Whedon is an interesting option. Who knows what he would do with it.
Good or bad, it would not be a boring vision
Bosco Bosco wrote:
I spent the first part of my morning at work catching up on the most
recent threads. I am the boss. I can do whatever I want!! On
Saturdays I slack when there are no customers. Today it's coffee,
kolaches and Sci-Fi discussions.
So I've been following this discussion with some interest. First off,
I've got to disagree with the idea the the source material is a
children's story. While it is suitable for children, it's much more
than a children's story or an adventure story. Thematically it covers
a lot of ground that's just beyond the range of children. Boling the
story down to a simply children's tale misses too much of it's heart
and soul.
On the idea of directors, I think most of the folks mentioned could
do a pretty credible job. I don't know anything about directing
movies but I like the broad range of work that each of those
directors has covered. frankly, I love Tim Burton and while I can't
let go of how bad he screwed up Planet of The Apes, I'll also never
forget how killer his vision of Batman was.
I personally have a preference for Peter Jackson because I liked what
he did with LOTR. That said, he personally had to sign off on Raimi
for Raimi to get the job. I'm of a mind to trust him on this one.
That said, I think that it could be really fun to take some chances
with a really different or less obvious choice of director. I mean
one the big complaints I have with the Hollywood system is that there
are so few chances taken. I hear this kind of concern all the time on
this list. Given that Jackson can't or won't take the helm on this
one, I'd love to see it go to someone who will do something different
than what everyone expects.
Personally, I would have asked Joss Whedon but then again he might
have turned Bilbo into a teenage girl. I'm not sure I want that much
change. Seriously, I think that Whedon's abilities to develop
characters would add a dimension to the story that that the LOTR
trilogy lacked. The characters were all a bit wooden though not to
the point that the story was damaged.
I guess the point is moot as it's Raimi anyway but that's my .02
Bosco
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