do things, but still. Elrond is pretty good, but people get uptight if he starts making motions to go and do things, we don't need elves interfereing, thank you. Even Gandalf runs into trouble there (stormcrow, meddler), but the hobbits are so inoffensive no-one gets uptight. Scornful, yes, but not panicky or offended or threatening war. So.
... So, in summary, my impressions of The Hobbit so far? Troll snot and politics feelings. *shakes head ruefully* I suspect I am doing this wrong, yes? Heh.
But ... Um. I liked it. It doesn't stand too well alone, and if you haven't read the book I'm not sure how well it holds up? But it was a lot of fun, and oh, oh, given the way they've portrayed Thorin's distrust and grudge against the elves, I am really looking forward to Mirkwood. That will be ... yes. (I am not looking forward to the Battle of the Five Armies, and possibly doing the Hobbit after LOTR wasn't the best choice in that regard, because that will be the ending, that'll be the last thing in the series, I'm not sure that was wise). But yes, I am with this series, I can go with this!
Some other random thoughts: Bofur is my favourite dwarf. I wanted to kick Bilbo so hard when he blurts out "You don't get it, you haven't got a home!" And I suddenly have a lot more feelings regarding politics and race relations in Middle Earth than I've ever had before. I've seen people say that Thorin is the Aragorn of the Hobbit, but really, I thought he was more like Boromir? Boromir at the Council, 'by the blood of our people are your lands kept safe', and none of you assholes give a crap, do you? The bitterness and the loss of a home and the sensation of no-one giving a shit about it. For some reason, possibly just because I read the book when I was a kid and didn't get it, but that's hitting home so much harder here.
And also, I've also seen comments that the movie explains why Gandalf always goes first to hobbits when he wants people to do shit: that they're like teddy bears to him, they make him feel better when he has one near. As he said, they give him courage. (Also, randomly, were we supposed to come away from the Rivendell scene slightly shipping Gandalf/Galadriel? Because if not I think they miscalculated a little somewhere).
However, I'm beginning to think that he also goes to them because they're about the only apolitical race left in Middle Earth who aren't nursing ancient grudges towards just about all the other ones. Like Gandalf himself, they're about the closest thing Middle Earth has to an NGO aid organisation, someone you can ask to help out without incurring massive debts or dealing with fifteen ancient grudges in the process. I mean, you've got to pick the right hobbit, you've got to go for Tooks or Brandybucks or Bagginses, someone willing to go out and do things, but still. Elrond is pretty good, but people get uptight if he starts making motions to go and do things, we don't need elves interfereing, thank you. Even Gandalf runs into trouble there (stormcrow, meddler), but the hobbits are so inoffensive no-one gets uptight. Scornful, yes, but not panicky or offended or threatening war. So.
... So, in summary, my impressions of The Hobbit so far? Troll snot and politics feelings. *shakes head ruefully* I suspect I am doing this wrong, yes? Heh.
