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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Lake Town is burning. The dragon Smaug is destroying the town and its people. They are trying to get away on boats, but they won't get far. A man stands alone in the rubble as his country man flee. His bow and his arrows are strung around his shoulder. He shoots and hits, but no normal arrow will pierce the hide of a dragon, and there is only one thing that will. A black arrow. His son is running toward him with the only one right now...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the last of a trilogy that has captivated audiences for three years. The Hobbit was a prequel to The Lord of the Rings. After the great success of those movies, Director Peter Jackson thought it was time for another Lord of the Rings trilogy. He split the book, The Hobbit into three parts, An  Unexpected  Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, and The Battle of the Five Armies. Was this movie an epic classic that finished the Lord of the Rings off with a bang, or just a dull battle?

Acting

The acting in this movie was good at the least. Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen, and Richard Armitage. Martin Freeman did an especially good job bringing out the character of Bilbo Baggins. Richard Armitage also did a great job of showing us the inner battle he was having with himself. These characters really showed there emotion well in the most emotional of all six Lord of the Rings movies.

Music

The Lord of the Rings have been known to have very unique soundtracks. This one is no exception. The whole album is very good and it goes very well with the story line. This is an album that also sounds good by itself and can be listened to for its calming and dramatic music. Its credit song was made by Billy Boyd, a star from the Lord of the Rings movies. He came up with a depressing song that goes perfectly with the last movie.

Special Effects

The special effects in this movie are awesome! The town burning, the dragon, the war. They are so real you feel you're right there (especially if you watch it in 3D.) It's hard to even describe how good the special effects were. I think this movie has the best special effects of any movie I have watched! (And that's saying a lot!)

Conclusion

The main thing people didn't like about the Battle of the Five Armies was that it just felt like one giant battle. I think a lot of people felt (Spoiler Alert) that the dragon Smaug died a little to quickly. I can see their point because both movies led up to Smaug being destroyed. But he died about fifteen minutes into the movie. However, this movie was not about Smaug. It was about all of Middle Earth fighting to the death for what they believed in. Characters courageously  fight again all odds, save each other, and die for one another. This was also the coolest battle ever! It has fights on mountains, in land, in ruins, on frozen ponds. They even fight the greatest evil in Middle Earth, Sauron. It really is a battle for everything. The Battle of the Five Armies: elves, men, dwarves, wargs, and orcs.
-Franz