undeniable that "The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug" has brought us into the magnificent and mysterious Middle-earth world at one time, from "The Lord of the Rings" to "The Hobbit" in ten years. The distance, from the magnificent epic to the exciting adventure, but on the other hand, comparing the two books of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", a thin and illustrated fairy tale novel is very difficult. Showing the charm as in "The Lord of the Rings", and the loss of "The Battle of Smaug" lies in this.
Because of the success of the movie "The Lord of the Rings", Peter Jackson, who filmed "The Hobbit", was placed too much hope. We hope to see the magnificent country in Middle-earth with elves, dwarves and orcs. To a certain extent, the happy fireside story in the book was forced to be expanded wirelessly. The story of the novel, in my opinion, was at most a two-and-a-half-hour movie, but now I do it. It has become an estimated three trilogy of nearly ten hours. I mentioned in the review of the first film that the film lacks a sense of the history of "The Lord of the Rings". In the second film, "The Battle of Smaug", this The prominence of this heavy feeling is exchanged for the idea of sacrificing the story of the original book of "The Hobbit". For example, Dol Guldur in the original book is just an ordinary abandoned fortress, but it has become a movie in the movie. A rather important branch, the City of the Dead, has greatly joined the foreshadowing of "The Lord of the Rings". Gandalf searched for the foreshadowing of Sauron's resurrection, and imposed the plot of the orcs as treasures alone into a conspiracy assigned by Sauron. The series does not conform to the "epic" of the original work, so this sequel, which should be a link between the previous and the next, is extremely bloated in the middle of the film. From the perspective of people who know the work and the movie "The Lord of the Rings", I don't need a prequel filmed after the main story to tell me how Middle-earth is about to fall into crisis. What I want to see is Bilbo. Adventure to regain the growth path of the heart of the city of dwarves, defeat dragons with partners, and face the adventure story of orcs, just like Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" saves the world.
In terms of content, the movie did not usher in a real climax after two long foreshadowings. Although the game between Bilbo and the giant chinchilla and mouse is wonderful, it is the same as being chased by orcs and attacked by man-eating spiders. , After watching the movie, it doesn't feel like a very qualified highlight, and the movie stops abruptly at a seemingly climax point, giving people the feeling that the ending is too abrupt, and the interweaving feeling of more foreshadowing All the efforts are placed on the most important part. Compared with the middle part of "The Two Towers" of The Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit in the second part looks tepid. If the third part "Gone and Returned" Return" can't have a satisfactory self-justification, so it is likely to be a big regret for the predecessor of "The Lord of the Rings", the most classic magical movie in the world. In fact, the movie "The Hobbit" is not. It should be an accessory of "The Lord of the Rings". It does not have the important task of saving the world, and the Lord of the Rings is just an unexpected treasure obtained by Bilbo's adventure. I feel that the role is not enough. Peter Jackson is not the original author Tolkien after all. The excessive deletion of the whole film makes "The Battle of Smaug" not a big problem as a whole, but the details are not satisfactory. .
Of course, this is still a charming movie! Although "The Battle of Smaug" has certain shortcomings in the plot, this deficiency should be viewed from the high level of Hollywood movies and "The Lord of the Rings" in the past. The Hobbit does not deviate much from the main line of the movie, and is still loyal to the original book, showing the mysterious and desirable Middle-earth written by Tolkien. After ten years of special effects development, the film is similar in terms of special effects. More shocking than "The Lord of the Rings", the beautiful and mysterious palace in the land of Thranduil is like the town of Long Lake in ancient Venice, as well as the eerie and eerie Dol Guldur, the lifelike dragon, the orc wolf , and Thranduil's man-eating spider, the film's special effects are highly completed, which is a visual feast that is even better than "The Lord of the Rings".
In my opinion, it is the only shortcoming of this sequel that the "epic" of "The Hobbit" is overly strong. Of course, on the other hand, the special effects of the film also have a more perfect visual experience compared to "The Lord of the Rings". The earth is still that beautiful and fascinating world. For the upcoming third part, it is actually full of more expectations.
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