The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug(2013) Site

The story picks up immediately with Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and Thorin’s company of dwarves fleeing the Orc pack led by Azog. The journey takes them through the psychedelic horror of , where they battle giant spiders, and into the isolationist realm of the Woodland Elves .

While purists criticized the heavy use of CGI and departures from Tolkien’s source text, the film was praised for its energy and visual grandeur. It successfully raised the stakes, ending on one of the most agonizing in modern cinema as Smaug flies toward Lake-town, promising "fire and death." The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), the middle chapter of Peter Jackson’s prequel trilogy, shifts the tone from the whimsical adventure of the first film to a faster-paced, more perilous heist movie. The story picks up immediately with Bilbo Baggins,