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RE: Art of Hobbit - journey to Rivendell
Thanks for the review, always glad to read about one of my favorite books, The Hobbit. I still remember how impressed I was when I first read it as a young boy, and how I traveled in my mind to all those beautiful places described therein. I have to say, though, that the Hobbit movie left me with a bitter sense, something was not ok; perhaps, the fact that it came after LOTR, and was overshadowed by it.
In my opinion, Alan Lee is one of the greatest artists to draw fantasy together with Boris Vallejo and Tim Hildebrandt. In the DVD Collector's Edition of LOTR, there is a whole feature about him and how his paintings were used for concept art in the LOTR films.
Of course something was not OK, and with the Lord of the Rings as well. I still wounder how Peter could let Tom Bombadil be missing - that's not a way to go. But in general... Well, I hear they're about to film Silmarillion. Enough for a 7 seasons series like GoT:)
Yeah, poor Tom with his merry songs, jumping around in the forest... maybe he was considered too "happy" in a film that was generally dark and ominous -- well, the 1st film (my favorite) was, the others I don't know...
They are filming Silmarillion?!? Oh, they just can't have enough, milk the cow for more & more gold, until there is nothing remaining. Anyway, I hope they stick to the story and film it like a true epic!
It's just the rumors. Seems like the rights on the book are in hands of professor's kids at the moment, and they don't want it to be filmed (sorry for my English:). But the term of author's rights is ending - so we don't know, may be soon really we'll see an epic series.
Well, if they considered Tom too happy then they didn't catch the character, as for me. After all he's supposed to be there. And I love the scenes in the barrows. And they're not in the movie as well. And the Old Willow somehow moved from one forest to another...
You're so creative!
You've got serious talent.
This is incredible!