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Why is there a subtitle "An Unexpected Journey"?

Topic started by AssInAss on Dec. 30, 2011. Last post by Winston 1 year, 3 months ago.
Post by AssInAss (566 posts) See mini bio

Why did there have to be a subtitle? Do people really remember the 1977 version to get confused? Don't loads of movies get called the same thing (The Thing) even when they're new versions?

Whoever the studio execs or producers who decided to put an unnecessary subtitle to this movie deserve to be fired.

Defend this shit, I dare you.

Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Post by Mr_skeleton (953 posts) See mini bio

Because this is part 1 of the movie. Part 2 comes out in 2013.

Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Post by PatVB (3,546 posts) See mini bio
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@Mr_skeleton

Because this is part 1 of the movie. Part 2 comes out in 2013.

Yep, this. I think they wanted to avoid calling the two movies "The Hobbit Part 1" and "The Hobbit Part 2." Psychologically, giving them separate subtitles will make them seem like two full movies instead of two halves.
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Post by Mr_skeleton (953 posts) See mini bio

@PatVB: They could have avoided that problem by just giving a really long and forgettable name like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II.

Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Post by Black_Rose (591 posts) See mini bio

@Mr_skeleton said:

@PatVB: They could have avoided that problem by just giving a really long and forgettable name like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II.

You did not get his point at all.

Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Post by Mr_skeleton (953 posts) See mini bio

@Black_Rose: I did, he said the studio didn't want people to feel like they were getting only half a story.

I'm saying that by giving it a long name that no one will use no one will even pay attention to that fact.

Posted 1 year, 4 months ago
Post by Winston (431 posts) See mini bio

its not unnecessary at all, I assume that its the title for Bilbo's novel just like There and Back Again (part 2)

Posted 1 year, 3 months ago
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Name The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
US Release Dec. 14, 2012
UK Release Dec. 14, 2012
AUS Release Dec. 26, 2012
Runtime 169
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