The film was beyond my expectations in almost every way.
I was mainly impressed by how the film felt as I watched it, very similarly to the book, it feels like a grown up fairy tale and I was very happy to see this magic come to life.
It was also very comendable how well the material not from the book was integrated, most notably the white council and Radagast parts. Having said that, having had only the book to go on for so many years, the 3 trolls part was not quite as I had hoped, not that it was not well done, I just would have liked to see Peter Jackson attempt to get the Gandalf imitation part into cinema.
I was breathless at times to see some of the absolutely incredible backdrops and found myself looking behind the characters at middle earth, a land I have imagined for many years now and am always eager to see other peoples ideas. These incredible settings help to transport you to a simply magical world that Peter Jackson has created.
I would also like to make a comment on the incredible acting, and not just how flawless it seemed, which helped to transport us into the world, but also the style, which again gave it that fairy-tale feel.
In conclusion, this film is almost exactly what you should expect considering the way The Lord of The Rings was filmed andhow the two seperate tales feel when you read them, The Hobbit is far more easier to fall in love with and I feel the film is also easier to fall in love with which, when you consider the success on TLOTR is a monumentus acheivement, I will definitely be seeing this film another two to three times in the cinema, hopefully in all of the formats, and I would recommend, and even urge those that have yet to see it to do so at some point, this is one film you do not want to miss!

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