It can be said that as a film by the same author and shot by the same director, "The Hobbit" maintains the original flavor of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, not only the overlapping roles and actors have not been changed, but also those magnificent and exciting battle scenes. , The bizarre spectacle monsters, and the breathtaking beauty of Middle-earth, are all in the same line. But I have to say that "The Hobbit" cannot be compared with "The Lord of the Rings" on two levels. The first lies in the revolutionary nature of visual effects. When the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was released, the realistic special effects were an unprecedented experience that stunned all audiences. When it comes to "The Hobbit", even though it is lifelike and meticulous whether it is a half-orc, a dwarf or a grunt, a stoneman fight or a giant eagle rescue, the audience is accustomed to the superb CG technology. Although the new trilogy must be greatly improved from a technical point of view, its impact on the audience is far from comparable to the old trilogy.
The second weakness lies in the inherent inadequacies of the play. Compared with the magnificence of "The Lord of the Rings" and the profound proposition of "resisting temptation" guided by the key prop of The Lord of the Rings, the story of "The Hobbit" comes home. The pattern is too small. Moreover, each member of the Lord of the Rings team is very different from appearance to personality, very distinct. And the dwarf team going home, gandalf's 13 is all dwarves, and only three or four left an impression after watching the film, let alone a distinctive position, like the fairy prince or Aragorn, the story of its own is very interesting. character of. All in all, due to the different positioning of Tolkien's original works, the Hobbit cannot be compared with the Lord of the Rings in terms of the richness and strength of the drama. We can only make a fuss about those traditional love and courage, loyalty and trust. Compared with the depth of human nature witnessed by Fodor's complex psychological experience, Baggins's story is just a traditional process of the growth of a newcomer, and it is a cliché.
In any case, with the same main creative level guarantee, there is no doubt about the good-looking degree of the Hobbit. The visual spectacle created by the technical level is still the highest level in the film industry, the legendary 48 frames, I really don’t know if I saw it or not, anyway, I didn’t see the difference from the ordinary.
Here are some bits and pieces
1. The foreplay is a bit too long. From the time when the Lord of the Rings began, Baggins began to recall. It took nearly an hour for the 13 dwarves to gather at Baggins’ house. Basically, it meant talking and eating, lacking battle scenes and spectacles. Explosion point.
2. The essence is of course the battle scene. Personally, I think the best thing to watch is the escape scene in the Orc Dungeon, which is very gorgeous and smooth. In a word, it's cool. But after all, it is the style of children's literature. Every time everyone falls from a high cliff and shuttles through the sea of enemy guns, all the good people are always unscathed. In the last battle, the dwarf prince was abused like that, but after fainting, he stood up and nothing happened, not to delay the sensationalism.
3. Gollum and Baggins were playing a guessing game in the cave, and I guessed both, but the two questions, the egg and the mouth, were not figured out. Audiences who haven't read the original can also follow along in the theater to guess.
4. This scene is also the first appearance of an important prop, The Lord of the Rings. Baggins is the only person who has the Lord of the Rings but has not been bewitched by it. When the dwarves were accusing him of not being fit to participate in the expedition, he was a little sad, but he stood up instead of leaving alone. In the end, the dwarf prince was saved in the war. Although somewhat unbelievable, it still proved that the only power against the temptation of darkness and evil is love and light.
5. Martin freeman's natural silly smile, not as much as gandalf's old silly smile.
6. Martin’s good friend, benedicte cumberbatch, followed all the way from 221 Baker Street to Zhongtu. It's a pity that he didn't appear in the dwarf gang (probably the face is too long to make the special effects look unsightly). His real domineering role is domineering, but, there is really no face...no lines...I can’t recognize it at all. Well, after watching the last cast, I found out that he played this role, and then wondered, isn’t that pure special effects ...This kind of role is willing to make cameo appearances, so it's still very friendly. Of course, it is also possible that there will be performances in the latter two parts.
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