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Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, Movie)

The Hobbit book was first & foremost meant to be a kids fairy tale. It wasn't meant to have the level of darkness & urgency that Tolkien later gave Lord of The Ring. The Hobbit is basically a story about a treasure hunt NOT about the fate of the world.  In this closing chapter, no one should be surprised that bulk of this movie is the actual battle itself. We get the clashing armies, sword duels, chases, & Middle Earth fantasy extravaganza we've come to expect from Jackson. 

In order to pad things out to stretch one slender book into three overlong films, a lot of extraneous material and repetitious running and fighting has been added to no purpose plot wise. The climactic showdown between an orc and a dwarf is dragged out as well.

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