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| Go North by sheraiah | 12 Review(s) |
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| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/14/2015 |
| Actually, Peter Jackson didn't forget Aragorn's age. What he did was delete 17 years from The Lord of the Rings, reducing the time span between Bilbo's own departure from the Shire on his 111th birthday and Frodo and Sam's later departure to 1 year at the most. At the same time, Jackson left Aragorn at the same age that he was at, in the book. That made Aragorn considerably older in The Hobbit movie trilogy than he would have been in the book, had he been mentioned in The Hobbit novel. | |
| Laikwalâssê | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/18/2015 |
| Hello sheraiah, you are so right the last Scene in BOFA between Legolas and THranduil was horrid. THeir relationship disturbed me from the beginning of the three film but the end in BOFA topped all. I like your Interpretation so much better, much more believable.THank you so much. PJ have to read this. Lai | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/12/2015 |
| There have been hundreds of new fics based on the movies posted over the last three years, and most of them are dreadful in one way or another. But a select few really have grabbed my favorable attention, and in spite of the fact that hobbits are my favorite characters, nearly all of those few have fastened on the Mirkwood Elves. This one easily fits into the category of *really good!* and I am looking forward to what you will make of it. As for the time element: all the discrepancies in the timeline between book- and movie- verse hinge on the decision PJ made in FotR to eliminate the 17 years between the time Bilbo left after the Party and the time that Frodo left after he learned of the Ring. So his bit about Aragorn in the movie was a nod to that discrepancy. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/25/2014 |
| At last I've seen the movie so I can read this story! I've been watching it slide down the front page but keeping away. I like this much better. I have no idea what PJ was trying to do with his portrayal of the father/son relationship there. I get that he wanted to make the Thranduil/Thorin relationship tense, but why the stuff with Legolas? Also I usually don't mind PJ playing with the ages of the characters. Frodo is younger in the movies, for instance, and that's fine with me. But I couldn't help leaning over and whispering to Mr daw, "Aragorn is 10! He's 10, and he doesn't know his own true name." Anyway, thanks for the story. The last Hobbit movie. The end of an era. Author Reply: Thank you, Daw. I typically view the movies as big budget fanfiction, and we all know I have no problem with fanfiction. There are still things that bug me, especially with the Hobbit movies but they're good for one thing: INSPIRATION. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/22/2014 |
| I saved this to read after I saw the film (today), and enjoyed this very much. I hope you continue the story! Author Reply: Thanks! I needed another plot bunny like I needed a hole in the head but, yes, I'm working on a second chapter. I really need to finish my WIP, especially the monster LOTR/Avengers crossover that's gnawing on my ankle. | |
| Karri | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/19/2014 |
| An enormous improvement over PJ's version. Bravo! Author Reply: Thank you very much! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/19/2014 |
| Much better. Much, much better. Author Reply: Thanks! | |
| Aromene | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/18/2014 |
| THANK YOU. Author Reply: Thank you! | |
| rikki | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/18/2014 |
| I admit I haven't seen BOFA yet, but I know that Peter Jackson seems to have no love for Thranduil. The King of Mirkwood is one of my favorite characters - an elf who dealt with a large kingdom and protected the elves living in Mirkwood without the help of a ring. My imagination has always supplemented what Tolkien wrote in the Hobbit with a king who was strong, smart and very knowing in using nature to work in his favor when protecting his kingdom. That his son Legolas seemed to have managed to live with his father without deep psychological scaring proves to me that Thranduil could not have been all that bad. I am enjoying the start of your editing the story presented by Peter Jackson and I know that when I see the movie I can say that the story was fixed by an excellent fanfiction writer. LOL! Author Reply: Thank you, rikki! Apparently, I'm not the only one this bugged because I've seen at least 3 other fics fixing this very thing. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/18/2014 |
| Wow, I needed something to make up for that part of BotFA. Loved this and thank you. | |