Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread
Hobbit WAS written for the younger reading audience, but I seriously doubt del Toro, Jackson, et al will kiddie it up. There are very dark themes in the book, despite the style of writing that Tolkien used. Both Jackson and del Toro have shown that they are fond of darker shadings. And I'm sure they know that the movie fans who are invested in the world of Middle earth will not accept anything less than a continuation of the world, albeit in keeping with the progression from carefree lightness of the Shire to dark realities of the bigger world that the Hobbit has. Jackson managed to do that with LOTR by making the Shire so very intensely bright and slowly adding and layering shadows and darkening the palette as the quest progressed.
Hobbit WAS written for the younger reading audience, but I seriously doubt del Toro, Jackson, et al will kiddie it up. There are very dark themes in the book, despite the style of writing that Tolkien used. Both Jackson and del Toro have shown that they are fond of darker shadings. And I'm sure they know that the movie fans who are invested in the world of Middle earth will not accept anything less than a continuation of the world, albeit in keeping with the progression from carefree lightness of the Shire to dark realities of the bigger world that the Hobbit has. Jackson managed to do that with LOTR by making the Shire so very intensely bright and slowly adding and layering shadows and darkening the palette as the quest progressed.
