In all honesty, the battle of Watership Down is done much better in this Netflix version than in the 1978 movie except for two unfortunately very important moments (will talk about them if we get there). There are excellent moments to compare both versions. And like you said, I really like how the Watership Down rabbits sense the Efrafans by a test for Clover, it is so much more tenseful than the sudden violent sound in the movie where the Efrafans are shown at the foot of the Down. The Hazel-Woundwort meeting is also very good. But here is a big divergence from the book. Woundwort actually doesn't want a siege by starving them out in the book. He rejects this idea which is coming from Campion and wants a more offensive approach which leads to his fatal encounter with Bigwig later. But in the Netflix version he seems to be completely okay with a siege to starve them out (even if the actions later speak otherwise).
1:15-I must be in a silly mood, but I would have said "Anyway, let's get down to our favourite down!" (And then played a clip of "Get Down on it" by Kool and the Gang) Hehe!
6:50-"We should expect no less in the age of Netflix..." I guess, but this makes no sense to me. In the book, besides Bigwig, only Holly, Silver, and maybe Buckthorn are fighters. If they wanted to make more fighters in the movie, they should have somehow established this earlier. In this world, Bigwig seems to be the only fighter, so the Watership rabbits defending the burrows comes from nowhere to me. Besides which, the chase (where Kehaar saved them) showed the Watership rabbits to be outnumbered and outsized, so realistically, there should be NO WAY for our heroes to hold off the Ephrafans even for a little while. In Star Wars terms, think of the Rebel Fleet in Rogue One. They had a hard time facing 2 Star Destroyers at Scariff. What if the Empire had as many Destroyers as the Rebels had ships? Those ships (with the possible exception of Admiral Raddius' Cruiser) were tiny! That's how I picture this fight
@@thewatershipdownpodcast1300 Oh, I forgot that my user name is my company name: for those reading this, I am Sean (I don't want anyone to think I am some jerk that is bashing a listener for no reason-it was a joke)
In all honesty, the battle of Watership Down is done much better in this Netflix version than in the 1978 movie except for two unfortunately very important moments (will talk about them if we get there).
There are excellent moments to compare both versions. And like you said, I really like how the Watership Down rabbits sense the Efrafans by a test for Clover, it is so much more tenseful than the sudden violent sound in the movie where the Efrafans are shown at the foot of the Down.
The Hazel-Woundwort meeting is also very good. But here is a big divergence from the book. Woundwort actually doesn't want a siege by starving them out in the book. He rejects this idea which is coming from Campion and wants a more offensive approach which leads to his fatal encounter with Bigwig later. But in the Netflix version he seems to be completely okay with a siege to starve them out (even if the actions later speak otherwise).
He soon tires of the siege.
1:15-I must be in a silly mood, but I would have said "Anyway, let's get down to our favourite down!" (And then played a clip of "Get Down on it" by Kool and the Gang) Hehe!
In the future do you plan to analyse The Plague Dogs?
Enjoyed every Richard Adams book.
@@babettesfeast6347 I'm thinking about my plans for the future. It's possible.
@ thanks.
All seriousness before I continue-I hope you are doing well! Sorry to hear you are still dealing with health problems
@@SJHFoto Hi Sean.
I'm getting some kind of resolution. But underfunded public-health systems can move very slowly.
@SJHFoto And, I nearly forgot to say, thank you for your kind wishes 🙂
6:50-"We should expect no less in the age of Netflix..." I guess, but this makes no sense to me. In the book, besides Bigwig, only Holly, Silver, and maybe Buckthorn are fighters. If they wanted to make more fighters in the movie, they should have somehow established this earlier. In this world, Bigwig seems to be the only fighter, so the Watership rabbits defending the burrows comes from nowhere to me. Besides which, the chase (where Kehaar saved them) showed the Watership rabbits to be outnumbered and outsized, so realistically, there should be NO WAY for our heroes to hold off the Ephrafans even for a little while. In Star Wars terms, think of the Rebel Fleet in Rogue One. They had a hard time facing 2 Star Destroyers at Scariff. What if the Empire had as many Destroyers as the Rebels had ships? Those ships (with the possible exception of Admiral Raddius' Cruiser) were tiny! That's how I picture this fight
I hear that Sean Hagins is a babbling fool. You might not want to read his comments! Hehe!
@SJHFoto Oh far from it!
@@thewatershipdownpodcast1300 Oh, I forgot that my user name is my company name: for those reading this, I am Sean (I don't want anyone to think I am some jerk that is bashing a listener for no reason-it was a joke)