Recent content by David Furness

The giant scene was pointless in that it was an action scene for the sake of having an action scene. It contributed nothing to the narrative, the party could have been compelled to seek shelter from the storm without it. Had the scene been omitted, the story would have been just as complete as...

I enjoyed The Hobbit film and will certainly own the DVD. I am not a novelist nor a film maker, but a Tolkien scholar (if such a thing can exist). The film is (mostly) faithful to the novel. Some of the extra footage made me cringe. The writers appear to have a strong desire to literally...