What background-events should be in the "Hobbit-movie?" - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eruwen · 07-08-2003, 07:17 PM

I don't know if it should or not. I mean, in LOTR there was much background that had to be told for you to understand the story. In the Hobbit, pretty much Tolkien introduces the world of Middle Earth to the readers. Usually The Hobbit is the first ME book people read. You don't really need any background info other than how Smaug got there, and they could do a whole "Frodo and Gandalf in Bag-End" type thing...only with Bilbo and Gandalf...and maybe a few Dwarves for that.<P>I just don't see a need for a whole Prologue at the beginning like in LOTR. But it might just be me.<p>[ July 08, 2003: Message edited by: Eruwen ]

07-08-2003, 07:17 PM	#2
Eruwen Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 892	I don't know if it should or not. I mean, in LOTR there was much background that had to be told for you to understand the story. In the Hobbit, pretty much Tolkien introduces the world of Middle Earth to the readers. Usually The Hobbit is the first ME book people read. You don't really need any background info other than how Smaug got there, and they could do a whole "Frodo and Gandalf in Bag-End" type thing...only with Bilbo and Gandalf...and maybe a few Dwarves for that.<P>I just don't see a need for a whole Prologue at the beginning like in LOTR. But it might just be me.<p>[ July 08, 2003: Message edited by: Eruwen ]