Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The prequel to The Lord of the Ring trilogy....

So the book The Fellowship of the Ring is 398 pages long. The book The Two Towers is 327 pages and the book Return of the King is 412 pages long. Each of these books were adapted into an award winning film of some length --178 minutes, 179 minutes, and 201 minutes respectively.

Having presented this information, please explain, why the book The Hobbit, that is only 310 pages long was adapted into 169 minute picture that only covered the first third of the book?

That's right ***spoiler alert*** there are going to be two more. The Hobbit: The Quest for More Money and The Hobbit: Enough Already!

Although the special effects are spectacular the movie itself presents the audience with about 30 minutes of information divided up by 139 minutes worth of battles and landscapes.

For those that are devout fans of the epic stories it is a must see, but for those that are barely enthusiasts. Ehhh.

** 3/4 Rentable

Rated PG-13 (for intense violence and frightening images)

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