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Originally Posted by tumhalad2
Do you think Tolkien fans in general will come to have a more balanced, or at least less fawning, appreciation of Jackson after these Hobbit films come out, if they indeed continue trends in style, directing and editing already obvious is the LOTR films?
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One can hope. From the reviews and information out there I do think its beyond question that he continued all his habits from LOTR.
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Will his reputation as a "hack" in some purist's minds be vindicated by the Hobbit?
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I'm not sure. Purists who consider him a hack will feel vindicated but they didn't need any persuading. I believe that the more critical stirrings that we have started seeing in the opening salvos of
An Unexpected Journey will grow stronger. I do think more people will view him and his work with a harsher eye in the future. However, I think at the end of this new Trilogy That Shouldn't there will still be a large and vocal group of individuals who lionize Jackson.
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Will purists finally be able to have a conversation with Jackson's defenders without having to constantly scramble away from the old canards so often used to disarm the erstwhile defender of the books?
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I say with absolute certainty, "No."