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The Desolation of Smaug: Movie (poster) review
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<blockquote data-quote="Growley" data-source="post: 346460" data-attributes="member: 2408"><p>I think part of where it fell short is that they tired to make a simple story into something much grandiose. The Hobbit is really about the Hobbit, and his journey. They've worked hard to create big powerful heroes and epic battle scenes were there didn't really need to be any. The Hobbit is the hero here. He's small. He doesn't have any epic battles, at least in the sense of massive armies and such. </p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I'll definitely watch it, and maybe even pay to watch it in the theatres. I'll enjoy it for what it is, and I'm sure it will be entertaining. I'm just guessing it will be more of a "popcorn" flick, where I sit, eat tons of popcorn and am entertained. But sometimes I want more than to be entertained, I want to be moved. This story has the power to do that if it's told correctly.</p><p></p><p>Man, I've got a soap box huh? I had envisioned this thread to be lighthearted comments about poster designers knowing nothing about pipe smoking, and here I am ranting about the mastery of good storytelling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Growley, post: 346460, member: 2408"] I think part of where it fell short is that they tired to make a simple story into something much grandiose. The Hobbit is really about the Hobbit, and his journey. They've worked hard to create big powerful heroes and epic battle scenes were there didn't really need to be any. The Hobbit is the hero here. He's small. He doesn't have any epic battles, at least in the sense of massive armies and such. Don't get me wrong, I'll definitely watch it, and maybe even pay to watch it in the theatres. I'll enjoy it for what it is, and I'm sure it will be entertaining. I'm just guessing it will be more of a "popcorn" flick, where I sit, eat tons of popcorn and am entertained. But sometimes I want more than to be entertained, I want to be moved. This story has the power to do that if it's told correctly. Man, I've got a soap box huh? I had envisioned this thread to be lighthearted comments about poster designers knowing nothing about pipe smoking, and here I am ranting about the mastery of good storytelling. [/QUOTE]
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