Hobbit

The Hobbit mainly tells the adventure story of Bilbo Baggins. From the perspective of the history of Middle-earth constructed by Tolkien, the story happened before the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and can be regarded as the prequel story of "The Lord of the Rings". The dwarf race once had a glorious kingdom. They were good at mining and processing minerals. It was precisely because of their endless pursuit of wealth that they attracted the attack of the fire-breathing dragon. When the elves were attacked in the dwarf kingdom, they stood by and caused two The conflict and contradiction of the races with each other later. When they tried to return to the ancient sacred place of the dwarves, they were attacked by orcs again. In the war, the dwarf king Thorne died. Although he finally won the victory by relying on the courage of the prince Thorin, the strength of the dwarven kingdom was severely weakened, and the remaining The dwarves could only wander and work in Middle-earth, losing their own homes. "The Hobbit" trilogy mainly tells the story of the Hobbit Baggins, the thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf, who travel eastward through Middle-earth to drive away the dragons and rebuild the dwarf kingdom. Bilbo is the uncle of Frodo, the protagonist of The Lord of the Rings, so there should be decades between the two stories. From the perspective of the story structure, it is destined that "The Hobbit" cannot surpass the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in terms of macro and structure, so I personally think that if it is not compared with "The Lord of the Rings", it should still be It's a good magic movie, but the layout is too small and the historical macro is insufficient. No matter how good the visual impact and picture effect are, this should be the flaw of this series of movies, and it is also destined to its status in the film industry.

Judging from the story of the movie itself, it has a complete plot and core appeal. Even in order to explain the back of the story, the movie spent a lot of space at the beginning to tell the rise and fall of the dwarf kingdom and how they enmity with the elves. The purpose of the expedition is to recapture the kingdom of dwarves occupied by dragons. How to explain the thirteen dwarves clearly should be a problem faced by the screenwriter and director. How to make a large number of dwarves impress the audience, the director has spent a lot of time and money. When they went to Bilbo's house for a party, they introduced them one by one, so that this part of the chapter was so long that the audience would feel a little tired. In the end, I only remembered the dwarf prince Thorin, the old warrior and the Beach brothers. . Subsequent storylines became exciting, the trolls who took away the horses, the fierce battle with the orcs on the plains, the beautiful canyons of the elves, the golems attacking each other, the melee in the underground orc caves, and finally with the orc leader. Duel, these have a very good visual impact, which makes the audience excited.

In addition to telling his own adventure stories, Hobbit also bears the value of the prequel nature of "The Lord of the Rings". He needs to complete many things that are not explained in "The Lord of the Rings". The grievances and grievances between the two, so that the audience understands why the dwarves and elves in "The Lord of the Rings" always dislike each other; it explains the character and temper of the wizards in the world, the relationship between Gandalf and Saruman; explains the dwarves The grievances between the tribe and the orcs, this grievance also runs through the plot of The Hobbit 1; and on the way to the expedition, they discover the death of the evil wizard and the resurgence of the dark forces, heralding the centuries of peace in Middle-earth. It is about to end; there is also Bilbo who accidentally fell into the underground crack in the orc underground melee, and met Gollum and accidentally obtained the Lord of the Rings. These large amounts of information account for a lot of space in the film, so that it even feels a little bit affecting the main line of the plot development. Judging from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the first part is usually positioned to explain the background and clues of the story. From this perspective, The Hobbit 1 has successfully completed the task.

Regarding the help of 3D technology to the film, it must be admitted that 3D technology has greatly enhanced the visual effects. The castles, fields, and forest scenes in the film look so natural, the swords and sticks flying in the battle are so real, and the waterfall in the Elf Valley is So beautiful, the most detailed expressions and movements of each character are more in place. But I think 3D can add icing on the cake to the movie, but it will never be the deciding factor in determining the value and box office of the movie. Many people are over-chasing 3D technology and frame rate. What really determines the value and status of a movie is always the core of those connotations. No matter how beautiful the visual effects will pass over time, only those with core values ​​and plots can become classic and eternal.

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