Mar 6, 2019
Negotiations Awkwardslide (9/25)
In the book, Thorin fortifies Erebor because reliable intel, from the raven Roac son of Carc, informs him that word of Smaug’s demise has spread, and that others are on their way to seize Erebor’s treasure. Roac specifically mentions the Elvenking.
In the movie, Thorin has no such intel, he’s just being greedy and paranoid. Result: Thorin slams a wall in the face of the suffering.
#criticism and analysis#Negotiations Awkwardslide#bydionetaofavalon#The Hobbit#The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies#my caps#Erebor#Bard#Thorin#changes have implications you know#not following through#on the implications of the changes they make#as if they don't realize they made the change#alternatively#Bard could've responded#it kinda bugged me#that Bard wasn't allowed to be angrier#character-centered morality#inconsistent argument#this scene was so contrived#movie is too busy telling us what to think#font: Sukhumvit Set semi bold#also filed under#visual essay#my edits