Peter Jackson Writes Legolas Into The Hobbit
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Though he isn't specifically mentioned by name Legolas is in The Hobbit, he's one of the Elven King's sons. It'd only be breaking the lore if he was in the movie any more than he needed to be i.e. One or two lines standing behind the king, looking like a bawss.Anjel said:
i think they should just play it as the book was written. I dont remember any refrence to Frodo in there either but he will be in the movie also. I just dont understand.
I guess its been about 12 years since I've read it though, I might be wrong.
Edit: Ok i didnt realise that lego was in Mirkwood. As long as they dont overdo it I dont care. Cameo's all round
I guess its been about 12 years since I've read it though, I might be wrong.
Edit: Ok i didnt realise that lego was in Mirkwood. As long as they dont overdo it I dont care. Cameo's all round
Why? Because while Legolas was alive and living in Mirkwood at the time, not to mention the son of the king and therefore a prominent figure in Mirkwood, it makes no sense for him to have a cameo because he wasn't specifically mentioned in the book? And all the extras in the movie who weren't specifically mentioned in the book shouldn't be there either! Tolkien didn't specifically write an elven male #3 into the book, I'll be damned if I allow him to be seen in the movie! NERD RAGE!keideki said:
Honestly, I'm about as hardcore a LotR nerd as you can get (started reading the Hobbit in 3rd grade, unabridged LotR, Silmarillion, random books about weapons and armor of Middle Earth etc.) But getting into a nerd rage over something like this, especially where it makes sense to have him make an appearance, even if Tolkien didn't write something specifically about it ("just then the group caught a glimpse of the king's fancy boy of a son").
Definitely would be more badass if he just kept the Strider name though. Strider > Aragorn. It's just science. [/Ron Burgundy voice]Aedrial said:
Haha, doubt it, seeing as he's approximately 2900 years old by this point. Puberty must go by in the blink of an eye, relatively, for elves. Lucky bastards.RivFader86 said:
Hmmmmm i doubt that...in retrospect it would be a very short time...but at the time beeing they just lived in a regular livespann so i guess a year would just feel like it does to a human and if puberty lasts longer for elves (since they mature much later) it could even be worse ;PLaxman9292 said:
I see no problem with this. Heck, I'm even counting on an in-joke about Legolas's alcoholic resistance, as seen in "Return of the King"; when you're several hundred years old AND you regularly drink wine from Dale, a piddly mug of Rohan swill ain't gonna faze ya. >
Sorry, it was clear in the first half but the second half confused me cause it sounded sincere. Some people might actually consider this taking a big liberty with the source material so it's not hard to imagine you're serious.keideki said:
You can never, ever, go wrong when you add more elves to a story.
...and no I'm not being sarcastic. >_>
...and no I'm not being sarcastic. >_>
No, it is subtle bragging to be goingMonkfish Acc. said:
"Now all the girls are going to be dragging me to be with them when they watch this. Oh sigh."
Somebody is projecting a little.Littlee300 said:
My friends have a habit of forcing me to do things with them. Otherwise I would never stop moping in my angerhole.
All the dudes I know did much the same with some shitty movie that had Megan Fox in it, back when liking Megan Fox was still cool.
Oh wait, is that bragging?? My bad, I should stop that. Drawing attention to the fact that I inexplicably have friends. That is just such a douche move, I should bury myself in this big pile of fuck.