It’s clear the public wants a faithful portrayal, but that’s the one thing the writers just aren’t willing to do for some reason. I can’t help but wonder why
Because Netflix doesn’t pay for the writers to solve problems. Have something that doesn’t translate well to screen? Don’t try to figure out to how to make it work—get rid of it. Have a character arc or plot point that moves “too slow” for modern audiences? Good news, that’s an action scene now, and there’s a gun, or a sword… or a gun-sword!
Sure, the writers can be blamed sometimes (especially when they are also the show runner… cough Davis S. Goyer cough), but a lot of the time, it’s studio pressure to make something quickly and that follows a formula that some exec believes is the golden ratio of shit to slick.
On the flip side of this, I wish Peter Jackson and co had been given the proper time to do the hobbit justice.
I at least agree with the 3 movies approach. In an effort to make it a kids book, Tolkien naturally rushes over scenes that aren’t kid friendly. Like how the battle of the five armies is like a paragraph and can be summed up as “holy hell that was crazy and amazing, the giant eagles even showed up and carried the day. Too bad you were unconscious the whole time, eh Bilbo.” I’m not sure Hollywood audiences would appreciate that kind of climactic fight bait and switch.
Because Netflix doesn’t pay for the writers to solve problems. Have something that doesn’t translate well to screen? Don’t try to figure out to how to make it work—get rid of it. Have a character arc or plot point that moves “too slow” for modern audiences? Good news, that’s an action scene now, and there’s a gun, or a sword… or a gun-sword!
Sure, the writers can be blamed sometimes (especially when they are also the show runner… cough Davis S. Goyer cough), but a lot of the time, it’s studio pressure to make something quickly and that follows a formula that some exec believes is the golden ratio of shit to slick.
On the flip side of this, I wish Peter Jackson and co had been given the proper time to do the hobbit justice.
I at least agree with the 3 movies approach. In an effort to make it a kids book, Tolkien naturally rushes over scenes that aren’t kid friendly. Like how the battle of the five armies is like a paragraph and can be summed up as “holy hell that was crazy and amazing, the giant eagles even showed up and carried the day. Too bad you were unconscious the whole time, eh Bilbo.” I’m not sure Hollywood audiences would appreciate that kind of climactic fight bait and switch.