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 Edit 3:34:18 - Part IX: Unreliable Narrators 3:41:25 - Part X: Conclusion 3:49:37 - Outro Thank you to HP Lefty for creating the pixel art character "Kronkenshield". M4 Book Edit: https://m4-studios.github.io/hobbitbookedit/ Maple Films Edit: http://www.maple-films.com/downloads.html The Bilbo Edition: https://goldfishblues.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/the-hobbit-the-bilbo-edition-3-0-the-final-cut/ Second Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@RandomFT2 Rando Discord - https://discord.gg/hTMZyFdEx4 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/RandomFilmTalk Twitter - https://twitter.com/randomfilmtalk