An Unexpected Journey, or the morning after - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

urbanhiker · 12-16-2012, 11:28 PM

When he first entered the screen, Radagast was nowhere close to the image I've had in my head for years and years. I envisioned him as someone basically like Gandalf, but wearing different colors and maybe younger. Consequently I was uncomfortable with Radagast for the whole movie.

But the more I think about his character, the more I'm becoming okay with him. In The Two Towers, Treebeard says, "Sheep get like shepherds and shepherds get like sheep." When I think of movie Radagast within the context of that quote, his character makes complete sense. He's become like his animals - nervous, jittery, filled with quick movements. Messy. Dirty. Organic. Almost wild.

I also enjoyed seeing Sauron as something other than the ridiculous Tessla Coil generator on top of Barad-dur. I never liked that rendering of the Dark Lord. He wasn't terrifying in the right way, or at all. But an ominous, dark shadow in the form of a man haunting the old fortress of Dol Guldur feels much more appropriate.

I'd like to see the movie again.

12-16-2012, 11:28 PM	#21
urbanhiker Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 11	When he first entered the screen, Radagast was nowhere close to the image I've had in my head for years and years. I envisioned him as someone basically like Gandalf, but wearing different colors and maybe younger. Consequently I was uncomfortable with Radagast for the whole movie. But the more I think about his character, the more I'm becoming okay with him. In The Two Towers, Treebeard says, "Sheep get like shepherds and shepherds get like sheep." When I think of movie Radagast within the context of that quote, his character makes complete sense. He's become like his animals - nervous, jittery, filled with quick movements. Messy. Dirty. Organic. Almost wild. I also enjoyed seeing Sauron as something other than the ridiculous Tessla Coil generator on top of Barad-dur. I never liked that rendering of the Dark Lord. He wasn't terrifying in the right way, or at all. But an ominous, dark shadow in the form of a man haunting the old fortress of Dol Guldur feels much more appropriate. I'd like to see the movie again.