Dec 16, 2012  Movies: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  Ok,
let's save the annoying intro about huge expectations, the
dramedy of changing directors, and the horrifying decision to
turn a small children's book into a giant movie trilogy, and cut
to the chase. And the chase is this - The Hobbit is finally
here. And it is big. But is it big enough?  No, it isn't. And
yes, it kinda is. Coming as a prequel to the biggest fantasy
movie franchise ever made, carries a lot of pressure and
expectations. The visuals of Middle Earth are inherited, and a
huge change in aesthetics is not only unnecessary, but
undesirable as well. However, The Lord of the Rings was a dark
epic story, while The Hobbit is a fun children-friendly
adventure. So how do you translate the visuals of a dark epic to
that? The answer is - you go multiple personality on it. An
Unexpected Journey is much lighter in tone, but features
elements that do not match this. We remember goblins in The
Fellowship as those blood-thirsty, wall-crawling clicking