When it
comes time to bring J.R.R. children's books Tolkien's The Hobbit to the
big screen, Peter Jackson did not go to a direct adaptation. Draw
from the attachment to The Lord of the Rings, he and the author
recreated the story in its own image of the Rings trilogy was highly
successful, but last year The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey doesn't
quite do feat. Heavy on the grandeur but the
light on the audience the drama and characters that are easy to remember
falling in love with 10 years ago, it raised a new question: can
Jackson and creative team building adventures are stronger now that they
have the initial set-up is out of the way.
As
a feat of sheer technical excellence, the Hobbit: The Desolation of
Smaug is the magic: imaginary creatures come to life, fantastic world is
manifested, and the sequence of heart shows what an accomplished action
Director Jackson has become. At the same time, it does not go beyond the fundamental issues which plagued the first outing. The
result is an entertaining adventure with some of the really expert-but
they still failed to justify the film's almost three-hour run.
