This In-Depth Video Essay Re-Examines THE HOBBIT Trilogy and Everything That's Wrong With It
For the record, I actually loved Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy. I'll admit, it wasn't perfect and stretching the story out of the course of three films may not have been necessary, but I enjoyed it! I loved Peter Jackson's vision of Middle Earth and I am one of those fans that would gladly take everything I could get.
There was a lot of hype build up for this trilogy, but it seemed to fall flat with most audiences. There definitely seemed to be a lot of frustration with the adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkiens classic novel, which ended up weaving in several other story threads from other books and adding new characters, which I personally didn't have any issues with.
Anyway, whether you are a fan of The Hobbit trilogy or not, I have a fantastic video essay series for you to watch from Lindsay Ellis, who embarked on an adventure of her own to give us an in-depth dissection of the adaptation, and even though she sets out to try to give it "a fair shake", it really ends up breaking down everything that is wrong with it.
There are three videos in the series and you can watch them all below.