#THE HOBBIT FRODO MOVIE#

#THE HOBBIT FRODO MOVIE#

However, the movie couldn’t just outright ignore the much lighter-hearted atmosphere of The Hobbit book. For the most part, An Unexpected Journey does deliver on that same tone, as it feels very at home alongside the Lord of the Rings films. Many people came into An Unexpected Journey expecting it to strike the same balance between humor and heavy fantasy that the previous films had. While it is well-known that The Hobbit, as a book, is much more of a children’s story than The Lord of the Rings, the trilogy of Hobbit films had a difficult line to walk with its tone. So to sum it all up, An Unexpected Journey does a wonderful job of reintroducing the world of Middle-Earth and building on it in meaningful new ways. It expands the on-screen world of Middle-Earth that was established in the previous trilogy, and it does so in a way that feels very natural within the universe. The prologue to An Unexpected Journey finally gives audiences that, as it details the lives of the Dwarves prior to their eviction via dragon fire. While the Fellowship visited the ruins of Moria in Fellowship of the Ring, the Lord of the Rings films never actually depicted an active and thriving Dwarven civilization. The film also brings many new locations into the fold, most chiefly that of the Lonely Mountain Erebor and the territory surrounding it. Weathertop, where Frodo would one day be stabbed by the Witch King, also appears, as it is where the villainous white orc Azog rallies his forces about halfway through the film.Īn Unexpected Journey doesn’t solely rely on revisiting previously established locations in Middle-Earth, though. For much of the film, the group travels along a similar route to Sam, Frodo, and the rest of the Fellowship in the first half of that film.

An Unexpected Journey visits many of the same locations as Fellowship, as Bilbo, Gandalf and the company of Dwarves travel across the vast landscapes of Middle-Earth, visiting Rivendell along the way (where Elrond, Galadriel, and Saruman also come into play) before trekking through the treacherous Misty Mountains. The film then flashes back to a younger Bilbo and the adventure that drives this trilogy of films. With The Rings of Power currently bringing the world of Middle-Earth back to life through streaming, now is a good time to revisit the Hobbit trilogy to see how the films have aged over the nearly 10 years since their release. All three movies bring their own great things to the table, in addition to some aspects that keep them from being truly excellent. It’s nowhere near the quality of the Lord of the Rings films, but that doesn’t mean that the movies are entirely without merit. Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is a bit of a mixed bag. While Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy from the early 2000s usually dominates the conversation (as it should, it’s the best trilogy of films to ever be put to screen), Jackson’s prequel trilogy of films based on The Hobbit are the second most-notable instance of Middle-Earth on film. Tolkien’s world of Middle-Earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, recently kicking off its first season on Prime Video, there has been a lot of discussion about the various on-screen iterations of Middle-Earth.

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