![]() ![]() The latter, played by Liv Tyler, was a barely drawn character in Tolkien's version, but received multiple lines and a spectacular scene in which she singlehandedly brings down several Nazgul in Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring. She appears to be one of Elvenking Thranduil's bodyguards and looks to be following in the fearsome footsteps of Lord of the Rings' all-action Arwen. ![]() Last night we got our first view of Tauriel, a character not mentioned in the book and played by Lost's Evangeline Lilly. Collin cited The Hobbit, which along with Mendes' Skyfall won several gongs, as one of the worst examples of "sausage fest" thinking in the film industry, but Jackson is at least trying his best to improve female representation in the movie version. I read with interest the Daily Telegraph film reviewer Robbie Collin's critique of Hollywood misogyny in the wake of Dame Helen Mirren's robust criticism of Sam Mendes at the Empire awards on Sunday (Mendes failed to mention any women while lauding his inspirations during an acceptance speech). But there were more than a few hints that this middle Hobbit film will see the New Zealand film-maker continuing to "tinker with Tolkien" as he vies to deliver the action beats that drew audiences to his previous Lord of the Rings trilogy in such spectacular numbers. In truth, it was more of a slightly whimsical trip round the Stone Street studios in Wellington where the movies are being put together in the company of a playful Jackson and co-host Jed Brophy (Nori the dwarf). On Sunday, selected bloggers and critics were treated to a sneak online preview of footage from the next Hobbit movie: The Desolation of Smaug (pronounced with an "ow", rather than to rhyme with "Borg"). At some point along the line there are going to be some very confused youngsters dipping into the 250-page book after watching all three movies and wondering what on Middle-earth happened to Radagast, Galadriel, Saruman and all that fighting, but hey … childhood's tough. The first instalment in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, An Unexpected Journey, may not have swept the board at the Oscars or even ended up as one of the year's best-reviewed films, but audiences seemed to warm to the New Zealand film-maker's epic, expanded take on (the first third of) JRR Tolkien's gentle and breezy 1937 children's fantasy. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |