The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 8/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
Plot: a young Bilbo Baggins sets out on a journey to the Lonely Mountains along with thirteen dwarves to rescue stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug.
Following the phenomenal success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit has finally reached cinema screens with fantastic success and although the original novel by J.R.R. Tolkien was more child-like than the Rings trilogy, Jackson’s addition of a certain amount of darkness and action is extremely effective.
Plot: a young Bilbo Baggins sets out on a journey to the Lonely Mountains along with thirteen dwarves to rescue stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug.
Following the phenomenal success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit has finally reached cinema screens with fantastic success and although the original novel by J.R.R. Tolkien was more child-like than the Rings trilogy, Jackson’s addition of a certain amount of darkness and action is extremely effective.
The acting is perhaps the biggest success of this film;
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins seems a little uncertain at first; however, as
the film progresses, he really becomes the character we all love, with a
particular scene with Andy Serkis (Gollum) becoming a highlight. Ian McKellen
returns as Gandalf the Grey, giving us terribly emotional lines to will Bilbo
on, as well as some moments of intense action. Also, we see some nice
appearances from the likes of Christopher Lee and Cate Blanchett.
The film is also very successful in the way that it never slows down; once the group leave Bag End, we plummet above, below and within mountains, coming across all manner of creatures. All of the creatures, in fact, are done very well with spectacular special effects. However, some scenes are so covered in green screen it is sometimes noticeable; a distraction for dedicated film fans.
In Conclusion: with fantastic creatures, a stellar cast and a moderately exciting ending, An Unexpected Journey shows us that Peter Jackson rarely faults.
The film is also very successful in the way that it never slows down; once the group leave Bag End, we plummet above, below and within mountains, coming across all manner of creatures. All of the creatures, in fact, are done very well with spectacular special effects. However, some scenes are so covered in green screen it is sometimes noticeable; a distraction for dedicated film fans.
In Conclusion: with fantastic creatures, a stellar cast and a moderately exciting ending, An Unexpected Journey shows us that Peter Jackson rarely faults.
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