Hello!
So a few
days ago I was talking about my plans to go to The Hobbit’s midnight release. I
did end up going, and had some points that I wanted to talk about.
First,
the “pro” parts. I have always enjoyed going to the midnight releases of
movies, because it’s just so much more fun. Firstly, you get to stay up all
night, and for those of us who are teenagers, that’s pretty legit. Secondly,
you get to hang out with your friends that are going to the midnight release.
Thirdly, you get to hang out with all of the cool, nerdy people that are fans
enough of a certain movie/franchise that they’ll show up to the midnight
release (Example: Guy who was dressed up in full chainmail for this particular release
of The Hobbit.). Now some things about this specific release that I liked was
the lack of a line. At the theater I went to they didn’t have people line up,
they just sent them directly into the theater. This was really nice, because
since they sold out three showings of the film, I didn’t have to wait in line
with close to 500 other people.
Those
are just the things that I really enjoy about midnight releases in general,
plus a few things about The Hobbit’s. But the movie itself was pretty good as
well. I won’t spoil too much of it, but I’m going to make a big point of giving
a big thumbs up to the soundtrack. The
soundtrack for the Lord of the Rings trilogy was high and brassy. It fit the
movies very well, though. There was a lot of action and it was intended to be
very epic, and you’d really have to watch the movies to get what I’m trying to
say. Now since The Hobbit was produced by the same dude that did the LotR
trilogy, I assumed the soundtrack would be the same, or at least very similar.
My mind was blown when I heard the main theme for the movie. It fits way better
than the trilogy’s would have. It’s more low and throaty than the trilogy’s, as
well. To hear it, look up the trailer on Youtube, and watch through the whole
thing. All-around, it was a pretty good movie as a whole, although I did have a
few complaints about it.
One of
my complaints would have to be the length. I mean, I really do not want to sit
through a three hour movie, even though it’s The Hobbit. A lot of the stuff
could have been condensed or left out, as well. And another gripe about it is
that this is the first of at least two, but possibly three movies. Because they
would all be about the same length, it seems like they’re just milking this cow
for as much as it’s worth, instead of putting real effort into it. I mean, the
Lord of the Rings books were two or three times the size of The Hobbit, and
there were three of them. Another complaint of mine is that they didn’t adapt
to the growth of the audience very well. Although the book was written for
children, the kids that read it “back in the day” are now in their late teens
or early twenties. So this movie seems to be tooled more towards younger kids,
with many elements of it that are far more fanciful than the trilogy films.
Aside
from these few complaints, though, The Hobbit was definitely a two-thumbs-up
movie. I really enjoyed it for the most part, and will probably see it again on
the big screen. To those of you who are unsure of whether you want to see it or
not, I’d definitely recommend it.
Thanks for reading
Matt Finley
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