Review: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (2012)

 

Peter Jackson is a legend! Period.

 

First things first, watching "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in IMAX was in itself an unexpected journey. Until a few months earlier, IMAX was only present in Hyderabad and Mumbai. Now that PVR cut short the long wait by opening one in Bangalore, it was a treat for a person like me who watches movies mainly for the visuals and the "movie making" style. Today, I was fulfilled of a dream - The IMAX Experience! (But was a little disappointed because we were promised to be shown a special 9 minute preview of the Star Trek sequel.)

 

Coming to the movie, The Hobbit is a 3 hour long movie and no where in these 3 hours do you look at your watch. The screenplay is so engaging that you don't feel like looking away from the screen. Now couple that with a huge screen and IMAX projection + 3D. You are taken into the world of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit!

 

What an experience. Fortunately, the movie was screened in 24fps, the images looked life like and huge. The characters move through you and things happen at your back. An experience not to be missed.

 

Music by Howard Shore is original and in places remind you of LOTR only to remind you further how the movie is connected to its epilogue (read. LOTR).

 

Visuals were simply stunning. Peter Jackson has kept most of his LOTR crew here too and no doubt they do magic on screen when brought together.

 

I don't want to comment on the story for it speaks for itself. The connections that The Hobbit has to LOTR is amazing. I mean I know its a prequel to it but still.

 

Martin Freeman, yes the man who played Watson to Sherlock Holmes in the U.K. TV series "Sherlock" does a fantabulous job in keeping us interested. All the other characters have played their parts well.

 

I'm not an avid book reader, I prefer to watch movies and I shall be eagerly waiting for the next part. Looks very promising.

 

Watch "The Hobbit" simply for its visual magic (only if you don't like the story) and its amazing story telling. You will be in complete awe, I promise.

 

Rating: 4/5

 

The Hobbit-An Unexpected Journey: Highly Impressive!