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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 17, 2015 16:03:55 GMT
I've been following this intently for a while now... love the concept, and the artwork (so far) looks amazing. The Fall of Fingolfin movie page For those who don't know, "Fingolfin was the second High King of the Ñoldor in Beleriand, the Ñoldor being one of the three branches of Elves. He was the eldest son of Finwë and Indis, younger brother of Findis, older brother of Irimë and Finarfin, and the younger half-brother of Fëanor. He founded the House of Fingolfin, which ruled the Ñoldor in Middle-earth. His wife was Anairë and his children were Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon. Fingolfin was said to be the strongest, most steadfast, and most valiant of Finwë's sons." lotr.wikia.com/wiki/FingolfinI won't go into more detail other than he fought Melkor (strongest of the Ainur), also later known as Morgoth - Sauron's master. Fingolfin used his sword Ringil (Ringil was of elvish make. It bit with chilling cold, a blade that glittered like ice by the light of the stars), wounding Morgoth with it a few times in battle. Yes, I'm a HUGE Tolkien fan, having read all of the LOTR, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth novels a few times each.
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Post by MOK on Jan 17, 2015 17:29:40 GMT
Damn. If they actually pull this off, the final showdown should be EPIC, in the full meaning of the word.
I just hope they won't take too much after the Peter Jackson movies in terms of writing and direction...
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Post by Draven on Jan 17, 2015 18:07:17 GMT
I just hope they won't take too much after the Peter Jackson movies in terms of writing and direction... It says in the about page that it's stop motion, I think that it's just the fight between Morgoth and Fingolfin rather than the story around it. Still, as CGI becomes more available to the average joe (already some amazingly done CGI in fan films) I hope to see more of these stories come to life - by fans rather than moneymakers. Fingolfin vs Morgoth is epic, indeed.
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Post by MOK on Jan 18, 2015 11:09:28 GMT
It says in the about page that it's stop motion, I think that it's just the fight between Morgoth and Fingolfin rather than the story around it. Still, as CGI becomes more available to the average joe (already some amazingly done CGI in fan films) I hope to see more of these stories come to life - by fans rather than moneymakers. Fingolfin vs Morgoth is epic, indeed. Ah, but action scenes need direction, too, and IMO Jackson's grasp of them got worse with each movie... Hopefully there will not be any action movie oneliners here, at least!
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Post by Draven on Jan 18, 2015 17:33:05 GMT
Ah, but action scenes need direction, too, and IMO Jackson's grasp of them got worse with each movie... Hopefully there will not be any action movie oneliners here, at least! :) True indeed - I enjoyed (and still enjoy) FOTR, I start to get dismayed in TTT and the action was terrible in ROTK. The Hobbit movies are like a sick joke. Increasingly it felt as though dollar signs replaced all the letters in the books and now I get to listen to barely literate 15 year olds on the internet school people on 'Tolkien' (puke) JMO, YMMV! PS: Wanted to add that I'm not referring to anybody here with that last comment, just general travels around the net ;)
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Post by MOK on Jan 18, 2015 20:23:18 GMT
I rather think Jackson's running into the same problem as Stephen King. The more money he makes, the more freedom he's given to indulge himself with increasingly little advice, revision, restraint or even second opinions - and as King himself keeps pointing out, THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING.
(See also Star Wars 1-3, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, etc. Creators need honest critique, damnit!)
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Post by Draven on Jan 18, 2015 21:10:14 GMT
I agree completely, MOK - I often wonder how he got through the Hobbit movies without someone just saying 'Man, are you crazy or have you not even read the book?'
He's the king of missing the point.
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