It's finally here!! And it looks awesome. I know there are a ton of people who will forever bitch about this trilogy but I will never be one of those people. Is it as good as The Lord of the Rings? No, it's not. But that does not change the fact that for me it's a pleasure to return to the world I love, to characters and stories that I love. I usually have a lot of issues with adaptations, Harry Potter being the prime example, but with LOTR and The Hobbit I don't mind the changes or additions. I think it's great that Jackson is using the appendix to bring the trilogies together. Of course without seeing the third film first, it's hard to say what the end result will be but I think it will work really well.
And if the teaser is to be believed, it will be a wonderful journey. The best thing about the trailer is definitely the music. I love the soundtracks of LOTR and The Hobbit to death and I spend months listening to nothing else but them when I was working on my dissertation because the soundtracks are my source of motivation. And one of my favourite scenes in all of the films is Billy Boyd singing The Edge of Night. It's beautiful and sad and amazing. And it fits the teaser perfectly.
Other observations
- I can't wait to see Galadriel be a total badass. The fact that she's walking barefoot in what I assume is Dol Guldur is awesome.
- Lee Pace looks fabulous. I have loved him since I saw Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies and seeing his eyebrows is going to be one of the highlights of the film.
- I imagine watching Thorin being a complete dick is going to be easier than reading it in the book since he looks like Richard Armitage. I never really liked Thorin since he is a prissy old man but the films have made me understand his character and I might even cry at the end of the battle.
- It's going to be a bit weird seeing Luke Evans and Orlando Bloom act together since they look so similar. If Luke's hair was a bit shorter he'd look just like Orlando did in The Pirates of the Caribbean films. At least Orlando is blonde in this one so I can tell them apart.
- A nice callback to the first film in the scene where Thorin tells Bard he will have his war. Notice he's wearing a crown that looks like the same one his grandfather was wearing when Smaug attacked. This shows he's in the same mindset where the treasure means more than anything else.
- The teaser looks awesome and I'm already so excited to see the whole film!
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