tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post8274992977619832270..comments2024-02-10T11:15:33.341-05:00Comments on Reading Envy: The Hobbit: Week TwoJenny Colvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-32644032896132315132012-11-19T11:26:59.460-05:002012-11-19T11:26:59.460-05:00Interesting about the size difference between gobl...Interesting about the size difference between goblins and trolls. They seem so threatening in the caves that my brain magnified them. They were snatching dwarves, and dwarves are huge. (I appreciate your feedback, Ed!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-49556721146274175192012-11-18T15:34:19.597-05:002012-11-18T15:34:19.597-05:001. Size. Trolls are very large creatures with thic...1. Size. Trolls are very large creatures with thick, almost impervious skin. Like giants almost. Goblins are smaller than humans, almost like a twisted dwarf. (Orcs, seen in LotR, are super-sized goblins, as tall as a man.) Goblins and orcs don't like the sun, but they can survive in it. Trolls cannot.<br /><br />2. No, I've heard a lot of complaints about changes from the books to the movies by Tolkien purists, but I never heard any book purists complain about the change to Gollum's appearance in the movies. I don't recall the passages specifically, but "dark as darkness" could be interpreted as a metaphor for how twisted and evil Gollum has become and not a literal description of his skin color. It probably makes more sense that he's pale anyway since he lives underground in nearly complete darkness. Besides, there are racial overtones if you make Gollum have dark skin that a modern filmmaker would probably best want to avoid.<br /><br />3. Bilbo is alone and lost in the darkness, and he meets a cannibalistic and loathsome creature. It's supposed to be a little scary. Gollum only becomes pitiful when you learn more about him and how he came to be that way, but you're not at that point in the story yet.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497641011271747852noreply@blogger.com