The Hobbit is Not Very Good: The Final Autopsy

Join me for one last adventure into the world of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit to uncover its greatest strengths and greatest failures. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Part I: Corrections 05:53 - Part II: Establishing Canonicity 16:50 - Part III: Theatrical vs Extended 26:38 - Osgiliath Extended Scene Comparison 37:03 - Dol-Guldur Extended Scene Comparison 44:18 - Part IV: The Characters 48:08 - Tertiary Characters 1:15:10 - Secondary Characters 1:49:57 - Dwarves Overview 1:54:03 - Primary Characters 2:11:04 - Additional Data 2:13:31 - Part V: The Plot 2:18:24 - Primary Plot Flowchart 2:27:52 - Secondary Plots Flowchart 2:36:33 - Part VI: Dragon Sickness 2:43:47 - Explanations for Dragon Sickness 2:49:01 - Part VII: Storytelling 2:49:33 - Bad Comedy and Tonal Inconsistencies 3:04:02 - The Consequences of Bloat 3:10:06 - Luck 3:15:22 - Theme 3:24:19 - Part VIII: The Adaptation Conundrum 3:29:15 - The M4 Book Edi