The Master of Laketown (Stephen Fry), a drunkard and gout-suffering mayor, is blinded by potential wealth and much needed authority in his rule. While Thorin (Richard Armitage) gives the equivalent of Dwarfish FU when he rejects his offer, Thranduil is no fool, as he has also suffered the effects of dragon fire but is ultimately looking after his own kingdom. Thranduil (Lee Pace) is a willing helper for Thorin’s quest, but not without treasure for himself. They want favourable gains and the lines of morality and doing what is necessarily right, is blurred. I’m talking about Thorin’s quest to regain his homeland has a corruptible greed aspect about it, especially towards others interested in his quest. I’m not talking about false, hypocritical politicians. In many ways, The Desolation of Smaug comes off more like a political film. It’s an interesting dynamic and brings purpose to the story. took the opportunity to insert that and hopefully we will see more of it.Īnother big change from the book and the film adaptation is the inclusion of Tauriel (Evangeline Lily) and her caring relationship towards Kili (Aidan Turner). It was perfect for me and I’m glad Jackson and co. He may not understand it but in the moment of rage, he realises the change in his behaviour and is horrified by it. In the film Bilbo temporarily loses the ring after battling the spiders in Mirkwood, and when he notices a baby (although still big) spider going after the ring, he kills it. ![]() He just uses it freely while the dwarves praise him for his ingenuity, even though they are clueless as to how he does it. Bilbo (in the book) relies on the ring to conduct his burglar activities but the book never truly mentions the true power it holds. ![]() For me (since I’ve read the book) this was welcomed. For the first time, we see Bilbo experience the effects from the prolong exposure to the One Ring. While Gandalf takes a back seat, we are beginning to see the rise of the evil and the eventual hint/excited promise of the battle of the five armies. Just like in the book, Gandalf leaves the company behind to investigate the evil that surrounds Dol Gondur. But already, Jackson is making sure that both trilogies are linking up and at the same time, has made a few changes that differ or are additional to the Middle Earth universe. Tonally they are different (but within the same universe). I think it is a little unfair for people to compare The Hobbit films to the LOTR trilogy. But along the way they face many obstacles such as Beorn, the spiders of Mirkwood, the wood-elves, the Necromancer and of course, Smaug himself. The film picks up where the last film left off – Bilbo, the dwarves and Gandalf continue making their way to the Lonely Mountain. But in The Desolation of Smaug, your patience is rewarded. An Unexpected Journey would probably feel to some people a 3hr long tease. ![]() Not only does The Desolation of Smaug set up the third film nicely, The Hobbit is now becoming the perfect bookend to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.Īs mentioned in my trailer reaction, Peter Jackson overcame the hardest part of the book. After watching The Desolation of Smaug, to all the doubters, I hope their faith was restored because for me, The Desolation of Smaug was amazing. Why is it in 48fps? Why is it so long? Why is a short book now three films? We’ve heard all the arguments and the criticisms etc. With An Unexpected Journey (a film that I loved), people doubted you. Dear Peter Jackson – two simple words from me.
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