Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey


By Harry McPhaul

Let me begin by saying that The Hobbit is a film worth seeing.  Should it have won a few Oscars, no but it did deserve to be nominated for a few more.  The actors in this film were not as believable as those in the original trilogy.  The characters who were in both, gave excellent performances, as usual.  It was not that the new people were bad it was just trying to fill the shoes of Michael Jordan.  It would be wrong to assume that they could match the acting level from the original. The acting may have not been equal but the scenery and the visual presentation was never better.
They do a great job in creating mythical cities and animals.  One of my favorite parts takes place at a dwarven city, which is built into a wall. During this part the film is showing how the dwarves mine inside the mountain.  It also shows a dragon which attacks the city.  The dragon was breath taking in size and visual appearance, although we never actually see the whole dragon.  I could see the individual scales and scratches on the dragon.  The attention to detail in all the special effects made the writing better.
The writing in this film did not seem like the others.  It felt as if they were trying to make this a little lighter.  There were a few more jokes and corny lines that brought the film down from the rest of the films. The writing, like the acting was not bad, it just could have been better.  Hopefully the other ones are a better.  Overall, it was a movie you should see.  I would give it an 8.5/10.

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