[ SECRET POST #3332 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3332 ⌋

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(Great British Bake Off for Sports Relief, Ed Balls)


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[David Eddings]


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh well. More Tauriel for the rest of us.

PS -- Really glad Silmarillion will never see the screen because TBH that book fucking sucked.

[(Anonymous)]

You can keep Tauriel, who was an utter waste of potential.

The Silmarillion is a fantastic tale. The book's style might be dry but what's going on in it is anything but. If someone could make a good adaption, the visuals and the epic story and amazing characters would make LOTR pale in comparison. And there's a wide range of tales to tell, from the utterly tragic grim-dark of Turin to the epic adventure of Luthien and Beren to the triumph of the War of Wrath. There's so much good stuff in there that it makes sense people would really want to see it adapted for the big screen.

[philstar22]

Yes to this. It can be hard to get into because of the writing style. But it is well worth the effort. It is incredibly epic and full of amazingly complex characters and there is so much potential for what they could put on the screen. Although personally I'd rather a tv series because I'm not sure even a series of movies could cover it.

[(Anonymous)]

Lol no it was boring as fuck.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't care, it bored the shit out of me.

[(Anonymous)]

Pretty sure if they made a Silm movie (especially in the style of PJ) you'd cream yourself over it.

[(Anonymous)]

Nah, I'd avoid the shit out of it. Silmarillion was fucking terrible, I have no desire to see a film based on it.

[(Anonymous)]

What did you like about Tauriel, honestly? I wanted to like her, but her character was almost pure filler. She had potential, but it was never fulfilled.

[(Anonymous)]

I liked the way she played off of/clashed with Legolas, and highlighted what a gigantic douche he was being.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not sure that really came through for me, at least not as an intentional message. The film clearly meant to romanticize that aspect of the love triangle, not to highlight any negative behavior on Legolas' part. It also seemed like a waste of time, because it should've been a movie about Bilbo, the dwarves, and their quest, not about lovesick elves.

[(Anonymous)]

"It's not exactly like the book so it sucks" god you people are fuckin dumb.

[(Anonymous)]

And you're annoying. AYRT didn't say anything about the books. The MOVIE is called The HOBBIT. It's set up in the beginning as Bilbo's tale. All the film criticism (from people who haven't read the book but know film) centers on how the side-stories are what slowed the film down and made it such a fucking mess.

Derailing every legitimate criticism into a book vs movie only makes it look like you don't actually have an argument to defend the movies.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't need an argument to "defend" the movies because I don't have to defend what I like. Go back to Tumblr, slut.

[(Anonymous)]

That's not what I said, though. I don't expect movie adaptations to be exactly like the books. That wouldn't be realistic, because film is a different medium and changes are needed to make the story work. Taking issue with the very poorly done love triangle and poorly done original character is hardly the same thing as being a book purist.

Let me emphasize it, since you seem to be jumping to conclusions: I don't object to Tauriel or an original character in the movies. I object to the fact that she wasn't very well executed as a character. I wish they would've given her a more meaningful role in the plot, otherwise it seems like a waste of a good character.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't care you're still fuckin dumb. Piss off.

[(Anonymous)]

Ugh, this just highlights one of my problems with her. Legolas should not be a douche. They basically performed character assassination on him and Thranduil in service of Tauriel's character. I wouldn't be tempted to call her a Mary Sue if her presence hadn't warped the personalities of those around her so severely.

And, it didn't even do anything. They kept saying that whatever they were going to do with Tauriel would impact Legolas and set him up for where he's at in LOTR. Which, 1) means her arc is in service of his and has no weigh in itself, 2) didn't actually happen. Legolas leaves in a pout. When we see him next, he's levelheaded in the Rivendell meeting in LOTR. He's mostly calm and collected in the LOTR movies. The characterization from Hobbit to LOTR doesn't make any sense, and it's clearly done to highlight how special Tauriel is.

[(Anonymous)]

Legolas was a douche even in the books. Your boner for Orlando Bloom won't change that.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I don't think you actually read the books and I'm beginning to think you're a troll. Your hate-boner for Legolas is showing.

Legolas was not a douche in the books. He showed concerned about the hobbits. He threw one temper tantrum in Lorien but then quickly became BFFs with Gimli. He wasn't stingy in his praise of Gimli or anyone else. He would sing at the drop of a hat and tease Gandalf. If you want to say there's not much to his character, fair enough. But he was not a douche.

(And, not that you'll believe it, not actually an Orlando Bloom fan.)

[(Anonymous)]

lol no, been reading these books every year or two for over two decades. Legolas was a fucking asshole.

[(Anonymous)]

I loved her and her romance with Kili. Haters gonna hate.

[(Anonymous)]

They're going to hate with good reason.

[(Anonymous)]

"It's not exactly like the book" is not a good reason lol

[(Anonymous)]

This is true. Also, not the argument I would make. I was COMPLETELY on board when they announced the character of Tauriel and reassured fans she wasn't going to be a love interest for Legolas. Adding a female elf sounded AWESOME!

But her character is a travesty. If you honestly like her character, I feel like you should be upset by what they did to her. Did you notice how in the third film all her kick-ass ability just disappears? Both Legolas and Kili (her romantic interests) come to save her. Bolg's death was owed to her.

That's just ONE example of MANY of why her character is terrible, and why many people don't like her.

Other characters who aren't in the book are well loved (Sigrid, Tilda). If a character is done well, only the hardest of hardcore fans will object. But, Tauriel was not well done. She gets earned hate because she COULD have been great but she was actually terrible. Not just disappointing. TERRIBLE.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like you should be upset by what they did to her.

Unfortunately for you, you're not policing my thoughts or anyone else's. That seems to piss you off lots.

[(Anonymous)]

So did I. I don't care about all the Tumblr arguments for why she's "problematic" I fucking loved Tauriel.