The Hobbit: Back Once Again

Initial release: 8/3/2018

Editor: Echoweaver

Length: 2:28

Website: https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Hobbit-Back-Once-Again/id/62002

https://echoweaver.tumblr.com/post/185091567582/the-hobbit-back-once-again "My goal was to create a single movie within the runtime of a theater release that would tell a dang good story from Tolkien’s work. To that end, my priories in order have been:     1. Pacing, pacing, pacing     2. Making sense for viewers without much Tolkien exposure, especially for secondary threads and relevant bits of lore.     3. Natural visual and auditory flow between scenes (sound editing is hard!)     4. Removing artificial tension and streamlining the story so that the actual tension can shine.     5. Highlighting charming scenes, good performances, and gems from the book.     6. Drawing out non-slapstick levity where possible. Regarding secondary threads, I’ve tried to answer questions such as: - What is Elvenking Thranduil’s problem anyway? - What is Dale and why does it matter? Aren’t the Men living in Laketown? - Bard is who again? A smuggler? Wait, now someone’s calling him ‘sire’? I tried to give Bard in particular a full character arc and a final sendoff. Thematically, I consider The Hobbit to be an action-adventure buddy movie. The evolving relationship between Bilbo and Thorin is drawn to the forefront wherever possible."