Concerning The Hobbit

Over Christmas vacation, or whatever it's called these days, I went out with my folks and saw the new Hobbit movie. And I'm not ashamed to say that I enjoyed it very much. 

A lot of people are ganging up to tar and feather the heck out of Peter Jackson because (1) He didn't follow the book and (2) his action scenes were very overkill. 

Concerning (1) I'm able to keep separate files in my brain for books and movies, and if both the book and the movie are good, I'm happy. I don't care if they're different. I know some people can't do that, but that's your headache. Also, I know a lot of people were angry that Mr. Jackson added Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly's character) in the second movie. I was a little bit too, before I saw the movie. But, in her defense, she was kind of a butt-kicking badass. I need to find a new word for badass, because I don't really like using the word badass. I'm going to say "motorcycle" instead, because motorcycles are badass. Anyway, Tauriel was a bit of a motorcycle. 

Concerning (2) Ok, I agree that some of the action scenes were overkill, but I don't care because I'm a sucker for a lot of handsome motorcycle fantasy dudes killing off huge scary neat looking dragons voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus if you look at the movie as a whole and you take the characters, the scenery, the music, the costumes, and the overall awesomeness and subtract the annoying-ness of the overkill, you still have a motorcycle movie. 

So in conclusion: I am not at all ashamed that I enjoyed The Hobbit movies and I am looking forward to the next one. Although I sort of hope that Tauriel dies. 

Good night!