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When I hear that people complain on Hobbit's length and making it a trilogy, I like to joke, that it's not a problem. the problem is that Jackson didn't have budget, vision and time to make each part of LotR a trilogy. 😉
Particularly time. I recall a behind the scenes clip where the armorers state that they had something like two years of setup to make all of the gear for everyone for LOTR, and during that time Jackson and Co were refining the script.
For the Hobbit they had fit the same pre-filming prep into something like 6 Weeks because New Line forced them to.
In fairness, I’m a big fan of the movies and think they are a solid adaptation. I’m glad they exist as many adaptations never even get close to that level of quality.
Same here. People often complain on Jackson. As far as I'm concerned, the man did pretty well given how massive the challenge of Tolkien's adaptation was.