2012-12-31, 02:48 AM
Retalion Wrote:What I meant by "no redeeming qualities", I was referring to physical prowess, and basically what Thorin and the others all saw in him, or the lack of what they saw. There is no doubt that Bilbo's intangible qualities are present and have a big effect on the story. My main issue has just been with the way the cast the character of Bilbo that took away what made him such an awesome character in the book.
That one I can agree with. Bilbo's the kind of character that doesn't immediately begin to look awesome which is what makes his character development amazing while what they've done here is to make him look heroic like the stereotypical protagonist, which is almost the furthest away from Bilbo as Bag End must be from Erebor. There's also the part about him 'wanting to reclaim the land for the dwarves' which is just plain idiotic; that is completely out of character for him.