Hobbit Trailer

A link to one of the several The Hobbit trailers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTSoD4BBCJc

Again, there is much excitement at the prospect of the 2012 movie calender. Now, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Peter Jackson looks set to deliver another epic tale from Middle Earth in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The trailer begins with an introduction to the young Bilbo, played by Brit Martin Freeman, before showing the band of Dwarves that take him on his adventure where he finds the One Ring.

It has to be said that the song sung by the Dwarves is possibly the most emotive part of the whole trailer, especially as when it ends Thorin says that he cannot promise Bilbo's safety, or accept responsibility for whatever may happen to him. The dark overtones of the song, and the rest of trailer for that matter, makes me think that this new film will be a lot darker than the previous trilogy, including The Return of the King.

It is pleasing to see many familiarities from the Lord of the Rings appearing in the trailer, such as Rivendell, the shattered blade of Narsil, and the familar faces of Ian Mackellen as Gandalf, Ian Holmes as an older Bilbo and a charcter that made a certain Andy Serkis rather famous.

All of this is pleasingly tied together with some clips which show some of the comical moments of the film, which will serve to balance out the dark tone that is portrayed throughout.