First of all. My Hobbit knowledge is a bit rusty because I left my book in Jakarta and I have no access to the previous movies because for some reason my harddisk adapter is broken (glaring at the wall for I can't glare at my mum). Anyway, this is the first time I watch a movie based on a book that I have not reread before watching it. It feels different and shocking. I almost forgot one of the key event in the ending and one other thing that I suspect did happen in the book but I have no recollection at all that leave me gasping for air. Embarrassing, yes, for an avid reader, not to reread the book before going into the movie, but I have to let it pass. Let bygone be bygone.
*exhaling* so, the second the movie started I feel a bit disoriented. They literally continue where they left off and it's a bit too hectic too early for my own taste. But as I found the rhytem, I start to enjoy it. But err, the scene where err, Tauriel and Kili's part their way, it's... hmm. Well the acting was okay but the way it presented sorta feel a little bland (?) for me.
There's a couple of scene that made me sick. Sick as in physically sick. The bird's view shots in the battle scene Galadriel, Saruman, Radagast the Brown, and Elrond VS. the ring wraiths is a bit too much, it makes my head dizzy. And the scene when Thorin finally break out of his dragon sickness makes me dizzy as well, but I get the feeling that it was my reward for being so caught up in the movie and gluing my eyes too hard to the screen.
Ah, the scene where Thorin roared at Bilbo to show him what he was clutching is good. I don't remember reading it (and I suspect that it's not in the book) but it punctuated the dragon sickness so yes I love that scene. The soft expression when he heard Bilbo's explanation that changed in a matter of a split second was painfully beautiful. It's a good thing that they not only highlighted but also bold, underline and italics Thorin's obsession without being too much.
It pretty much the same as the book, only the war (or I might say battle) of the five armies was waaay more grand than what it is in the book. Never mind the book. It was even bigger than the war in LOTR! It's understandable for some reason, so I got no complain about that really. Just getting the fact out of my head.
One thing that really like about the movie is that they make Tauriel. And I know, I know this is very cheeky of me too say but every great war movie should have a badass chick init. It balance the testosteron level and if you're lucky you could even throw a bit of love tragedy in (of course without really deviate the whole story from the plot). In this case, Tauriel works perfectly well. Evangeline Lily's moves were elegant it complement the badassness and the beauty she represent. I'm talking shit here but who cares.
Martin Freeman's acting though.... as I have previously stated in my Path account is.... (wait I didn't actually produce a word to describe it) well. His brilliance shone through his oxymoronic expression (is it even a thing?). I can feel it in my bones when he smiled with his sad eyes and it's killing me. (Going to nip my comment on my path account for a bit)
Martin's face when he said he's my friend is just..... it remind me of the time he said "he's my friend" in The Reichenbach Fall" and the amount of pain I feel when I saw that, almost a 1/2 of the pain I feel in TRF. And it's says a lot actually. Because in TRF, I AM emotionally invested in the relationship between Martin and Benedict. I'm not that into Martin-Richard Armitage and to make me feels that way... it's just.. well, I could be a bit biased, but damn Martin and his "I'll just say it with my expression" type of acting.
What else. Okay. Lee Pace is soooo stunning I want to claw his face. Ian McKellan is as usual... good, great, gloooorious as expected. Orlando Bloom nice. Well, it's a bit redundant to list of everyone because they're all have done a great job acting wise.
Okay. Done with the little ones, now onto the big picture.
The movie is a tad (are you kidding me?) darker than the previous The Hobbits, that is a fact and I kinda dislike it. And here's an unpopular opinion: I like the idea of making only two the hobbit movie. LET ME FINISH MY OPINION. Yeah I know the detail is very good and I didn't oppose to that, but the way the story split. It didn't sat well with me. It feels too different, the movie, and not as fluid as I would like it to be. But well, it's just a hypothetical opinion. If they did only make two I'm sure I'll say "pity they didn't make it three parts".
Ugh. Humans, right?
And OH! one more thing: I liked "there and back again" better than "the battle of five armies" though now I know why did they change the title. More suitable to the story, because they didn't really think the "back again" is worth more than just a passing.
As a conclusion, I would say that this movie is not without it flaws but still enjoyable. Their strong point is the war and the ending. Okay that is all I want to say.
4 stars for the acting
3 stars for everything else. So I have to say all and all 3 1/2 stars.
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