There’s foreshadowing, and then there’s beating someone over the head and bludgeoning them over and over, all the time repeating, “This is what’s about to happen, this is
Is it just me, or is it anytime that Peter Jackson freelances from the novel, the deviations bear a strong resemblance to Star Wars? Minutes Watched: 3.0:17.05 Number
Or should we call it a rebeginning? Or the tribeginning? Whatever it is, I’m not sure why Peter Jackson feels the need to have all these flashbacks. What
I haven’t said much about Treebeard and the Ents. I was disappointed with their betrayal, but at the same time, I hadn’t been expecting much. Actually, I wouldn’t
I just watched another 12 minutes and it was nearly inextinguishable from the previous 10. A lot of unlikely action on the battlefield, including people shouting to each
Tension is the storyteller’s best friend. It means the audience has become invested in the story’s outcome and what will happen to the characters. Creating that investment is
I’ve figured out the pattern that Peter Jackson is following. He is taking all the heroic characters from Lord of the Rings and altering their personalities in one
What I love most about romantic comedies is the way people fall in love. Sometimes, two people will hate each other the entire movie, but you know they
