Not sure whats worse, someone who can’t remember what the Hobbit was about or someone who CAN remember the difference between the Vanyar, Nolder, and Teleri and how Feanor is Fingolfin and Finarfin’s half brother.
If the 2 Hobbit movies make big money like LOTR, they just have to find a way to make the Silmarillion.
Movie 1 - ends at Fingolfin’s arrival back in Middle Earth (Star Wars-a new hope)
Movie 2- ends at Fall of Gondolin (Empire Strikes Back)
Movie 3- ends at Valar’s final war on Morgoth (Return of the Jedi)
Movie 4- ends with fall of Numenor
Movie 5- ends with last alliance
I doubt they movie theatres would make it, just because I doubt its ability to be a commercial success.
The story is too unfamiliar with film audieances and it seems sort of open-ended, when audiences like films that do end.
Excellent idea!
It would be interesting to see Jackson portray Morgoth - as compared to Sauron and/or the balrog.
Both of which of course, were mere two-bit hoods compared to the “big man”.
Also, to see Glorfindel contest the balrog - good theater indeed!
the silmarillion could be 10 or 12 movies.