Does the “Hobbit” Hold Up?

The Hobbit

by Jay Pinder

The Hobbit, Battle of Five Armies is the last installment of The Lord of the Rings series, helming the catchphrase… one last stand.

Being the last of the franchise of multiple movies, many place this in comparison to the final Harry Potter. So the question can be begged, How does it hold up as a final film?

Most books after being split up into several parts in film seem to have a regular structure. The film begins with lots of resolution and story building, finally rising to the point of climax, and ending just before the climax; thus making the next film nothing but action and then a little bit of conclusion. This film, however, does not fully contain the thrill ride that the many other films before it have exemplified; not exactly, at least.

The Hobbit Battle of Five Armies starts where the previous film ended. An epic dragon attack! This creates about 15 to 20 minutes of action, which is awesome to say the least. Watching this movie in 3D HFR made that scene fantastic. The graphics were beautiful, the action was amazing and it was very intense. But the film fell immediately after that into a typical Lord of the Rings type scenario, where it’s a lot of talking and walking for at least an hour. The 3D HFR in these parts of the film made the film look very awkward and seemed a little bit like a well filmed BBC special. For the most part, this created a bit of a lull in the film, but passed that part became the straight climax and action that you look for in these films. If you were to take the hour of story that they built in there and dumbed it down to about 15 minutes, it could have been about an hour and a half of straight action.

All in all though the film was good for its standards. It probably doesn’t reach the level of Lord of the Rings Return of the King but it still concludes the series on a good note. The action was intense, the characters were well developed and it left you wishing there was more.

Despite the lulls, if you can handle the odd BBC like quality in the middle of the film, the beginning and the end action scenes intensely holdup in graphics. The orcs no longer look silly and fake. The entire piece folds up really well. It would be recommendable to see this film in 3D HFR just for the beginning and end of the film. But aside from the sake of missing anything, it may be recommendable to take a quick bathroom or popcorn break in the middle of the feature, because you’re going to see a lot of the same thing during the long movie. If you’re looking for the same Lord of the Rings feeling with some really good graphics and some good action, and can handle the long walking and talking scenes, this film is for you.

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