Two great articles posted on TORN:
Great article telling us which parts of the Hobbit movie comes from which part of Tolkien's works.
Peter Jackson’s blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works did.
Read more:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Tolkien-Nerds-Guide-to-The-Hobbit--185546102.html#ixzz2H4qL5Y2L Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter
Where did all those extra parts of The Hobbit movie come from? Infographic of the whole plotline
http://media.smithsonianmag.com/documents/The-Hobbit-Graphic-FINAL.pdf So awesome!!! This is something you can refer to over and over. :D
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INteresting article on about how the critics have gotten it all wrong and how the Hobbit AUJ shouldn't be thought of as one movie and thought as one part, and therefore everything that was relayed in there has higher purpose and that the critics are not judging it correctly.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/dislike-peter-jacksons-em_b_2342591.html I have more to say and that will have to wait...probably at a more reasonable hour :P BUt i felt inclined to email that to my cynical brother...