If You Can't Wait Until 2013 for The Hobbit

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I'm a little worried about this one. LotR was so good -- and the story is so much larger -- how can the little old The Hobbit compete?

There was a reason why JRR wrote the one before the other.

Still, I like what I see so far.

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Dec 22, 2011 0:04:17 GMT -5 @ruffda said:

I'm a little worried about this one. LotR was so good -- and the story is so much larger -- how can the little old The Hobbit compete?

There was a reason why JRR wrote the one before the other.

Still, I like what I see so far.

Watched the trailer and am also concerned. The Hobbit will be compared to the LOTR, so expectations are very high. Jackson probably chose to film LOTR's first because of the combination of action / story telling.

Never read the Hobbit. Action packed like LOTRs?

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It's as good as LotR. Just on a smaller scale, and probably intended for a younger audience. Bilbo Baggins is a great character -- as is Gandalf.

But it's going to pale in comparison, methinks. Although there's something to be said for the prequel. People already know the larger story, so the smaller one may be just the thing.

Never read it??

Woah, nellie.

[mikegarrison]

I think I first read The Hobbit in 5th grade.

It's a much more simple story, really. The only real moral complexity happens at the end, when everybody decides to get greedy. Other than that, it's pretty much just an adventure story.

[rhinovb14]

Now the Silmarillion.....thats an interesting read. The backstory and history of middle earth, the elves origins etc... It's a tough read but if you are into LOTR it is worth it.

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I was never able to. Still have it, so maybe some day.

[wolfgang1]

I can wait.