![]() ![]() Yes, it is true, that little band of gold is as much of a star in this movie as Martin Freeman or Ian McKellen. These movies represent the beginning of the war of the ring.ĭid you hear that? Every diehard Hobbit book fan just groaned. While Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy employees Bilbo Baggins as its chief protagonist, its identity is not that of the simple children’s adventure story. Get ready, there is a lot of Lord of the Rings in this movie. This scene, as well as many of additions/changes to the source material, exists for one purpose: there are bigger things going on in Middle-Earth than Smaug. Returning to the famous “Prancing Pony” Inn from Fellowship of the Ring, we witness the initial meeting between Gandalf ( Ian McKellen) and Thorin ( Richard Armitage). Yet there is also flashback scene to ease us into our fifth return to Middle-Earth. The orcs are still right behind them and the eagles have left to return to the realm of Deus ex Machina. As you may remember, Bilbo Baggins ( Martin Freeman) and company are on the edge of Mirkwood. The Desolation of Smaug essentially picks up right where the first film left off. Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a bold departure from the source material and… a pretty good movie… I think? I’ll get into it. ![]() Of course, if you sleep with The Hobbit on your nightstand and hold the word of Tolkien as law, then you probably already walked away from this new trilogy in disgust last December. To those people I have one thing to say: STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE. However, departures from the source material, including the delay of Shelob, the character change of Faramir and the presence of elves at the battle of Helms Deep, angered some of the more diehard Tolkien fans. The second chapter in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy found incredible critical acclaim and took home two Oscars. ![]() Eleven years ago, New Line Cinema released The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. ![]()
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