"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." Gandalf the Gray
The Hobbit trilogy makes for great Christmas family-time movies. They are long, but never boring. Full of action; sometimes over the top. But, hey, it’s a fantasy! what did you expect?
I found them quite entertaining, though I’ve heard some of the criticisms as well which seem to be fair. For instance, the Hobbit book is much shorter than The Lord of the Rings, but Warner Bros was intent on making a trilogy (probably because it would bring them more money), so they stretched the story out.
I haven’t read the book (yet), so I can’t judge on that front. But for what they were, The Hobbit films were enjoyable. One thing that struck me from the start was the heavy use of animation, which was much more common here than in The Lord of the Rings. I assume it was a way to keep the budget down, which feels a bit unprofessional. But I got used to them.
They’re not as epic as The Lord of the Rings, but I shit you not, watching them actually made me more interested in The Lord of the Rings and helped me follow its story logic better. That’s exactly what we did afterward: we watched all of The Lord of the Rings.
Last but not least, they have my most favorite wizard of them all: Radagast. It's a pity he does not appear in Lord of the Rings. So this remains an exclusive point for The Hobbit.
Score: 7/10 (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)!
Rewatch worthy: Yes ✅
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