This article contains spoilers for severalHobbitrelated things.
Peter Jacksons trilogy ofHobbitfilms may be the fantasy fans equivalent of the old BeatlesWhite Albumdebate.
You know the one, right?
WouldThe White Albumactually have been better off as a single instead of a double LP?
And which tracks doyoucut to get it there?
With the release of the third (!)
In other words,of courseThe Hobbitwould be more than one movie.
And the stone giants were never heard from again!
Yes, itwouldquite literally take the average reader less time to read the book than sit through all threeHobbitmovies.
But novels arent screenplays, where the ratio of page to screentime is roughly 1:1.
My favorite translation ofGilgamesh(the one from Stephen Mitchell if youre looking) runs 125 large print pages.
Anyone want to try and figure out how longthatmovie would have to be?
Under Jacksons direction,The Hobbitbecame very much a prequel to the cinematicLord of the Ringssaga.
Guillermo del Toro could have approached Middle-Earth relatively free of baggage.
Until then, as a fan, Im willing to have that oldWhite Albumdebate as it relates toThe Hobbit.
