[ SECRET POST #3434 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3434 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

LOL no. They were not better than the book (singular). Not in any universe.

Now did they have elements that were better than/improved on the book? Oh hell yes! The dwarves' personalities, the more sympathetic tone of the quest (more focus on the idea of home than treasure), and Bilbo and Thorin's relationship, for sure.

But as a whole the book was INFINITELY better by any scale of measurement. It was a fantastic children's story with a delightful style, a huge amount of hilarious lines, clever and memorable scenes, and very poignant and thought-provoking moments and bits of dialogue. It had a focused and succinct plot that still managed to convey tons of hinted at worldbuilding just outside the story's fringes. It had a strong focus on a central character and a neat, fully-realized story- and character-arc. It was not an adult's book, but it was a A+ kids' book.

It was NOT a bloated, flatulent, lazy, and meandering padded mess with a handful of good elements.

(And btw, the book, as evidenced by the title, was not about dwarves, or elves, or Middle-Earth. It was about a Hobbit, and the rest was just backdrop. One of the most cringe-worthy things about the movie is the title when juxtaposed with the movies' content)