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The screenplay for
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is by Fran Walsh &
Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on
the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson also produced the film, together
with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive
producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn
Blackwood, with Philippa Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as
co-producers.
Under Jackson’s direction, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
was shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second and will be released in High Frame
Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and
IMAX®. Production took place at Jackson’s own facilities in Miramar,
Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
The second
chapter of the trilogy of films adapting the masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien is the perfect
sequel we were waiting for. The movie takes place obviously in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings”.
The
impending coming of a strong evil that Gandalf believed it was won and vanquished thousands of years earlier
is clear to be perceived, even those who havent read the book can now better
understand the roots and the circumstances which brought to the story of
"The Lord of the Rings" .
Bilbo Baggin`s journey with the 13 dwarves, Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield to the Lonely Mountain in search
of the hidden door to Erebor is articulated as a true adventure which develops among great landscapes but also
among many different mesmerizing interiors, with much predawn shade and night time and fire and water effects .
The Wood-elves under the rule of King Thranduil are true warriors who attack with
rapid-fire bows. Leaders are Legolas(Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel, played by Evangeline
Lilly. “It’s amazing to be back,”
says Orlando Bloom “‘The Lord of the Rings’ films were such a treasured experience for me, and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to return to this world and this character. And, better yet, I got into my old costume when I came back, and
it still fit!”
We experience the growing wrath of the orks and the wrath of Dragon Smaug.
We experience the
race of men represented by the lake-dwellers of the decaying Lake Town and its wooden houses.
We experience the desolation of Smaug: the land destroyed by dragon Smaug all around the Lonely Mountain with the ruins of the City of Dale.
After
decades in exile, Dwarf Prince Thorin Oakenshield wants to reclaim the old Kingdom
trying to awaken it from its aftermath. But
Smaug is still there as sentinel of the treasure and of the arkenstone. The winged Smaug is red, spits fire, is big and intelligent.
Bilbo's quest is to find the arkenstone, which is so important for
Thorin Oakenshiled. The encounter between Smaug and the little Hobbit Bilbo is an encounter between
two different yet intelligent and smart characters who give to the quest in Erebor
an awesome final touch.
10/10
Pictures copyright © 2013 Warner Bros.
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