http://ow.ly/GBdcW The latest entry of The Hobbit franchise is called The Battle of the Five Armies, and I guess I have to first say that I found the title a tad puzzling because I only counted four…armies, that is. There were elves, dwarves, man and orcs. I guess the fifth comes about if you divide those orcky things into two different factions, but, I don’t know, that sorta felt like cheating to me. At any rate, I think the story of J.R.R. Tolkien’s prequel to The Lord of the Rings could be used as a metaphor for filmmaker Peter Jackson and his production of this final installment of the adventures of a little person called Bilbo Baggins…
Anything Goes : FANTASY ISLANDS: My take on the movies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Into the Woods by Howard Casner
FANTASY ISLANDS: My take on the movies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Into the Woods
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Howard, you mention a missing army and a metaphor for filmmaker Peter Jackson, how about a comment on the film? I thought it was excellent, while there were the inevitable slow moments, there were also moments of brilliance and outstanding filmmaking - I love these stories, but surely that is the last, they couldn't possibly milk another, lol.
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Thanks for reading and commenting. I thought all I did was comment on the film. I thought the filmmaking was pretty routine by today's standards. I had no emotional connection to anything that went on in the movie.
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I found the first installment of "The Hobbit" as interesting as watching a postman sort the mail. Maybe you have to be from Middle Earth to enjoy it.
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I wish you hadn't said that, I may just be from Middle Earth as I enjoyed the trilogy, while I loved Lord of the Rings.
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J. R. R. Tolkien was a medievalist. We speak Middle English -- and that's why he called it "Middle Earth." I do enjoy READING Tolkien because all the values are medieval to the core. By the way, my suspense drama -- written for the stage and for the radio -- will be a film. Title is "A Worthie Woman All Hir Live" because it's based on The Wife of Bath Tale (by Chaucer). A San Francisco company has produced it. Soon a group in Leeds, England will.
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Well done, excellent, keep us informed, I love success stories.
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Hey, thought this was awesome, but isn't there five armies; the orks, the elves, the dwarves, the shapeshifters, and the laketown people
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Also, thanx for the add
Thanks for reading and commenting. I'm not sure who the shapeshifters are. Others have told me, it's the eagles at the end. I don't know. I found it a bit confusing myself.
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Yeah, it was. They were the guys who rode on the eagles and then they fell onto the orcs and turned into bears. But yeah, you're right. It was confusing. I was not a fan of the first two hobbit movies, but i surprisingly liked this one.
Yes, the shapeshifter would turn into a bear, but I thought he was only one person? If I'm right, not much of an army, lol.
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It reminded me of that 200 page section of the Iliad where it lists who killed who and how.