As I’ve previously established during my LOTR rewatch, I do not base any of my criticism strictly on the argument, ‘It’s different from the book.’ When adapting a
You’d think I’d have learned by now. Turns out there was more to the introduction. We got a four-minute exchange between old Bilbo and Frodo that served NO
Well, I finally made it through the opening montage. Peter Jackson even managed to throw in a few shots of New Zealand scenery. Lessons we learned in the
Well, it didn’t take long for things to change drastically. Rather than get straight to the story, Jackson has gifted us another long opening montage. In this instance,
An Unexpected Journey opens with a much better frame than the LOTR trilogy. Instead of a long-winded montage that reveals information that will be repeated a number of
After four weeks on the road, I’m back at home and reunited with everyone’s favorite beagle (who I’m happy to report is mostly symptom free and doing well).
