The Hobbit Part 1

[Locke4God]

Agreed, they couldn't have really done the Scouring of the Shire scene, so I wouldn't be upset about that if i were you. It wouldn't have felt like the movie was just never ending at that point. the main story was wrapped.

Plus you got a little taste of it with the flashforwards they showed in the mirror of Lothlorien.

You have to remember that it isn't the movies job to verbatum copy the book. There are certain things that don't work in every medium, so it's more than understandable that they left this out, it was necessary.

I don't know what other important things they left out. Bambadil again is useless to the main plot. Maybe there were a couple little other things, but the movie itself was near perfection for what they needed to accomplish.

[Locke4God]

SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE POST, but it's been days and I just had a chat with my Bro about the break in the film.


They have to break after or right about the time the Dwarves arrive in Dale!

I'd thought they should break after riddles in the dark as it's very climactic and familiar, but when we thought about it, only Rivendell, the Trolls, and An Unexpected party really happens before that, and so there isn't much going on. Now I thought once you added the Spiders, the Wolves, and the Elves after that it might be too much because then you get to Dale, and I wasn't sure there was enough after that for a 2nd film, BUTTTT!

If they end the first film looking off toward the lonely mountain it does provide a cliff hanger, then you get to see the Dragon at the start of the 2nd, his attack on Dale, the war of the 5 armies which is long, the aftermath of all of that, and along side of those things, we will likely get to see the meetings held in Mirkwood with Saurumon and others to discuss the emergence of Sauron and the buildup of evil in Mirkwood. We may also get Golumns trip to Mordor, and a first appearance of Aragorn watchign over the Shire as the film ends. So that could definately be enough for a 2nd film and ending the first one in Dale would seem appropriate at that point.