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Films used in this episode:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012, dir. Peter Jackson
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013, dir. Peter Jackson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014, dir. Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002, dir. Peter Jackson
Now, I know The Hobbit trilogy already gets a lot of hate for its faults in its pacing, characterization and over-reliance on CGI.
But the final film in the series, The Battle of the Five Armies, flat out changes the format of not only the two previous Hobbit films, but also the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I feel like no one is talking about this.
I think the previous 5 films in the series could almost be classified as road movies. The characters are on a quest, which not only provides a linear progression of the story, but also showcases the many different creatures and environments of Middle-Earth.
My real issue with The Battle of the Five Armies, is that the film just sits still. Literally.
It's very clear to me that the third film was effectively the crumbs left at the bottom of the cookie jar, desperately stitched together to make a lacklustre ending to the trilogy, which I think should have just been the ending to the second film.
The Battle of the Five Armies is not a road movie. There is no quest from point A to point B. It takes place almost entirely in this one valley, and because of this I don’t think it fits with the rest of the movies in the saga.
CULT POPCORN! 60 second video essays which focus on film, television and any other type of media we consume and devour handfuls at a time.
All external media in this video is used for educational purposes.
VISIT THE WEBSITE ► cultpopture.com
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/9EFEIa
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ► goo.gl/tuixnW
FIND US ON ITUNES ► goo.gl/7VuQ6L
FOLLOW US ON SOUNDCLOUD ► goo.gl/YGC7oK
EMAIL US AT ► cultpopturemedia@gmail.com
Films used in this episode:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012, dir. Peter Jackson
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013, dir. Peter Jackson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014, dir. Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002, dir. Peter Jackson
Now, I know The Hobbit trilogy already gets a lot of hate for its faults in its pacing, characterization and over-reliance on CGI.
But the final film in the series, The Battle of the Five Armies, flat out changes the format of not only the two previous Hobbit films, but also the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I feel like no one is talking about this.
I think the previous 5 films in the series could almost be classified as road movies. The characters are on a quest, which not only provides a linear progression of the story, but also showcases the many different creatures and environments of Middle-Earth.
My real issue with The Battle of the Five Armies, is that the film just sits still. Literally.
It's very clear to me that the third film was effectively the crumbs left at the bottom of the cookie jar, desperately stitched together to make a lacklustre ending to the trilogy, which I think should have just been the ending to the second film.
The Battle of the Five Armies is not a road movie. There is no quest from point A to point B. It takes place almost entirely in this one valley, and because of this I don’t think it fits with the rest of the movies in the saga.
CULT POPCORN! 60 second video essays which focus on film, television and any other type of media we consume and devour handfuls at a time.
All external media in this video is used for educational purposes.
