These days, an engaging prologue is as essential to a fantasy film's success as the main plot is. Thus, with the above considered, it is time for An Unexpected Journey to weigh itself in the following ten similarities between both films will ultimately decide which opening installment currently reigns supreme. Though a true fan of Tolkien appreciates that both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are as different as they are similar, Jackson's obvious odes to The Fellowship of the Ring will ensure that comparisons are unavoidable. Indeed, unlike the plaudits received by the technology used to render Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, the controversial pioneering of the high frame rate format was seen by many as a step too far.Ĭoupled with the unfortunately unavoidable comparisons between An Unexpected Journey and The Fellowship of the Ring - the opening installment of Jackson's other trilogy - the critical failure of The Hobbit will be seen by many as a grave disappointment in the years to come. In a year in which fantasy has been forced to play second fiddle to many other genres of the industry - thanks in part to the forgettable Snow White and the Huntsman and the under appreciated John Carter - The Hobbit, it would seem, announced itself to the world during a time in which cynicism governed the day. aving been panned by critics - though, seemingly adored by everyone else - Peter Jackson's second delve into the adventure-ridden realms of Middle Earth looks set to be the most controversially talked about film of 2012. At the time of writing, it has been exactly two weeks to the day since The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit UK screens.
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