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1. Ryan Finnie (foo@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 11:20:19 JST Ryan Finnie

   I want a modern Hobbit movie which only takes from the book. And I don't just mean not making up 75% of the runtime like the did in the trilogy, I mean don't even retcon anything from LotR.

   The wood-elves should be overly jolly and sing songs. Their king should be stern but animated (and not named Thranduil). Hell, give Thorin a personality other than the dour he had in the trilogy. Gandalf's just some cool wizard, maybe it's just him, maybe he's part of a race of thousands, who knows.

   • Ryan Finnie (foo@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 11:29:42 JST Ryan Finnie

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     Someone once said they saw Buckaroo Banzai as having the energy of an improv show where each new character enters the scene with the goal of being the main character, only to be upstaged by the next main character.

     The first time I read The Hobbit, I got a similar feeling from all of the characters.