Review Ratings
Art/Style:
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
Production Value:
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
Content:
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
Personal Enjoyment:
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
Overall Popularity:
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
{
"art_style": 9,
"production_value": 9,
"content": 9,
"personal_enjoyment": 8,
"overall_popularity": 9
}
final_score: 8.8
Final Review Score
Amazing
Reaching the final destination of a six-film journey through Middle-earth, director Peter Jackson delivered an explosive conclusion with 2014’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Serving as the climax to the prequel trilogy, this installment trades lighthearted adventure for relentless conflict, high-stakes tragedy, and monumental war. In this definitive The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie review, we break down how tragic character arcs, grand-scale warfare, and emotional farewells wrap up Tolkien’s precursor saga.
The Fall of Smaug and the Greed of Men, Elves, and Dwarves
Picking up immediately after the cliffhanger ending of its predecessor, the film opens with the terrifying dragon Smaug attacking Lake-town in a fiery rampage. After Bard the Bowman (Luke Evans) saves his people, the surviving refugees seek shelter at the ruins of Dale. However, inside the reclaimed halls of Erebor, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) succumbs to “dragon-sickness,” becoming consumed by paranoia, greed, and the search for the Arkenstone. As armies of Elves led by Thranduil (Lee Pace) and Men gather to demand their fair share of the mountain’s treasure, Thorin fortifies the fortress, pushing his allies toward war. Seeing the madness, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) makes a desperate, heroic move to force a peaceful resolution.
A Clash of Five Armies and Personal Duels
Before regional rivalries consume the factions, vast hordes of Orcs and Wargs commanded by Azog the Defiler converge on Erebor, forcing Dwarves, Elves, and Men to unite in a war for survival. Jackson crafts an extended battlefield extravaganza filled with armored war-pigs, giant bats, and tactical warfare. Yet amid the chaos, the movie centers its most compelling moments on intimate personal duels—most notably the frozen-river confrontation between Thorin Oakenshield and Azog, and the fierce combat faced by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly).
Emotional Catharsis and Prequel Connections
At the emotional core of the film remains Martin Freeman, whose heart-wrenching performance as Bilbo grounds the surrounding visual spectacle. His quiet grief over lost friends brings profound sincerity to the story. Meanwhile, a thrilling side-quest featuring Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), Elrond (Hugo Weaving), and Saruman (Christopher Lee) confronting the Necromancer at Dol Guldur seamlessly bridges the prequel narrative into the opening events of The Lord of the Rings.
The Final Verdict
Ultimately, this The Battle of the Five Armies review commends a thrilling, fast-paced fantasy finale. While heavily reliant on visual effects and extended action sequences, Peter Jackson succeeds in honoring the tragic bravery of Thorin’s company, giving Bilbo Baggins a touching journey back to the Shire.
Information
- Title: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Release Date: December 17, 2014
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
