The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: Negative Comments on the Battle of Smaug

2021-10-13 18:32
The result is the most important. The result of the film is: as a story, as an adventure, as the direction of a work of art, as a visual spectacle, it is as desolate and failing as the title in almost every aspect. () 
The biggest problem focusing on "The Hobbit 2" is still too long. The 166-minute movie length and the 3D version still make people's eyes a little uncomfortable. Although the second episode eliminates the need to introduce characters and directly enters the main story, the endless encounters with dangers, non-stop scene transitions and other clearance games are somewhat "visual fatigue". What's more, the characters in the film are extremely complicated. There are as many as thirteen dwarves. With the addition of various elves, necromen, orcs, wizards, etc., fans who are not familiar with the original can neither remember their names nor recognize them. Staying on the face, it's no wonder that you want to feel drowsy. () 
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug quotes

  • Smaug: It's Oakenshield. That filthy Dwarvish usurper! He sent you in here for the Arkenstone, didn't he?

    Bilbo Baggins: No no no no no, I have no idea what you're talking about...

    Smaug: Don't bother denying it! I guessed his foul purpose some time ago! But it matters not. Oakenshield's quest will fail. A darkness is coming. It will spread to every corner of the land!

  • Smaug: You are being used, Thief in the Shadows. You were only ever a means to an end. The coward Oakenshield has weighed the value of your life and found it worth nothing...

    Bilbo Baggins: No. No! You're lying!