I had previously seen a couple of shorter trailers for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but they were not particularly revealing or inspiring (for Tolkien, which is a higher-set bar than average anyway, one might well wager). This new one, however, is quite nice, and I am now anticipating the (first) movie all the more. What do you think?
Concerning The Hobbit (I had to phrase it that way, of course), I would here note my personal opinion that the book does not, as far as I can recall, necessitate two feature films--and that do make them is likely to be simply a money-making ploy. I imagine it will be a successful one, too, because the first Hobbit film does now look quite good, and the Lord of the Rings films were, as well. However, fairness would dictate that I should also mention some of the chatter that I've heard indicating that the films are supposed to contian what we might call "supplemental" material. From what I hear, that does not mean that the producers of the fils are adding their own ideas and concepts (at least, not too much), but rather that they will be including material from the famous Appendices to The Lord of the Rings, and perhaps some of the stuff released by Christopher Tolkien as The History of Middle Earth, etc. If that is the case, then perhaps two films really are necessary. In any event, I am confident that it will go well, and I look forward to sharing the film review once I've seen it! Thoughts?
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