Hobbit Revisited!

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2013)

Watching this movie, I wasn't sure what to expect. After LOTR, coming up with anything even close to it, seemed a gargantuan task, even for Peter Jackson! The book Hobbit doesn't give much scope to make it as epic as LOTR. But After watching The Hobbit, I realised i was wrong to compare the movies. LOTR was dark, brooding, everything leading to the final war for the Ring. Hobbit, on the other hand, is so much more about Bilbo Baggins. Its about how a half-ling faces everything. A bunch of dwarfs led by their displaced king. Gandalf leading them all to an adventure, whose larger purpose he doesn't yet understand. It all seems to fit in when u think of it in a larger perspective. Martin Freeman as Bilbo is fabulous! I dint think anybody could look more a Hobbit than Elijah as Frodo, but i was surprised! Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, the brooding leader of the Dwarfs was amazing too! But this movie is not all about the ring or the story of the dwarfs or even Bilbo. Its about so much more. The cinematography is beautiful. The CGI is fantastic! The best part about the movie though, I felt was the music! Song of the Lonely Mountain and Far Over the Misty Mountain the song of the dwarfs leaves an impression like none another! A solid 9 pointer!