Idk if you ever answered this but how do you feel about the Hobbit movies vs. the book and what do you think they did better and what didn’t they? I’ve seen the flaws discussed but it tends to be more about the CG or other decisions, but I never saw anyone talk about it from a Jewish perspective so I’m curious.

Oh, good one.

Better:

• Fleshing out Thorin specifically and Dwarves in general – the anti-Semitic undertones are a lot less there
• MORE BAGGINSHIELD SUBTEXT
• Going farther into Bard’s story vis-a-vis the Master of Laketown
• Pretty, pretty, pretty wargs ❤

Worse:

• The Dwarves are played by white guys. If you’re working with a species based on Jews, then cast Jews.
• They made Thranduil more appealing than he should be, considering how gross of a person he is and how much he contributes to the poverty of Laketown if you examine the subtext.
• Thorin and his nephews still didn’t get to live. 😦