I recently did a movie marathon with Brooke where we watched the three Hobbit movies: An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, and The Battle of the Five Armies.  I’d only ever seen the first movie of the trilogy prior to this event, and that was immediately after I’d read the book.  It’s been five years now, so I have a slightly different perspective, but, as someone who liked The Hobbit, you can expect me to have words about this film.

This review is a bit tricky because I very much have two opinions on this trilogy of movies – as The Hobbit, a concise novel that I know and love in its original form, and as eight hours of visual entertainment that stands on its own.  Expect spoilers for both as I think through it. Continue reading A Trilogy of Hobbits →