What Went WRONG with Tolkien's 1960 Hobbit Rewrite : The Hobbit #4
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When Tolkien set out to rewrite The Hobbit in 1960, much was lost, but much was gained... Do the gains outweigh the losses? We review his rewritten 1st chapter of The Hobbit, newly title "A Well-Planned Party".
We discuss:
Fairy Rabbit's are NOT Hobbits... but AI can still imagine them.
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Tolkien's grammatical error that created an entirely new word.
The overall tonal and stylistic changes in the 1960 rewrite.
The specific passages that were changes for the worse.
The specifics and details Tolkien added to bring it closer to Lord of the Rings.
Our final thoughts on whether we prefer the original Hobbit or Tolkien's 1960 rewrite.
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What did Peter Jackson add to The Hobbit movie that was actually GOOD.
Dragons with 2 legs vs dragons with 4 legs.
Beorn in the battle of the 5 armies and a certain unnecessary scene.
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🎬 Chapters 🎬
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00:00: Intro
03:52 Fairy Rabbits
09:05 Tolkien's Grammatical Mistake
16:00 General Thoughts on the Hobbit Rewrite
22:19 Hobbit Rewrite is More Concise
28:09 The Rewrite is More Specific
35:08 No More Asides
38:31 Lost Tension and Lost Word Play
46:40 Bilbo is more foolish?
49:59 Fewer Superlatives
53:44 Which version is better?