Comments on: The Children of Húrin http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/04/the-children-of-hrin/ Since 2002, Organic/Mechanic has been the personal website of Adam Harvey. He lives in Cleveland, OH. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jmay http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/04/the-children-of-hrin/comment-page-1/#comment-4218 jmay Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:32:24 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/04/the-children-of-hrin/#comment-4218 As a fellow Tolkien(ist?) I have to agree. I loved the movies for the visualizations but I really thought that they could/should have done better with the story. I think the thing that some people find disturbing about a lot Tolkien's writings is that there is death and the difference between being a "good" guy and a "bad" is very blurred. I also think I have a softer spot for the Hobbit though. I think that many of the central themes that Tolkien weaves through Middle Earth are in there. The Dwarves want revenge upon an evil and in some measure seek some redemption, even though they are arguably not worthy of it until the battle of the 5 armies. You also get a chance to see evil, greed, and corruption. You get the payoff but only on the deathbed. Of course I like following the other characters and not Bilbo through it. In many ways he was more like Merry or Pippin and less like Frodo and Sam. As a fellow Tolkien(ist?) I have to agree. I loved the movies for the visualizations but I really thought that they could/should have done better with the story.

I think the thing that some people find disturbing about a lot Tolkien’s writings is that there is death and the difference between being a “good” guy and a “bad” is very blurred.
I also think I have a softer spot for the Hobbit though. I think that many of the central themes that Tolkien weaves through Middle Earth are in there. The Dwarves want revenge upon an evil and in some measure seek some redemption, even though they are arguably not worthy of it until the battle of the 5 armies. You also get a chance to see evil, greed, and corruption. You get the payoff but only on the deathbed. Of course I like following the other characters and not Bilbo through it. In many ways he was more like Merry or Pippin and less like Frodo and Sam.

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