"The Hobbit" is caught in a dilemma, the first is the pressure brought by the three mountains standing in front, and the second is the embarrassing situation brought about by its slightly cheating money-making properties. If the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was an earth-shaking world war, then "The Hobbit" can only be regarded as a small and pitiful local war. Book fans are very clear that "The Hobbit" is a prequel to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The heart of money is clearly revealed, however, this is not the point, the most important thing is whether it will damage the honor of the "Lord of the Rings" series that has become a mountain, and make Middle-earth lose its former glory, regardless of the ring in the real world. The King series still exists in the N-dimensional Middle-earth world, and honor is a great belief worth defending. It is very gratifying that the movie "The Hobbit" has completed this transition very completely, although the layout is much smaller (however, "The Hobbit" itself is a small-scale Middle-earth story), but Middle-earth The pride and spirit were inherited intact, and Peter Jackson once again completed the presentation of Tolkien's original works brilliantly.
"The Hobbit" was adapted from Tolkien's 1937 work of the same name, while the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was published between 1954-1955, the story of the Lord of the Rings series basically inherited the story frame and world of The Hobbit set up. It can be said that without "The Hobbit", there would be no "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Although it is the orthodox of Middle-earth, Tolkien did not intend to write "The Hobbit" as a particularly grand story in the early days. , Compared with the "Lord of the Rings" story which gives movie creators a lot of space, "The Hobbit" seems cramped and narrow, and the space for creators is stretched, which is a test of the director and screenwriter's skills. Judging from the presentation effect of "Bitman", there are many traces of artificially elongated stories, more than 100 pages of stories, and nearly three hours of movies. The rhythm of the film has been lengthened, but the enrichment of content and visual supplements do not make the film procrastinate, and the short journey is still wonderful.
Peter Jackson's narrative skills and screen control ability are still at the level of great gods. When Tolkien was alive, he was skeptical about whether the Lord of the Rings trilogy could be changed into a movie. Nearly 30 years after his death, Peter Jackson completed this impossible completion. It's a huge task, and I think that Tolkien is still alive and should be satisfied with the final effect of the film. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is difficult to shoot because the story is too big, but "The Hobbit" is just the opposite. It is difficult to shoot because the story is too small, which could have been condensed into 2 hours and expanded into a trilogy. But as far as The Hobbit premiere is concerned, this arduous trilogy is a successful first. Compared with the orderly ups and downs of the story paragraphs and chapters of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the three-section cut of "The Hobbit" requires the creator to artificially create orderly ups and downs for the chapters, so the small climax of the paragraph was filmed as The big climax, and the small landing point became the final chapter of the first song. This enlargement and transformation made this expansion and adaptation possible, and its entertainment and narrative splendor will not be weakened at all. The author is very much looking forward to the performance of the second part. . The application of 48-frame technology in "The Hobbit" has been a topic for a long time. Whether it is good or bad, time and audience will tell everything. Still in 24 frame format. Whatever the framerate, things should be forgiving enough in the future.
The magnificent mountains and rivers of Middle-earth and the grand soundtrack make this small local war feel epic. Compared with the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit is not so heavy, and the pressure of the Dwarf Expedition is not as much as that of the Lord of the Rings. But the lineage that has continued since "there lived a hobbit in an underground cave" has been inherited, and the former glory of Middle-earth was preserved by Peter Jackson. In the film, all the acquaintances of all ethnic groups in the Middle Earth appear, the Elf Queen is still beautiful, Saruman in the white robe is still unlikable, and Gandalf's eagle friends still don't send the expedition directly to the mountain (why?)... All kinds of familiarity The appearance of the pictures and characters makes people feel that this is not a prequel with Bilbo Baggins as the protagonist, but a complete return of Middle-earth on the screen.
Personally, I think the greatest charm of the story of The Lord of the Rings is not the twists and turns of the story, how wonderful the pictures are, but the eternal faith in the light and the praise of love, friendship and honor in the story of Lord of the Rings, knowing that it is invincible in the face of adversity. And the spirit of dedication and dedication has dyed the whole magnificent story with a bright color. This is neither a triumphant song for heroism nor an empty preaching. It is a pure praise for beautiful things. What Beethoven expressed when he created the Ode to Joy is the belief that human beings have always adhered to in the long history. Even in dark times, there will always be a light in the heart. The Lord of the Rings story was born out of World War II, and I think without this ultimate belief, how can human beings get through such a difficult time. Whether you can be moved by this enthusiasm and spirit is enough to become a watershed between ordinary spectators and movie fans.
"The Hobbit" lacks the breadth and depth of "The Lord of the Rings", but it inherits the pride of Middle-earth, and the innate limitations of the original story have not limited the splendor of the story. For ring fans and fantasy movie fans, no one can stop them from enjoying this long-lost feast, because there is a sense of belonging here.
Long live Middle-earth!
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