The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug support thread.

[Rhod the Red]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

But just because something is portrayed differently than what Tolkien wrote doesn't mean it's rubbish or not a 'beautiful moment.' Tolkien was a master storyteller, but film is different and you need more than "Tolkien didn't write it that way" to make me think Jackson's version is horrible.

To be 100% faithful would require a TV series no doubt, given the length alone. And a movie budget no movie company would provide