Seems like prequels are a curse for beloved trilogies
So when the hobbit was announced the fans of Lord of the rings franchise were cautiously optimistic?
So acquired by chance and the will of wizard fates decided I would become part of this tale
Now Peter Jackson the writer and director of Lord of the rings
Wanting to make the Hobbit first he originally wanted the short book to be the first movie in a trilogy
and the two movies that followed it would be the entirety of Lord of the rings a
Peter Jackson was unable to get the rights for the hobbit and of course he went on to make the incredibly
successful and well-received Lord of the rings
It was stated that in 2010 the rights for the hobbit were to expire
So Jackson and new Line cinema would make the movie then
so when the Hobbit was actually announced
It was supposed to be told in two movies from a new vision from a new director that director being Guillermo Del Toro
Was fresh off the success of the hellboy series and one of my favorite movies of all time Pan's labyrinth
[it] was said that he was supposed to bring a fresh new angle to the world of Middle-Earth
Peter Jackson was eventually brought onto the film as an executive producer
Jackson went on to explain that she chose not to direct the films because it would have been
Unsatisfying to compete with his previous films
nonetheless Peter Jackson took on a writing role
So in 2008 Del Toro and Peter Jackson Began writing the scripts with a couple others
writing sessions became longer and longer
Story structure was constantly changing [in] two years later the film that was originally supposed to be released in 2011
Did not have a complete script the proposed script from Guillermo Del Toro?
Was said to have one movie with bill bowes journey it would include the entirety of [Bilbo] story from beggin to the Lonely mountain
It would all be included the second movie would show the same events but from a different angle
for example gandalf the venture to the white council and the realization of Sauron
Although production was being delayed Guillermo Del [toro's] seemed like he was the perfect choice [for] helming this massive project
he actually said he interpreted [the] hobbit being set in a world more slightly golden
beginning and the film would take you from a time of more purity to a darker reality throughout the film
but in the spirit and the manner of the book
until Del Toro actually went on to state his passion [for] scale models and background paintings in
2010
Guillermo Del Toro left [the] Hobbit because of ongoing delays
And this is where in my opinion the [Hobbit] fell apart before it even started
Peter Jackson eventually decided to take on the directing role and over the next couple months
Peter Jackson made two major decisions that I believe ruined the Hobbit
Jackson eventually made the decision that the story would [be] better tools in three movies rather than two
The story would take on a more linear approach than had been originally intended and the decision to include the battle of the five armies
Although it can be debated. I feel like an unexpected journey was the best of the trilogy, you might as Why? one simple reason.
It's Bilbo's story. No, no, I'm not a burglar. I've never stolen a thing in my [life]
He's the main character his Arc is the one we follow
It's just like the book. It's a hobbit scale not to mention that Martin Freeman is pretty much perfect for the role
I feel the biggest problem with the Hobbit overall if the tone is all over the place
Hobbit should have been exactly what the book was a light-hearted adventure story with warriors monsters in an unlikely Hero
What we got with Peter Jackson giving us some light-hearted moments [as] the hobbit has to offer mixed with force-fed
Unapologetic epicness that stands out like a sore thumb
[well]
Why did Peter Jackson do this simply put it's the fear that the Hobbit will feel?
anticlimactic in comparison to the Lord of the Rings this simple [fear]
Snowballs into something that is abysmal in my opinion
it's the inclusion of
characters and things that would in
Their opinion improve on the source material it's almost too easy to criticize the inclusion of material and the forced unearned
relationship she has with one of the dwarves the inclusion of legolas a fan favorite because hey he could have been in the Hobbit and
The whole last movie feels like something completely separate out of another story almost every inclusion
That's not in the original book. That's the Hobbit
That's the story [ajar] and feels out of place whether you like the additions or not
It doesn't really matter because ultimately it waters down [the] most important thing in this story bilbo
Every side character secondary story or Callback to the Lord of the rings
Distracts from what the story should be leading to bilbo and a dragon
This is actually something that the film pulled off beautifully. It's just a pity that the scenes book ended with this in
this
Now that we've established that the lord of the rings should have a clear divide in tone
There's one thing that should have not remain change from the two trilogies
Do you remember the warm feeling of Hobbiton as gandalf made his way through those paths the lord of the [rings]?
Now view a similar scene in the Hobbit [it] just feels different [now] most people don't pick up on this
but subconsciously there's a warmth and grittiness the lord of the rings [and]
One of the main reasons in my opinion is because the trilogy is shot on film Leader Jackson shot
Lord of the rings on film and then intended to shoot [the] Hobbit [in] three need this would have been
incredibly expensive to shoot in a film format
So instead they opted for red digital cameras this decision
Isn't drastically wrong right off the bat red cameras can do incredibly gorgeous things?
But if you want to recapture that warmth from Lord of the rings you shouldn't change your format
And I also firmly believe that fantasy in particular Middle-earth lends itself perfectly to film there's a soft [flowing] grain
And it's not the clearest picture which helps us suspend our disbelief
Which brings me to my next point in addition to three neat the films were to be shot in?
48 frames per second usually films are shot in 24 frames per second making this double a typical movie
This shooting style in addition to the digital camera made for pristine images that almost looked like you were looking through a window
[you] might say that isn't [that] a good thing well no
Everything looks artificial cGI becomes tremendously more apparent take for example this scene from the Hobbit
Due to the 3D in the 48 frames per second the amount of light the camera needs is much greater
So the scenes are lit in an unnatural way in order to correct for this process the glow from the sky is over pronounce
The Clarity is far
Unrealistic for a night scene with only the campfire to light it now look at a similar scene from Lord of the rings
There's a clear difference
It feels natural as you probably noticed the scene from the Hobbit was enhanced with CGI as well
another terrible decision from the movies Lord of the Rings opted for miniatures and set pieces
While Peter Jackson and crew relied much more heavily on CGI for [the] Hobbit and it sticks out as if it's a cartoon in some
Portions the amount of weight [an] object has is very
Difficult to [communicate] with cGI [as] you can see in Lord of the rings the movies aren't without their faults
But this happens tenfold in the hobbit, Legolas turns into a god-like creature who does not abide to the laws of gravity?
CgI Orcs replace actors in full makeup and full character designs are completely CG
Now these decisions the technical in the story are obviously
[big] decisions, but I believe the biggest mistake was having Peter Jackson Film this trilogy
How does this compare to Lord of the rings was in the back of Peter Jackson's head while he was making it?
And I don't think he ever touched him down to the emotional weight that lord of the rings had
Whether you can enjoy the public for what it was or you hated every single moment from unexpected Journey onwards?
I think [we] can all agree that there are moments of Brilliance and
Somewhere inside all the mess. There's a great movie
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