#the hobbit films

[vigilantegreen]

I see a lot of hate for The Hobbit films regularly but what I don't see is people saying that actually, people usually have seen The Lord of the Rings before seeing The Hobbit and suddenly, the whole situations a lot more serious! That hobbit had that ring the whole time! Frolicking about with that ring! The whole time!

#the lord of the rings #lotr #the hobbit #lord of the rings #middle earth #the shire #hobbits #tolkien #bilbo baggins #j r r tolkien #bilbo #king thorin #thorin durin #thorin oakenshield #the hobbit films #lord of the rings films #god help this hobbit #the one ring

[hurricanek8art]

Okay I can't stand it that post about the hairstyles in Star Trek Picard has activated an autism hyperfixation infodump.

I love Rings of Power and the Hobbit movies. This is not an anti-Rings of Power/Hobbit movies post or bashing either thing in any way. If you're looking for that kind of post, please keep going, I don't want to engage with that. If you're trying to avoid that kinda thing, this is mild criticism at best.

While I am fascinated with Galadriel's Rings of Power** portrayal, the lack of styling with her hair is bothering me a little bit. Like I know it's in character since her hair is extremely important to her character and the lore itself, and even in the PJ movies they kept her hair relatively simple compared to the other elves.

But, Rings of Power Galadriel is different from PJ movies Galadriel. This is a Galadriel actively participating in war, as opposed to the PJ Galadriel that is mostly working behind the scenes except for Dol Guldur. And yet, even as she's riding into what she knows is going to be a big battle for the Southlands, all that's really done with her hair is a loose, kinda messy French braid.

And like don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and very Galadriel and I am filled with jealousy because I had to trim my hair after a while without a haircut and I miss my long, loose messy French braid, but even if RoP was trying not to ape the PJ movie aesthetic completely, they still share a lot of the same visual language and those movies gave us so many examples of Elvish braids for battles/conflicts.

(side note: why is it so flipping hard to find good shots of the male elves from the side so you can see their hair?)

I'm not saying go nuts with it, far from it. But there's a way to keep it simple and Galadriel-esque without losing that visual language. Pull the hair on top back with some lace, rope or Dutch braids then braid the loose hanging hair below. Or do something similar to Haldir from Two Towers and pull it back in a simple half-up French, leaving the rest loose. Heck, even just making the braid a French fishtail to keep that sleek Elvish look but still be something that can be easily messed up for the post Mount Doom go Boom* scenes might've looked more visually Elvish than what they did.

I'm no Tolkien expert in any way, shape or form. I love the books but find his writing style somewhat of a struggle to comprehend personally, so I don't know the books inside and out like my brother does. I do love the movies and I love Rings of Power, flaws and all. I'm no hairstylist either, but I love braiding hair and mentally deconstructing how the movies did their elf hair. So, in short, I guess this is my nitpicky Tolkien adaptation opinion. Thank you for attending my TED talk.

(*and yes I know it wasn't technically called Mount Doom yet but that was the first and only thought that went through my head during that scene and I think it's funny, so.)

(**Sorry I had to mildly edit this because i glanced at it and realized I wasn't clear, this is specifically about RoP Galadriel, not movie Galadriel. But really I like all the Galadriels so *shrug*)

#K8 Rambles about Middle Earth #middle earth #tolkien stuff #rings of power #lord of the rings #lotr films #the hobbit #the hobbit films #K8 Rambles about Hair Braiding #hairstyling stuff #galadriel #rop galadriel #(I don't know how to tag Tolkien stuff so I'm just chucking in whatever comes to mind)

[originaljediinjeans]

A single thread in a tapestry Though its color brightly shine Can never see its purpose In the pattern of the grand design And the stone that sits on the very top Of the mountain's mighty face Does it think it's more important Than the stones that form the base?

So how can you see what your life is worth Or where your value lies? You can never see through the eyes of man You must look at your life Look at your life through Heaven's eyes

A lake of gold in the desert sand Is less than a cool fresh spring And to one lost sheep, a shepherd boy Is greater than the richest king If a man lose ev'rything he owns Has he truly lost his worth? Or is it the beginning Of a new and brighter birth?

So how do you measure the worth of a man? In wealth or strength or size? In how much he gained or how much he gave? The answer will come The answer will come to him who tries To look at his life through Heaven's eyes

And that's why we share all we have with you Though there's little to be found When all you've got is nothing There's a lot to go around No life can escape being blown about By the winds of change and chance And though you never know all the steps You must learn to join the dance You must learn to join the dance

So how do you judge what a man is worth? By what he builds or buys?

You can never see with your eyes on Earth Look through Heaven's eyes Look at your life, look at your life Look at your life through Heaven's eyes

"Through Heaven's Eyes," from The Prince of Egypt, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

"Through Heaven's Eyes" x My Fandoms

(challenge: do it with your own fandoms!)

#avengers #avengers: endgame #bucky barnes #LOTR #LOTR film trilogy #the hobbit films #bilbo baggins #frodo baggins #sam gamgee #gollum #star wars #a long time ago #luke skywalker #anakin skywalker #obi-wan kenobi #sw original trilogy #sw prequels #buzz and warp #warp darkmatter #team lightyear #liberty's kids #libertyskids!arnold #benedict arnold #sarah phillips #rapunzel's tangled adventure #varian #avatar: the last airbender #ATLA #zuko and iroh #avengers: infinity war

[freakish-goth]

this absolute gem I’ve come across.

(can be found on Peter Jackson’s Youtube channel, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Production Diary 11)

#middle earth #nori ori dori bifur bofur bombur oin gloin fili kili dwalin balin thorin #lotr #the hobbit #peter jackson #no i’m not talking about percy jackson #the hobbit films

[pippinoftheshire]

This took me week to make... too much detail, yet I am already working on ANOTHER one... I never learn hehe

#Erebor #The Lonely Mountain #The Hobbit Films #Artwork #Again- no digital #Just coffee #Middle Earth

[formenos]

knock knock where’s my arkenstone

#the lord of the rings #the hobbit #the hobbit an unexpected journey #the hobbit the desolation of smaug #the hobbit the battle of the five armies #thorin durin #thorin oakenshield #bilbo baggins #the company of thorin oakenshield #the hobbit films #the hobbit book #i hate tauriel #thranduil #erebor #the quest of Erebor

[notgoingwell]

#vid recs #random film talk #video essay #video essays #the hobbit #the hobbit films #movies #media commentary #movie commentary #critique #criticism #media criticism #critical thinking #film analysis #characterization #storytelling #writing #plot holes #tolkien #lotr #lord of the rings #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #cinema #tropes #narrative #character writing #inconsistent writing #writing problems #movie review

[punster-2319]

#polls #2013 in film #frozen #iron man 3 #despicable me 2 #the hobbit: the desolation of smaug #the hunger games: catching fire #fast & furious 6 #monsters university #gravity #man of steel #thor: the dark world

[memray]

a dad and his weird son doodle

i just wanted to figure out some stuff with making them actually look related and settled on legolas having his dad’s nose, skin tone and eye colour (and judgemental look)

#y’know a dad and his weird son is how you can describe me and my dad #they’re so family (they never interacted in the books and their relationship in the hobbit films is strained at best) #legolas #thranduil #legolas thranduilion #legolas greenleaf #lotr legolas #the hobbit thranduil #the elvenking #the hobbit #lotr #lord of the rings #lotr fanart

[dejjablu]

the hobbit movies but its a don bluth film

#art #the hobbit #lotr fanart #bilbo baggins #gandalf #thorin oakenshield #2d animation #don bluth #i love the style of don's movies so much.. and honestly him making a film of the hobbit would of been amazing honestly #tried my best with emulating the style but im pretty happy with them

[retellingthehobbit]

A quick Bilbo/Thorin drawing

#the hobbit #retelling the hobbit #bagginshield #I think about this quote a lot #in context it's bilbo cheering up frodo #but like! #the original lotr films ran with the interpretation that Bilbo's adventure wasn't as cheerful as he pretended it was #and that he gave Frodo an idealized 'happy' version of the story that wasn't necessarily the truth #and thats there in the book as well and it's..good! #its so interesting #the idea that Bilbo decides he'll rewrite his life to be happier and to fit a satisfying narrative

[thorinds]

The Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014), dir. Peter Jackson

#FilmEdit #FantasyEdit #TolkienEdit #HobbitEdit #AllHobbitEdit #Film: The Hobbit #The Hobbit: All Films #Bilbo Baggins #Thorin Oakenshield #Fili #Kili #Balin #Legolas #Tauriel #And all the rest #M. #Marthe's GIFs #Don't get me wrong I love big gifs but I also kinda miss seeing small gifs sometimes #Anyway this is really old and has been rotting in my drafts

[gameraboy2]

The Hobbit (1977)

#my gif #The Hobbit #1977 #1970s #gandalf #film #movie #wizard #vintage #gif #gifs #animation #cartoons

[vizual-demon]

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

(2012) dir. Peter Jackson

#the hobbit #thehobbitedit #lotredit #tolkienedit #filmedit #an unexpected journey #the hobbit: an unexpected journey #gwaihir #the great eagles #the eagles of manwë #middle earth #j.r.r. tolkien #fantasy #film #my gifs

[themistymountainscold]

this is my new favourite thing

#the hobbit #the hobbit film #the hobbit bts #fili #dean o'gorman #thorin oakenshield #richard armitage

[overthinkinglotr]

No you see it's like! Bilbo says "there's always been a Baggins living here under the hill in Bag End, and there always will be." Then he says "Frodo would probably come with me if I asked him, but I think in his heart he's still in love with the Shire-- the woods, the fields, the little rivers." Bilbo knows that he doesn't belong in the Shire anymore but he's so confident that Frodo does-- that he can protect Frodo from the outside world, so that Frodo will have the quiet life of contentment in the Shire that Bilbo can't. Bilbo's quest has made him restless and unable to enjoy life in the Shire; he's attempting to prevent Frodo from also feeling like the Shire is no longer is home. And that's why the scene in Rivendell, when Bilbo gives Frodo his old sword and armor, is so devastating.... Bilbo starts out trying to be kind, cheerful, and encouraging, as if trying to convince Frodo that everything will be fine and that he himself is proof that you can come back from a journey like this. But after the Ring drives him to nearly attack Frodo, he breaks down and tearfully apologizes. ("I'm sorry that you must bear this burden, and I'm sorry for everything.") Because Bilbo's goal was to prevent this from happening to Frodo, but he failed utterly. Frodo doesn't know that he'll never be able to leave peacefully in the Shire again, Frodo doesn't know that he'll never truly be able to 'return home'-- but Bilbo does.

#yes this is about film bilbo not book bilbo #dont @me #overthinkinglotr #lotr #bilbo baggins #lord of the rings #random bilbo baggins emotions at 4:15 pm #(ive been listening to my bilbo baggins playlist while drawing my hobbit comic so alksdjfsldkfj) #I was gonna write an overlong post about the way The Breaking of the Fellowship motif is used in his scenes #but i got distracted by writing this