[ SECRET POST #4367 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4367 ⌋

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

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[Dorothy Martin of Dorothy]


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[Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]


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[The Great British Bake Off]


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[Doctor Who]


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[Nailed It!]


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[Lzzy Hale of Halestorm]












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Comments

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[Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]

[(Anonymous)]

Even if that's the justification, I don't think it's a good one, or necessary for the movies. It's just not what Bree is supposed to be and it feels like it makes the tone of the movie all screw-y as a result.

But I should say that I'm generally not a big fan of the tone and aesthetic of the movies as a whole, so, grain of salt.

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I'd say it made sense because it contrasts the Shire aesthetically and gets the film's drama rolling. Another relaxed, happy place would be dull.

[(Anonymous)]

except that Bree was not terrifying to them in the book. there was no reason for a small town, very Shire-like, half populated by fellow hobbits, the literal only place in the entire world where Big People and hobbits live together in blessed harmony, to be scary.

if anything, Bree stands as the last bastion of quaint Shire-ness and safety before being plunged into the horror that is Nazgul, Weathertop, and the actual journey of the Ring. Its safety is violated, unexpectedly, by the encroach of the Nazgul. Even cutting the Barrow-downs as the hobbits' "real" first brush with darkness, Bree should still stand, in the movie, as their last expectation of safety being surprisingly violated as the first and last proof that they need to trust Strider and get the fuck out of there. In a good movie, it would have.

[(Anonymous)]

I think the problem is that they got rid of the forest, so they needed something to take its place as frightening, evil early challenges and Bree just slotted right in there.

[(Anonymous)]

I think that would've made the movie really drag, it takes long enough to feel like it's getting started. I think the change was for the best in terms of storytelling for the film.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I love the Barrow-downs but that would just have been tedious in film format.

[(Anonymous)]

This is why I don't compare movies to books too heavily. The tone needed to be different to build up tension. If the tone was relaxed and light hearted it could have made the film feel a lot longer to an already long film. I personally love it, but I love dark tone contrasting with light tone. I also think the dark tone carrying on makes the visit to Rivendell even more breathtaking.

[(Anonymous)]

They did find it warm and pleasant and fun in Bree, once they got to the Prancing Pony where all the people were. Like the Shire, it was a tiny bit of shelter from the storm, that was easily invaded. But it's showing there's fewer and fewer comfortable places and they're getting smaller as they move out into the world. I thought it worked fine.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, this is a good point. The movie shows the hobbits' initial fear of new surroundings but once they settle in they do find some respite at the Prancing Pony. I don't think it would've worked to go right from fleeing the Nazgul to happy funland right away, then back to life on the run.