tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992301497055749161.post7688314113354748444..comments2015-03-12T00:49:17.082-06:00Comments on Rants And Raves and Maybe Some Deep Thoughts: The Hobbitdavidoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190470403461011288noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992301497055749161.post-52396305345604703892015-02-20T11:45:02.181-07:002015-02-20T11:45:02.181-07:00Perhaps I haven't been clear. I have no proble...Perhaps I haven't been clear. I have no problem with fanfiction whatsoever--I actually find it quite entertaining at times. People have the right to reimagine the series however they want to, Peter Jackson included. Human beings are creative; at times, we do this reflexively. But one of the best things about fanfic--and one of the reasons it works so well--is that it's free. You write it up, stick it up on the internet (or not; I never did), and anyone knows that, whether they like it or not, it's not the "real deal." The thing that bugged me was that I paid the price of two adult movie tickets to consume a product that wouldn't have held my interest if I'd found it on on fanfiction.net. That's all. I'll be interested in hearing what you think once you've seen the movies. :)Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273100501043245331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992301497055749161.post-6422351726079321542015-02-19T10:08:42.506-07:002015-02-19T10:08:42.506-07:00I've read your blog posts about it. I'm no...I've read your blog posts about it. I'm not saying that everything Peter Jackson did was acceptable or right. You pointed out some major plot changes that I hadn't previously known about--like I said I haven't seen the movies. Some of those are simply inexcusable, much like the Faramir ordeal in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. But much of what you mentioned was the changing of the story to an epic fantasy--and giving it the title of fanfiction is apt. It's a fanfiction rendering of The Hobbit as an epic fantasy as opposed to a bed-time story. Beorn would seem more harsh. Focus would be shifted away from Bilbo. I apologize that Peter Jackson hasn't read every word that Tolkein wrote before he made his fan fiction--but I would hope you, as a self-admitted writer of fan fiction, would allow others that liberty.davidoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190470403461011288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992301497055749161.post-12630555696937333812015-02-18T18:33:01.281-07:002015-02-18T18:33:01.281-07:00Dude, I've written like three blog posts on th...Dude, I've written like three blog posts on the subject.Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273100501043245331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992301497055749161.post-11543158913909625132015-02-15T20:00:05.916-07:002015-02-15T20:00:05.916-07:00I expected some sort of negative reaction, but I d...I expected some sort of negative reaction, but I didn't think I would actually turn you into a negative emotion incarnate, which is the best way I can interpret the meaning of that slang phrase. Can you explain to me what has caused such a vividly negative response in you?davidoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190470403461011288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992301497055749161.post-55822573587368934342015-02-15T06:59:41.482-07:002015-02-15T06:59:41.482-07:00Oh, David. I am disappoint.Oh, David. I am disappoint.Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273100501043245331noreply@blogger.com