A wonderful interpretation of the classic.

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2012)

I never thought anyone could turn a book like The Hobbit into 3 movies, but Peter Jackson has in his interpretation of Tolkien's classic. People expecting a replica of the book will be disappointed. There is much embellishment in the story, but I think it's appropriate and well done. For example, in the film, you get a short history of the Thorin's people - how they lost Erebor, their kingdom and their struggle with the Orcs and Goblins. You get a strong sense of this theme running in this film; of these people, these dwarfs being like refugees - people without a home, driven from their homes by war, who will go to great costs to regain what they've lost (is this Peter Jackson's commentary on the world refugee crisis?). The sets, costumes and make-up are great. And Howard Shore's movie score is as usual fantastic. Looking forward to the next instalments, but gosh we must wait so long to see the entire thing.