![]() ![]() By the time The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies was released in 2014, fan expectations had been utterly dashed, and any sense of a hero's journey ending in triumph and celebration had been replaced with a gratified feeling that a long slog was finally over. Nostalgia alone couldn't buoy The Hobbit trilogy's transgressions, which became numerous and unwieldy as the movies boasted longer and longer running times. ![]() The Lord of the Rings had not only been an extraordinary cinematic achievement, but it also held a special place in fans' hearts who revered its homage to Tolkien's world-building. ![]() Unfortunately, with each year a sequel was released, the problems with the trilogy got progressively worse. From the time The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released in 2012 as part of a planned trilogy, fans wondered why Jackson was taking Tolkien's slim novel and splitting it into three films, but since it reignited the winter appointment viewing that The Lord of the Rings had been a decade before they dutifully supported it. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. Tolkien's work, fans couldn't wait to return to Middle-earth with The Hobbittrilogy, only to discover that it was worse than The Lord of the Rings movies. After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest-without their Wizard. After everything Peter Jackson accomplished adapting J.R.R. ![]()
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