“There’s a parallel between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: that of the corrupting lust for power. Smaug is a symbol of that - a sleepy serpent atop his pile of gold. His possessiveness is sad and pathetic. Everyone thinks of Dragons as powerful and majestic, awesome and inspiring. But this Dragon is simply corrupt. His hoard does nothing for him, he’s living on it, but he can’t take it with him. There’s an old saying, ‘There are no pockets in a shroud.’ And there are none on a dragon either!” — Benedict Cumberbatch on Smaug’s greediness, Desolation of Smaug Official Movie Guide
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:30:31 +0000
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