I recently finished (over a few months) reading through the illustrated version of The Hobbit with my daughter.
This week the whole family watched the 1977 animated version of the Hobbit, and we loved it.
My “possibly unpopular opinion” here is that it is better than the new remakes.
With its 78 minute length (compared with the several hours run time of the three Peter Jackson movies), the story is crisp.
The animation too, is “old school”; pre-dating any CGI, every frame is hand-colored, and there is a very different feel to it.
Additionally, the custom song that serves as the theme of the movie is just … wonderful.
Its lyrics are inspiring.
The man who’s a dreamer and never takes leave
Who thinks of a world that is just make-believe
Will never know passion, will never know pain.
Who sits by the window will one day see rain.
P.S. I also found this Original Soundtrack (which is really the entire audio track of the movie!) with the video featuring an illustrated book — Youtube is a goldmine for rare stuff like this.
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