I didn’t like the character of Aragorn in the movies, but that is the way it was written by Jackson & Co. I also think VM is a dork, but he is spot on about what Jackson has done. The Hobbit films (films? YGBSM!) are hideous caricatures of what Tolkien wrote. Jackson knows nothing about plotting or stories, only overwhelming CGI.
I have seen only one of the “Hobbits” movies and I was completely underwhelmed. However, the “Rings” trilogy belies your assertion that Jackson et. al. know nothing about story or plot. There is enough CGI in them to make the story epic, but not so much it detracts from the tale itself.