Before I watched the movie, it was because of the desire to return to Middle-earth that I was looking forward to it year after year. Although I also like the original work very much, but I don't really like the dwarves in particular. And when I came out of the UA IMAX hall of Hong Kong Airport on December 13, I felt that because of the adaptation of PJ, I fell in love with these dwarves. Even though I knew their fate, I couldn’t help but hope to see them right away. The second and third part. The creation of the dwarf is undoubtedly the most difficult part of the film, and the adaptation of PJ not only did not disappoint me, it even made me feel a little unexpected! Bilbo is the heart and Thorin is the soul, which is not wrong at all.
I don’t know if ordinary viewers can quickly distinguish 13 dwarves, but in fact, no matter what the movie is, there are many similar characters will have the same problem. Even if FOTR, people who watch it again often can’t distinguish Aragorn from Boromir. . I think the designers of Weta really worked hard to create the dwarves. Everyone has a very recognizable shape, and the actors give the characters very different personalities. So far, I think that only the three personalities of Nori, Gloin, and Bifur seem to be not obvious, but one has a five-pointed star hairstyle, one is similar in appearance to Gilmi, and one has an ax in the forehead (and does not seem to speak lingua franca) ), this setting is still very easy to identify... and apart from Thorin, the most impressive ones are Balin, Bofur, Kili and Ori. I feel that this is actually because of the need of the plot, and it is actually not a good thing to split the scenes equally. Compared with the original book, everyone has a much more distinctive personality...
As a film adapted from a novel, everyone always talks about the similarities and differences between the film and the original. Due to the seemingly children's story of the original, PJ not only incorporated the joyful and humorous side of the original, but also spent a lot of pen and ink to make the style of "The Hobbit" and LOTR inherit each other. And in these happy places, not only people who have read novels laugh, I think all the audience are amused. There are countless lens designs in the film. It can be seen that PJ deliberately echoed LOTR. As a fan, I screamed in my heart when I saw such a lens, and these lenses would be the same in the eyes of ordinary viewers. A very detailed plot processing, or the key to making the plot more complete. I like Bilbo very much in the original book. This character in the movie can be said to perfectly convey the essence of the novel and is very loyal to the original book. As for the biggest difference, it actually comes from Thorin. In the original book, he is an older dwarf who cares about money and likes long talks (this is the original kind of children's story attribute)... But in the movie, I saw a completely different Thorin, he was taciturn and worked hard for the fate of his people. To him, taking back Erebor means more to return to his homeland than to regain wealth. In order to match this kind of Thorin, some of the easy and joyful passages in the novel and the plot taken from the appendix of LOTR have also been changed accordingly. These adaptations made me impressed by Thorin in an instant. His eyes seem to speak, hope, disappointment, and hatred. , Pain, sadness... all written in it. When I watched the movie, I felt that I would be melted into the chair by him (Of course Richard Armitage's handsome face also played a lot in it. This LOTR fan is probably destined to be selected to play Thorin, this The most admirable thing about the crew with love and no discipline is that people are always horrible...)... Many interviews have mentioned that Thorin is reminiscent of Aragorn in LOTR. I think it does have a taste of this kind, but the movie Thorin in here feels even more distressing, especially when I think of his final destiny. (I re-read the novel this year. After smirking most of the book, I cried and became a idiot when I read the last two chapters...) In fact, the biggest surprise to me in the whole film appeared when everyone was trapped in the warrior and the orc army at the end. In the paragraph on the pine tree, it is inconvenient for me to say more about the reason, but at the time I was really shocked by the change in the script (in a good way). It feels that PJ has found a perfect ending point for the first part in this way.
Riddles in the dark is the biggest connection point between "The Hobbit" and LOTR, and the movie completely restores this chapter. And Gollum is really like what Andy said, more hotXD than 60 years later. Thanks to the development of action capture technology, Gollum is given richer expressions and actions, and it also has cute attributes... In addition, everyone before I’m very concerned about the Baidaohui clip, I think it can’t be considered very brilliant in the first part...I don’t want to have too much brain supplement, I still want to watch this scene with a normal attitude, but because I have been gossip about it, I can’t look directly at this group. People, so when I watch it, it feels very strange...but I feel that as the next plot goes deep into the Baidaohui, this group of people should have more room for expression.
In terms of art design, even though Hobbiton and Rivendell are already familiar to us, we can still see some new elements in this movie. And some other new scenes can be said to be the highlight of the film's visual effects. Erebor is suffocatingly beautiful, and it’s a completely different style from Moria. I don’t think any elves’ dwellings can compare with that kind of beauty. Huh)... Another scene in goblin town is a perfect interpretation of the stunning visual effects combined with 3D and HFR. It is very magnificent, with many details, fast, and the lens movement is designed very cleverly.
This time I went to pluck up the courage to empty my wallet, and spent a huge amount of travel and accommodation expenses just for watching movies, and also for so many years of waiting... After getting off the plane on the 13th, I brushed IMAX 3D directly at the airport, and at noon on the 15th in Tsim Sha Tsui. Second, I brushed HFR IMAX 3D. I actually only planned to use it twice... But after I watched it, I was afraid that I would never see HFR again when I returned to the mainland. NS). As a result, before going home on the 16th, I did four scans at the airport in a state of unconsciousness (I didn’t sleep at night, QAQ)... Anticipation of the movie and even my flying phobia disappeared... What is this? Kind of mental (illness)! But for such a movie made by the fans for the fans, it is worth it. I always believe that PJ will bring us back to the most beautiful Middle-earth. The significance of the movie to us people has actually surpassed the film itself, because everyone who worked hard for it, their enthusiasm, talent and creativity let Middle-earth Be real and kind. Those who create movies with their heart have also created a spiritual belonging for us.
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