Reply To: LotR revisited – what Peter Jackson got right and what he didn't

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The biggest issue with the Hobbit wasn’t the Romance, or even the inclusion of Tauriel to facilitate said romance. Romance in LotR was over exaggerated as well. It’s presence does not diminish the story, nor does it diminish the story in The Hobbit.

Nor was the problem the way they strung it out into 3 films by including material from the appendices to turn it into a true LotR prequel. Tolkien did that himself by including all notes in the appendix in the first place.

No. Neither of these things are a problem. The problem with the Hobbit is that It doesn’t seem able to decide whether it’s a kids film or a dark, foreboding prequel to LotR. As a result it flits from farcical comedy to serious drama and tension, often quite suddenly. Furthermore it relies far too much on CGI, far more than LotR – a great deal of which was done with practical effects and makeup. Prime examples of this are the White Orc, Azog, and Dain Ironfoot, both of whom are CGI characters. In LotR, all the Orcs were done with prosthetics and makeup.