Tooks and Bagginses
06/28/21 • 66 min
In this episode we look at Chapter 1 of The Hobbit. Even though Hobbits are a race entirely of Tolkien's own creation, we look at some of the mythic and historical forbearers of hobbits, and of how Tolkien used and altered them. We look at the voice of the narrator, and just how much he knows. We look at the songs of the dwarves, and discuss the roles of poetry and of prose in Tolkien and in general.
In this episode we look at Chapter 1 of The Hobbit. Even though Hobbits are a race entirely of Tolkien's own creation, we look at some of the mythic and historical forbearers of hobbits, and of how Tolkien used and altered them. We look at the voice of the narrator, and just how much he knows. We look at the songs of the dwarves, and discuss the roles of poetry and of prose in Tolkien and in general.
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West of Valinor - Tooks and Bagginses
Transcript
- Chapter 1 – Tooks and Bagginses
- When Peter Jackson et al went to edit the first version of the Fellowship of the Ring they immediately ran into a problem: the film was too long. And these films are long anyway, but this first cut was too long for everyone - for the producers, for the theaters, even for the director... too long. So the conversation began on what scenes to leave in the film, and which to leave on the cutting room floor. And, of course, ever
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