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Depth, Globalization, and the Domestic Hero: The Postmodern Transformation of Tolkien's Bard in Peter Jackson's Hobbit Films

Depth, Globalization, and the Domestic Hero: The Postmodern Transformation of Tolkien's Bard... Depth, Globalization, and the Domestic Hero: The Postmodern Transformation of Tolkien’s Bard in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Films Dennis Wilson Wise Ancient Political Thinkers incessantly talked about mor - als and virtue, those of our time talk only of business and money. —Jean-Jacques Rousseau, First Discourse I desired that the Senate of Rome might appear before me in one large Chamber, and a modern Representative, in Counterview in another. The first seemed to be an Assem- bly of Heroes and Demigods; the other a Knot of Pedlars, Pickpockets, Highwaymen, and Bullies. —Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels t one point in The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), the third inst-all A ment of Peter Jackson’s Hobb filim t t rilogy, the sycophantic Alfrid Lickspittle asks Bard the Bowman, “The Master’s mantle was there for the taking, but you threw it all away. And for what?” Although Bard declines to respond, the camera pans quickly to Bard-’s chil dren. The implication is clear: more than political inu fl ence, money, or power, what matters is fam . A ilsy far as subtlety goes, Jackson will win few prizes. Still, that single pan shot deftly pinpoints a key issue with his adaptation of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tolkien Studies West Virginia University Press

Depth, Globalization, and the Domestic Hero: The Postmodern Transformation of Tolkien's Bard in Peter Jackson's Hobbit Films

Wise, Dennis Wilson
Tolkien Studies , Volume 18 – Oct 5, 2021
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Depth, Globalization, and the Domestic Hero: The Postmodern Transformation of Tolkien’s Bard in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Films Dennis Wilson Wise Ancient Political Thinkers incessantly talked about mor - als and virtue, those of our time talk only of business and money. —Jean-Jacques Rousseau, First Discourse I desired that the Senate of Rome might appear before me in one large Chamber, and a modern Representative, in Counterview in another. The first seemed to be an Assem- bly of Heroes and Demigods; the other a Knot of Pedlars, Pickpockets, Highwaymen, and Bullies. —Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels t one point in The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), the third inst-all A ment of Peter Jackson’s Hobb filim t t rilogy, the sycophantic Alfrid Lickspittle asks Bard the Bowman, “The Master’s mantle was there for the taking, but you threw it all away. And for what?” Although Bard declines to respond, the camera pans quickly to Bard-’s chil dren. The implication is clear: more than political inu fl ence, money, or power, what matters is fam . A ilsy far as subtlety goes, Jackson will win few prizes. Still, that single pan shot deftly pinpoints a key issue with his adaptation of

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