I know it's been a very long time since I posted something. I just finished my exam and all. Yay for me. So let's start with Hobbit III
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" is the final chapter of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" trilogy, and this particular film tells the last three or so chapters of J.R.R. Tolkien's book of the same name.
For those who are fans of the book, one thing that will quickly stand out is that the movie takes great liberty with the book, inasmuch as Peter Jackson has made an entire feature length film out of a story that was told in a relatively succinct fashion by Tolkien. Jackson's work expounds on the story that Tolkien left us with, going into much more detail with character development and the story of the battle of the armies itself in this film.
That being said, though, the movie does all of this in a way that is true to the original source material. I didn't feel as though I was watching something that was untrue to Tolkien, but instead a movie that was made to put meat on the skeleton of a story that Tolkien had left us with in the final chapters of "The Hobbit".
Great acting by all involved however the script and screenplay has failed them due to Peter Jackson's arrogance and overuse of CGI. The CGI creates a sense that we are watching something out of a video game/ anime because it appears like a cartoon and fake. The first half of the movie is pretty good but completely shatters once the actual battle begins with the humans/ dwarfs/ elves against the goblin army. Unlike what most commentators have said, I as a hopeless romantic enjoyed the love story between the dwarf and the elf, HOWEVER, it was underdeveloped, clichéd and (SPOILER) tragic.
To be sure, the battle is a terrific scene. Dwarfs, Elves, Men, Orcs, perhaps something else that may not have been in the original book - they all come together in close hand-to-hand combat. For some, it's a fight to reclaim treasure; for others, it's a fight to gain the upper hand in a larger, upcoming war. And for still others, the fate of the whole of Middle-earth rests in who takes the mountain. Knowing the ultimate resolution to the battle doesn't diminish one's appreciation of it, either.
However... I never had that epic big goosebumps moment that the storming of the Fields of Pelennor by the Rohirrim gave me. That scene gave me the kind of goosebumps that even hurt a little! And I wondered why it didn't happen here. The answer? The music. I love Howard Shore's work! I love it so much I went to TLOTR in Concert, just to experience the music live! Who doesn't remember the Shire Theme. Or the Theme for Rohan with those northern violins and I could go on and on... With the whole Hobbit trilogy there are two original themes that I can remember: the theme of the eagles when they come and save the company in part one and the theme of Laketown. I remember these because I know that each place and culture got there own musical theme. However, the one of Esgeroth wasn't as good as the one for Rohan or Gondor.
So in conclusion. Part one was great, part two was amazing but part three was just good. Some choices made me scratch my head, like why focus on a love story with a character that isn't even in the book and leave out a part in part two where Gandalf finds Thrain in Dol Guldur which is in Appendices of TLOR! When you watch the extended edition of part two all you can think is: "why isn't this or this in the theater edition!" And I fear that is the case now. All those scenes you wanted to see will probably be in the extended edition which is a relief as well as a annoyance!
7.7/10-IMDb
60%-Rotten Tomatoes
59%-Metacritic
6.5/10-My verdict
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