The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey || Review

The fans of 'The Lord of the Rings' series, has got another movie to cherish. This is due to the release of the new Hollywood movie 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'. It is directed by Peter Jackson, the same creator of the 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. 

The new movie is an adaptation from the writer of 'TLOTR', J.R.R.Tolkin's novel 'The Hobbit'. This first part release will be followed by two more releases in the following years. Before watching, when I asked my friend, who is a great fan of foreign movies, about this Hobbit movie, he replied that "the movie is good, but you need to follow The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the characters in it, to understand the new release also". This put me in dilemma, the reason is simple, I had watched all the movies of 'The Lord of the Rings' series and I loved them, but still I don't know the original story 
of them...! 

'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' deals with the robbery of gold from the dwarf King by the giant dragon and the way in which the dwarf team headed by the Hobbit, conducts the hectic journey to get back the gold. On the way, they have to face highly destructive battles, even the nature stands against them. Though the duration of the movie runs near to three hours, we didn't get a good ending here. As there are sequels to follow, the director had not tried to kill the duck laying the golden egg. 

The movie introduces a new technology; capturing the visuals using 48frames per second style instead of the usual 24fps style, that has been practicing for decades. It didn't create any nuisance or black mark for the viewers, so we should assume that the new style got worked out well, but the advantage of this method is yet to be known. The movie is notable for its visual effects and CG sequences. The action scenes were impressive. The costumes, art and make up departments did their job well. Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie did an excellent job.

The length of the movie should have been cut short for a smooth watch. The director wants to repeat 'The Lord of the Rings' magic here. But, I don't know, whether the trilogy concept works smoothly in the case of 'The Hobbit'. Those who have read the story can clearly comment on this.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an adventure fantasy entertainer from Hollywood. Those who are very particular in watching the same, can go with your kids, who follows such types of fantasy literary works."



Medium : English
Starring : Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett
Director : Peter Jackson
Music : Howard Shore

Rating : 7 / 10