Tolkiens The Hobbit is commonly considered a tome for children, full of English oddity and accessible language, but it forms, also, the essential sprouting of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. That said, whilst Jackson juggles such complex stories, one would expect a few narrative loose ends across the transition from sequel to prequel. However, the man at the helm drops not one stitch and pays perfect homage to the world. It is upon this superior narrative that Jackson has undeniably been focused for the fifteen years that he has spent bringing Tolkiens literary creation to life. The fact is, and youll be foolish to think otherwise, that having exhausted nearly a third of his life on the project, Jacksons understanding of Tolkien lore can be presumed to exceed that of anybody else and the way he shot The Hobbit trilogy reveals it unmistakably. The sheer scope of Middle-earth is expertly realised and Jacksons all-encompassing knowledge means that he is able to focus on the individual world of each of the characters, capturing the micro detail of their personalities, whilst also constructing the overall world of the film in order to achieve the illusion of a self-contained fantasy realm.
