Come Visit Bree: a terrible land filled with toothless giants and muddy alchoholics! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the real findorfin · 04-28-2003, 08:04 AM

I think the Bree scene is very good.Because PJ had to cut out the Barrow Downs section, the slow build-up of darkness is lost. Also, with thier journey through the Old Forest and Barrow Downs taken out, the journey from Shire into Wild is also gone. He needed something to get the viewers attention that they were a) no longer in the Shire and b)no longer in a security blanket.Making Bree much darker has achieved this perfectly. The viewers now know that the hobbits are in alien territory and do not really know what to do. The feeling of uncertainty is a good tension builder and leads up to the question of Aragorn's alignment (good or evil) much better than it would otherwise.Whilst remembering the nice bits of Bree such as Butterbur, etc. we must not forget that Bree was pretty wild and a crossroads for all sorts of people. I can image another inn in Bree being just like that. And how do we know that some streets in Bree weren't like that. There are ALWAYS streets like that, just think of it as if the hobbits had taken a wrong turn.In his defence, I think PJ has changed Bree to help the audience reaction and am totally in favour of the scene.[ April 28, 2003: Message edited by: the real findorfin ]

04-28-2003, 08:04 AM	#22
the real findorfin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 514	I think the Bree scene is very good.<P>Because PJ had to cut out the Barrow Downs section, the slow build-up of darkness is lost. Also, with thier journey through the Old Forest and Barrow Downs taken out, the journey from Shire into Wild is also gone. He needed something to get the viewers attention that they were a) no longer in the Shire and b)no longer in a security blanket.<P>Making Bree much darker has achieved this perfectly. The viewers now know that the hobbits are in alien territory and do not really know what to do. The feeling of uncertainty is a good tension builder and leads up to the question of Aragorn's alignment (good or evil) much better than it would otherwise.<P>Whilst remembering the nice bits of Bree such as Butterbur, etc. we must not forget that Bree was pretty wild and a crossroads for all sorts of people. I can image another inn in Bree being just like that. And how do we know that some streets in Bree weren't like that. There are ALWAYS streets like that, just think of it as if the hobbits had taken a wrong turn.<P>In his defence, I think PJ has changed Bree to help the audience reaction and am totally in favour of the scene.<p>[ April 28, 2003: Message edited by: the real findorfin ] __________________ Legends of Middle Earth