The Special Effects of the Hobbit

[thelotrfreak1]

Originally Posted by zxcvbn

Well, just because Tolkien disliked depicting bright lights and magic spells doesn't mean it didn't happen in Middle-earth. What about Gandalf's burning pinecones? The lightning at Amon Sul? And how do you think the White Council drove out Sauron from Dol Guldur in the books? By standing outside the gates and knocking on the doors with their staves? I wager there's more magic in Middle-earth(happening 'behind the scenes') than we get to see.

Uh..what? We said that the only times he used magic was at special occasions with fire. No Avada Kedavras and other spells. He ONLY ever used fire! There was no lightning at Weathertop, there was a spectacular show of fire. Finally, the White COuncil never fought at Dol Guldur. Sauron simply escaped when they came since he was expecting them to come. You have to understand that Tolkien wanted the readers to imagine Middle-Earth as something that actually happened and relate to it. If you add a lot of unbelievable things, we get less and less attached to the story as it becomes less and less realistic. For the billionth time, this is not Harry Potter, this is Middle-Earth!!!!