The Hobbit Movies Are Better (and Worse) Than You Remember

Jessie and Kim jump into Peter Jackson’s much-maligned The Hobbit trilogy and find that it might have a heart buried deep in the mountain of its Hollywood bloat. In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim jump into Peter Jackson’s much-maligned The Hobbit trilogy, including An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies, and find that it has a heart buried deep in the mountain of its Hollywood bloat. Why is Thorin almost a great parallel to Aragorn? Why did these movies both add, and change, from the book? What almost made these movies work despite themselves? Did we like the Ed Sheeran song? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! Buy Kim Renfro's book about Game of Thrones https://parents.simonandschuster.com/... Read Kim's recaps on Decoding TV https://www.decodingtv.com/ Check out Jessie Earl's YouTube channel:    / @jessiegender1   Subscribe to listen to the podcast: http://podcast.decodingtv.com Support the podcast: http://decodingtv.com Follow the podcast on Instagram:   / decodingtv   Follow the podcast on Tiktok:   / decodingtv   #lordoftherings #thehobbit #ringsofpower