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Forum: The Movies
07-10-2016, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 50,014
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Marwhini
20 minutes a chapter (on Average) is a terribly...
20 minutes a chapter (on Average) is a terribly short amount of time for each Chapter, given that some Chapters can be easily produced as nearly an hour each. By the rules of Screenplay writing,... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-10-2016, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
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Marwhini
The way they produced it... Yes, it was full of...
The way they produced it... Yes, it was full of all manner of extraneous junk that needn't have been in it. But as I pointed out, 20 minutes (on Average) a chapter is trimming things pretty much... |
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2016, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,426
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2016, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,917
Posted By
Marwhini
Do people really take that "Why didn't the Eagles...
Do people really take that "Why didn't the Eagles fly with it to Mt. Doom?" seriously? Can people really not see what is wrong with that? The "Use the Great Eagles to fly it back to Mordor" has... |
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2016, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,917
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Marwhini
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white...
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whitefox_9155.jpg That's what happens. Or maybe this: http://static6.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/12/123390/2904772-kybuui.png MB |
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2016, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 50,413
Posted By
Marwhini
I tend to think in this case it is over thinking...
I tend to think in this case it is over thinking Bombadil as well. And... As for the ring disappearing??? Really? Would no one in Middle-earth be capable of simple slight-of-hand? And... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-10-2016, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
Posted By
Marwhini
The Hobbit has 19 chapters.
At 20 minutes,...
The Hobbit has 19 chapters. At 20 minutes, average, a chapter that is 380 minutes. Or 6.33 hours. MB |
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Forum: The Movies
07-09-2016, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 50,014
Posted By
Marwhini
Here... I fixed it.
But The Hobbit could...
Here... I fixed it. But The Hobbit could very easily have been a Trilogy. The Hobbit has nineteen chapters. For a six hour Trilogy, that is an average of 20 minutes a chapter. And that is... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-09-2016, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-09-2016, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
Posted By
Marwhini
The Plaza has more than a few Tolkien "Fan-fic...
The Plaza has more than a few Tolkien "Fan-fic Girls" in it. I tend to be leery of Tolkien "Fan-Fic" as I have only seen two that were at all readable. I will admit that I am an insufferable... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2016, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,426
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Marwhini
I am a little confused as to how the quote of...
I am a little confused as to how the quote of Tolkien could mean anything other than all inhabitants of Arda, other than the Ainur, as not having some component of the "Morgoth-element" given the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-09-2016, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
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Marwhini
I have noticed that about the Plaza as well....
I have noticed that about the Plaza as well. There seems to be one character who has a rather significant bias that he pushes against all evidence to the contrary. I noticed he was denigrating... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-09-2016, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
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Marwhini
In true Tolkien fashion, Tauriel is a Tragic...
In true Tolkien fashion, Tauriel is a Tragic character. It is a tragedy that she was included simply for the sake of pandering to "diversity," where so many other possibilities existed for Female... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-09-2016, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 50,014
Posted By
Marwhini
The one thing I would change about The Hobbit...
The one thing I would change about The Hobbit movies? That They were Green-lit to be produced by anyone involved with the original Jackson effort (which I also thought messed up). At least The... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-08-2016, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
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Marwhini
In going through the others....
I have found...
In going through the others.... I have found two basic types: 1) Boards/Forums where the movies are the Gospel, and the books are a tiresome bore. 2) Boards/Forums where most of the... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-08-2016, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
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Marwhini
I guess my question would be:
Can there be...
I guess my question would be: Can there be TWO "Devils" in a world which is supposed to be somewhat representational of an Idealized (And I don't mean "Ideal" as in "perfect," I mean "Idealized"... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,108
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Marwhini
If we apply the Many-Worlds Interpretation of...
If we apply the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics to Middle-earth, then absolutely there is a scenario where Frodo is captured at Amon Hen, instead of Merry and Pippin. But I have... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,426
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Marwhini
I found the relevant quote dealing with the Ents,...
I found the relevant quote dealing with the Ents, Dwarves, elves, etc.: Morgoth's Ring, pp. 394 - 395, Notes on Motives in the Silmarillion: This quote precedes the quote in my OP by one... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
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Marwhini
Yes.... Could be.
Could very well be.
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Yes.... Could be. Could very well be. There does seem to be a "Descent into Madness" present in Morgoth, as Tolkien uses those exact words in the same essay. But at the same time we are... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,426
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Marwhini
None of the races were "created" by Morgoth.
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None of the races were "created" by Morgoth. The Point is that all of the races were products of the Music, and thus the whole of Arda contained the Morgoth-Element (including Elves, Humans,... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-08-2016, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
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I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to hear...
I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to hear those words spoken about Peter Jackson regarding what he did to Middle-earth (even if you are joking, which would make me a little sad). But to my... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,426
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Marwhini
The Morgoth-element.
A comment I made on another thread recently got me to thinking about something concerning the Morgoth-element. Melkor, in his rebellion adoring the Ainulindalė (Music of the Ainur), poured forth... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,108
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Marwhini
On another note...
What is up with the theme...
On another note... What is up with the theme of: What would happen if X got the Ruling Ring? Is this something people are going to apply to every inhabitant of Arda? Also.... The point I... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,108
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Marwhini
The one overriding quality of the Older Ents was...
The one overriding quality of the Older Ents was Patience and Caution. Just in line behind that was consideration, reflection, and thought about the consequences of any action. Given these two... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 48,349
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Marwhini
I am aware of that letter.
It is a rare...
I am aware of that letter. It is a rare instance of having given thought to Logistics. As far as the Shire is concerned, it is an exception in Middle-earth, being an Almost-Modern (Victorian... |
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