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Originally Posted by Child of the 7th Age
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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
Are there any instances where Tolkien used a humorous portrayal in the books that were not carried over into the movies? If so, would this help us expand our consideration of humour and its purpose?
....Answer in less than 300 words, please.
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Ouch! That hurt's. But I'll give it a try.
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So much for my self-deprecatory humour and the winking smilie I had originally included after that word please!
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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
Answer in less than 300 words, please.  |
I have been accused of setting up 'essay' topics and last night in chat
Sauce was suggesting he is tired of writing long analyses. If you look at this thread,
Child, you will quickly see who are the most verbose posters here. (In fact, this is just your first post here, so I couldn't have been referring to you.)
I guess I will just have to be more clear in making my humour understood!
And I think you are very right that so much of the humour concerning Bilbo and the poking fun at our own foibles has been left out. I wonder if
Sauce or someone else can suggest why Jackson took the story more seriously in these points than Tolkien did.