The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug 4K 2013 EXTENDED Ultra HD 2160p

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Continuation of the journey of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf and 13 brave dwarfs. Their company must get to the Lonely Mountain. And there they will face the greatest danger of all - a creature much more terrifying than all their past opponents, a monster that will test the strength not only of their courage, but the strength of their friendship and the correctness of the chosen path - the dragon Smaug.

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The outgoing year, continuing the tradition of the previous one, decided to please fans of fantasy genres, the works of the greatest writer of the last century and those who are simply not indifferent to the fate of the long-suffering Middle-earth with another part of the adventures of the notorious Hobbit Bilbo Baggins. The second film of Peter Jackson's trilogy "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", based on just one story "The Hobbit, or There and Back", became the loudest premiere, if not the whole year, then December, that's for sure. But were the high expectations placed on this film justified? Was Peter Jackson able to improve on the already fine-tuned storytelling model since 2001 and fix the flaws for which the previous part was criticized? This is what we have to find out.

Without a doubt, Peter Jackson, who made a name for himself in the film adaptations of the fantasy universe of Tolkien, knows his stuff with a bang. It is not without reason that his previous trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" has collected dozens of different awards and was positively received by critics and viewers around the world. But due to the difference in the genres of the original source, every now and then he drifted in the wrong direction. In the first part of the film trilogy "The Hobbit", Peter Jackson decided to rely entirely on the original and almost line by line to transfer each chapter of the book to the big screens. Fortunately, the timing of the film (over three hours) allowed. And all would be fine, but not everyone liked such chewed up material, given that only a third of Tolkien's story was filmed. The fantasy director managed to convey the spirit of adventure and all of Middle-earth, for which everyone fell in love with his "Lord of the Rings", but the film turned out to be painfully prolonged, the budget of which exceeded $ 200 million. Too few action scenes and too much talk, that was last year's viewer verdict.

In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Peter, as if remembering his work on the previous trilogy, decided to give the fans of the saga what they asked for - spectacular battles. What-what, and there are a lot of them. The battles in this part are given a central place. For almost half of the film, the viewer watches spectacular battles involving Bilbo, dwarves, magicians, elves against spiders, orcs and even the Dark Lord. But the main villain, after whom the picture was named, was given only half an hour of screen time, almost entirely consisting of action. Even if the battles are not as grandiose as before, but in terms of entertainment they are in no way inferior, or even surpass the battles from "The Lord of the Rings", it is clear that new technologies have made themselves felt. The beauty of the picture, in principle, is inherent in the entire franchise, which are only panoramic views of Middle-earth, recreation of the atmosphere of Mirkwood, Lake City and Lonely Mountain, you can admire them endlessly. So in this aspect, the second part is not inferior to the previous film.

Acting game also remained at the proper level. I want to believe the images created by the actors. That only is the play of Martin Freeman, who seemed to have been created for the role of Bilbo Baggins. As Bilbo's character changes during the journey, Martin's acting also changes, albeit not always in accordance with the original, but rather under the strong pressure of the Lord of the Rings trilogy novel, but still extremely convincing. A pleasant surprise was the appearance on the screen of Orlando Bloom as Legolas, the Mirkwood elf.

Legolas, you ask? After all, it was not in the book. Where did he come from? These are the questions that are raining down on Peter Jackson. Indeed, Peter decided to move away from the original source in the second part of his new trilogy. Undoubtedly, Orlando Bloom in the image of Legolas, as in the future, came to the taste of a new, especially female, audience. But the years made themselves felt, and the former young man, despite the fact that "The Hobbit" is essentially a prequel, looks on the screen as an adult man. And, alas, this is not Peter Jackson's only omission.

When watching the second part of the trilogy, as a film adaptation of which literally five chapters of the original story were involved. Children who grew up on the story of "The Hobbit" will be amazed beyond measure. What happened to the kind children's fairy tale? Why are the gnomes fighting, and not cunning, fighting their way to freedom? What happened to the residents of Lake City, Bilbo and Thorin Oakenshield? Jackson has no answer to these questions. Even though he was guided by the original story and drafts of Tolkien, the fans of the saga will not understand his vision of the universe, which even without him chewed on by Tolkien.

Reliance on "The Lord of the Rings" made itself felt, and it cannot be said that for the better. After all, Bilbo, guided by the power of the ring, like Golum killing the creatures of Mirkwood, is clearly not the Hobbit that Tolkien portrayed.

This is not to say that Peter Jackson's work fell short of expectations. He filmed the next part of the story, taking into account the claims of the fans. Good or bad he did it - the viewer will decide. But, in my opinion, Jackson did a tremendous job, guided, in fact, only by Tolkien's drafts. Even though he departed from the standard of a children's fairy tale, he showed the characters growing up and was able to interest in an unexpected ending all those who were not indifferent to the fate of Middle-earth ...