Also approaching is Azog's orc army, which threatens to overpower any one of the protagonist armies. Soon Thorin, like Smaug before him, becomes obsessed with the Lonely Mountain's treasure, and incites a war with the elves, led by Thranduil (Lee Pace) and trailed by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) remains the captive of the Necromancer - aka Sauron (also voiced by Cumberbatch) - as Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) and Elrond (Hugo Weaving) conspire to free him. Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the dwarves watch in horror from Erebor, while Bard the Bowman (Luke Evans) battles the dragon in Laketown, earning the respect of its people. The film picks up seconds after The Desolation of Smaug ends: The great, fire-breathing dragon (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) descends upon Laketown, bathing its residents in a sea of fire. This atmosphere and a stretched-thin narrative are the trilogy's biggest flaws, and these are most apparent in The Battle of the Five Armies. The Hobbit provides an often cartoonish, CGI-overloaded universe that is simply not as immersive as the Middle-Earth of Jackson's first films. Some of his technique has improved, but his success on The Lord of the Rings was largely due to on-set improvisation and in-camera effects work. One marked difference is that Jackson has slipped as a practical filmmaker. The source material for The Hobbit is less serious, the narrative less dour, and Jackson's latter trilogy is decidedly more upbeat than its predecessor. This trilogy does not quite resonate like The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and that is OK. There is a lot to like about the world building, characters and technical achievements on screen. Jackson's work here is, of course, impressive. But the malaise has now set in, particularly with this extended cut of the final part, The Battle of the Five Armies. Some fans suggested the narrative could easily have been told in one setting, but I resisted joining their cries. Tolkien's story should have been two shorter films. Until now I resisted jumping on the bandwagon to complain that this screen adaptation of J. Reaching the finish line of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Trilogy is an accomplishment for both viewer and director. Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution.
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