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minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 hours agoI’d say Tolkien is a bit inconsistent in how he portrays elves. In The Hobbit, they are more like frolicking, dancing and singing pixies and in LotR they are more ethereal and aloof like fey. Jackson chose to stick to the fey aspect.
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoAren’t the elves from The Hobbit also a different group? It could just be that they are frolicking weirdos compared to Elrond’s and Galadriel’s elves.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 minutes agoIt’s literally Elrond in The Hobbit as far as I recall.
I’d say Tolkien is a bit inconsistent in how he portrays elves. In The Hobbit, they are more like frolicking, dancing and singing pixies and in LotR they are more ethereal and aloof like fey.
Jackson chose to stick to the fey aspect.
Aren’t the elves from The Hobbit also a different group? It could just be that they are frolicking weirdos compared to Elrond’s and Galadriel’s elves.
It’s literally Elrond in The Hobbit as far as I recall.