The Special Effects of the Hobbit

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Originally Posted by skip spence

I would hate it if Gandalf and company fights Sauron in Dol Guldur with Harry Potter-style magic.

I'd personally love it if that happened. In a movie it is necessary to give a more visual representation of things like magic in order for the audience to get an idea of the power in the character. Characters like Gandalf could be represented in battle like this(in a non-cheesy way of course).

Can you imagine it? Gandalf using a sword and blasts of fire and lightning, Saruman using mind control and explosive devices from the sidelines, Radagast guiding wild animals and Huorns/encasing vines, Sauron covering everything in Shadow etc.