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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first film of The Hobbit film trilogy , lasting 3 hours and 2 minutes. It was directed by Peter Jackson , who previously had directed The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . It was a major box office success, grossing over $1.017 billion worldwide. The film is the fourth Middle-earth film adaptation to be released, and the first chronologically.

Martin Freeman portrays a young Bilbo Baggins and Ian Holm reprises his role as an older Bilbo Baggins. Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis reprise their roles as Gandalf and Gollum , respectively, as do Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett , as Elrond and Galadriel .

The character of Radagast the Brown appears in the movie and is portrayed by Sylvester McCoy , who had been known mostly for his portrayal as the seventh incarnation of The Doctor on Doctor Who .

2 Memorable quotes
3 Development
4.3 Extended Edition only
4.4.1 People of Dale
4.4.2 Dwarves of the Lonely Mountains
4.4.3 Mirkwood Elves
4.4.4 Hobbits of the Shire
4.4.5 Hunter Orcs
4.4.6 Elves of Rivendell
4.4.7 Goblins
5 Appearances and mentions
7 Extended Edition
10 Translations
11 References
12 External links

A reluctant Hobbit , Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug . [1]

Memorable quotes [ ]

Gandalf: Agreed. "

Development [ ]

Credits [ ].

Ian McKellen as Gandalf
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
Richard Armitage as Thorin II Oakenshield
Ken Stott as Balin
Graham McTavish as Dwalin
William Kircher as Bifur
James Nesbitt as Bofur
Stephen Hunter as Bombur
Dean O'Gorman as Fíli
Aidan Turner as Kíli
John Callen as Óin
Peter Hambleton as Glóin
Jed Brophy as Nori
Mark Hadlow as Dori
Adam Brown as Ori
Ian Holm as Old Bilbo
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Hugo Weaving as Elrond
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
Christopher Lee as Saruman
Andy Serkis as Gollum
Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
Barry Humphries as Great Goblin
Jeffrey Thomas as Thrór
Michael Mizrahi as Thráin
Lee Pace as Thranduil
John Rawls as Yazneg
Stephen Ure as Fimbul
Timothy Bartlett as Master Worrywort
William Kircher as Tom
Peter Hambleton as Bert
Mark Hadlow as William
Bret McKenzie as Lindir
Stephen Ure as Grinnah
Kiran Shah as Goblin Scribe
Manu Bennett as Azog
Conan Stevens as Gundabad Orc Chieftain
Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and Necromancer
Glenn Boswell as Dwarf Miner
Thomas Robins as Young Thráin

Extended Edition only [ ]

Luke Evans as Girion
Dan Hennah as The Old Took
Stephen Gledhill as Old Gammidge
Tim Gordon as Old Hob
Oscar Strik as Little Bilbo
Sonia Forbes-Adam as Belladonna (Took) Baggins
Erin Banks as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Brian Hotter as Otho Sackville-Baggins
Eric Vespe as Fredegar Chubb
Mervyn Smith as Tosser Grubb
Ruby Acevedo as "Cute Young Hobbit"
Katie Jackson
Honor McTavish
Louis Serkis
Ruby Serkis
Sonny Serkis

Uncredited [ ]

People of dale [ ].

Mary Nesbitt
Peggy Nesbitt
Many unknowns

Dwarves of the Lonely Mountains [ ]

Peter Jackson
Jabez Olssen
James Wells
Richard Whiteside

Mirkwood Elves [ ]

Brendan Casey
Cameron Jones
Carl Van Room
Few unknowns

Hobbits of the Shire [ ]

Joan Z. Dawe
Melissa Kern
Aaron Morgan
Kaela Morgan
Ravi Narayan

Hunter Orcs [ ]

Frazer Anderson
George Harach
Christian Hipolito
Ane Kirkeng Jørgensen
Joseph Mika-Hunt
Elliot Travers

Elves of Rivendell [ ]

Jared Blakiston
Shane Boulton
Melanie Carrington
Andrew Fitzsimons
Luke Hawker
Dean Knowsley
Luke Wilson

Goblins [ ]

Renee Cataldo
Ben Fransham
Tim McLahlan
Nathan Meister
Terry Notary
Thomas Rimmer
James Trevena-Brown
Mark Trotter

Appearances and mentions [ ]

Species and creatures

Factions, groups and titles

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Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, in a photo from the set of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Deviations from the book [ ]

Elijah Wood appears briefly as Frodo Baggins , while this character does not appear in the book. However, his appearance is purely a cameo as the set-up for the movie, as the Red Book of Westmarch is being written and read by Bilbo, shortly before the start of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring .
The Dwarves do not arrive in order (first Dwalin, then Balin, then Kíli and Fíli, then Óin, Glóin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur all at once, and then Thorin arrives significantly later) and they do not have their multi-colored hoods or beards as they did in the book.
Bilbo was shown to be allergic to Horses .
The Dwarves surrender when the Trolls threaten to rip Bilbo in two instead of being overpowered and popped into bags.
Bilbo goes to the Trolls because they steal the Dwarves' ponies.
In the book, it was Gandalf that stalled the trolls until they turned into stone. This was done by Bilbo in the film.
The trolls' cave is wide open, and there is no locked door blocking it.
In the book, Bilbo finds Sting and takes it. In the film, Gandalf comes upon it and gives it to Bilbo.
The group is attacked by Orcs on the way to Rivendell , just after the Trolls sequence in the movie. This did not happen in the book.
Radagast the Brown aids the Dwarves in escaping the Orc Warg-riders near Rivendell. In contrast, Radagast did not appear in the book at all, and there is only one mention of him.
Radagast investigates the darkness of Mirkwood, and at Dol Guldur encounters the Necromancer and the Witch-king of Angmar , with whom he briefly duels and from whom he takes a Morgul Blade. In contrast, Tolkien never wrote of any such incident.
Azog has survived the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in which he was wounded by Thorin, who cut off his arm, and hunts Thorin Oakenshield and his followers. In contrast, in the Tolkien literature Azog was beheaded by Thorin's cousin Dáin Ironfoot in the Battle of Azanulbizar , well before the events of The Hobbit . The events of leading to and included in the battle are also altered: Thrór leads an army to Moria to reclaim it as opposed to investigating it with a single companion, and he is beheaded during the battle while in the books this occurred several years beforehand. The origin of Thorin's name of Oakenshield is taken from the appendices of The Return of the King , but here takes place during battle with Azog and involves him picking up an oaken branch rather than cutting it off a tree.
While at Rivendell with Thorin's party, Gandalf meets with Elrond , Galadriel , and Saruman (the film's version of the White Council ) and relates Radagast's news about Mirkwood, but Saruman discounts Radagast's news about the Necromancer, who he says must be no more than a human pretending to be a wizard. This conflicts with Tolkien's version, in which the White Council already knew that the Necromancer was Sauron and was at Dol Guldur , since Gandalf had already confirmed this 89 years earlier, and Saruman had discovered two years earlier (although he did not inform the Council of this) that Sauron had learned of Isildur 's loss of the One Ring at the Gladden Fields by the river Anduin and his servants were searching the area. Accordingly, in Tolkien's original version, in the year of the events of The Hobbit , Saruman finally agreed to an attack on Dol Guldur because he wanted to prevent Sauron from finding the Ring. [2]
There is no mention of Galadriel in the book, although she is part of the White Council.
At the White Council meeting, Galadriel relates how the Witch-king of Angmar, after his defeat near Fornost , had been killed and sealed in a tomb in that could not be opened in the High Fells . This is a serious departure from canon (Tolkien's writings), in which the Witch-king had not died, but fled. In fact, Glorfindel had stopped pursuit of the Witch-king and prophesied, "Do not pursue him! He will not return to these lands. Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man will he fall." [3] This prophecy, of course, was the basis for the later dramatic moment in The Lord of the Rings in which Éowyn was able to kill the Witch-king because she was not a man. This prophecy no longer makes sense if the Witch-king had already been killed and is now (as Saruman implies) just a spirit raised by a necromancer who could "summon the dead." Furthermore, per Tolkien the White Council knew the Witch-king had not been killed because he and the rest of the Nazgûl had previously been fighting with Gondor and had captured (and presumably killed) the last King of Gondor at Minas Morgul in TA 2050, long after he had fled Fornost [2] . It is possible, however, that the Ringwraiths could not die due to their Wraith nature and were imprisoned in the tombs, and only Sauron had the power to call them forth. As for how they presumably killed the last King of Gondor , Galadriel never specifically says if the other Ringwraiths were sealed in the High Fells along with the Witch-king when Angmar fell. So it is possible that the other Ringwraiths challenged and killed Eärnur , and were defeated and sealed with their leader centuries later.
When traveling along the mountain pass, Bilbo observes the stone-giants hurling rocks at a distance, "across the valley." Bilbo and his companions take refuge under a hanging rock during the thunderstorm (thunder-battle), but are never involved in the stone-giants' game.
In the book, it was Bilbo that alerted the party when the trapdoors in the Front Porch open. In the film, the Dwarves realize this just as they fall into the hole.
In the book, the Goblins only had tunnels, not rope bridges.
In the book, Bilbo is with the Dwarves when they are taken to the Great Goblin and later rescued by Gandalf. In the film, Bilbo is separated from the group and falls to Gollum's cave before the Dwarves are taken to the Great Goblin.
In the book The Hobbit , as in the prologue to The Fellowship of the Ring film, Bilbo Baggins finds the One Ring by chance when his hand happens to fall upon it as he is crawling through one of the dark Goblin-town tunnels, well before he comes across Gollum. In this film, Bilbo sees Gollum fighting with a Goblin and we see Gollum drop the Ring during the fight.
Gollum has six teeth in the book, not nine.
In the book, when Gollum and Bilbo were playing the game of riddles, the cave was pitch black and Bilbo could only see Gollum's glowing eyes and hear his voice echoing through the walls of the cave. In the film, the cave was partly lit up and Bilbo could see Gollum entirely.
In the book, Gandalf saves the Dwarves in the goblin cave with a storm of burning smoke and instantly slays the Goblin King with his blade. In the film, the Goblin King is merely knocked aside in this scene (though many of his minions die in the telekinetic blast), and slain later on.
In the film, Gandalf does not use multi-colored fire when lighting the pine cones.

Extended Edition [ ]

The extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released on October 22 , 2013 for digital downloads and November 5 2013 for hard copies. It includes these scenes:

The introduction. The Elvenking Thranduil is given more screen time. He approaches the throne while Thráin gestures for a Dwarf to show Thranduil a chest of gems. As Thranduil looks entranced and reaches for it, the Dwarf closes the lid. Bard's ancestor Girion is given screen time. He is seen behind his Wind lance attempting to shoot down Smaug during the dragon's attack on Dale .
Bilbo's introduction to himself. A flashback wherein a young hobbit boy comes running up to Gandalf and plays with him. His mother Belladonna runs after him and acknowledges Gandalf as an old friend.
After Bilbo meets Gandalf on the front bench, he buys supper from Hobbiton while suspiciously looking around everywhere to make sure Gandalf is not around.
Kíli glances over to a female Elf in Rivendell and winks at her. Dwalin sees him and Kíli begins making excuses. In one of his excuses, he mistakenly calls another male Elf a female and Dwalin corrects him. The rest of the Dwarves laugh much to Kíli's embarrassment.
While eating, Nori and Óin complain about the song played by the Elf musicians. Bofur climbs up a platform and begins singing. The other Dwarves join in and start throwing food around. Elrond and Lindir look surprised and angry about Dwarves activities because they start throwing fruit to Elrond, Lindir and Bofur but they say nothing about it.
Bilbo is wandering around Rivendell during the daytime. He approaches the statue holding the shards of Narsil before a particular painting catches his eye. The painting depicts Isildur about to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. Bilbo is particularly interested in the One Ring on Sauron's hand.
A conversation between Bilbo and Elrond in Rivendell. Elrond also welcomes Bilbo to stay in Rivendell if he wishes.
Lindir complains to Elrond about the Dwarves' behavior. They find them swimming in a large fountain.
Gandalf and Elrond further discuss Thorin and Company's quest. Elrond voices his concern of Thorin himself, since both his grandfather and father succumbed to madness. Bilbo and Thorin overhear this conversation.
At the White Council, Gandalf brings up the fact that the Ring of Power once owned by Thorin's father mysteriously vanished. Saruman dismisses this as it would be of no use since all believe the One Ring was lost long ago.
A new song from the goblin king and longer interrogation.

Bilbo in Rivendell with the Dwarves

Guillermo del Toro was originally on board to direct, but bowed out due to "ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming."
When it appeared Martin Freeman would not be available to play Bilbo in The Hobbit film trilogy due to scheduling conflicts with the BBC television series Sherlock , other actors such as James McAvoy and Tobey Maguire were considered. A false rumour was spread online that David Tennant was considered, but both Tennant and Jackson denied this. Tennant was actually considered for (and offered) the role of Thranduil but had to turn it down when his girlfriend discovered she was pregnant.
Ryan Gage was originally cast to play Drogo Baggins , father of Frodo Baggins . According to Peter Jackson , "Ryan is a great young actor who we originally cast in a small role, but we liked him so much, we promoted him to the much larger Alfrid part."
This is the only film in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies in which Legolas makes no appearance.
The scene when Bilbo first puts on the Ring is very similar to the scene in The Fellowship of the Ring where Frodo puts on the Ring in The Prancing Pony .
The filmmakers titled the project Little Rivers to aid in hiding the film's identity.
When a Giant Eagle grabs Thorin's unconscious body, his oak-log shield falls off his arm and is permanently left behind.
This was both the last film not distributed by Disney, Universal or Paramount and the last film distributed by Warner Bros . to gross $1 billion until the release of Aquaman in 2018.

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References [ ].

↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/
↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings , Appendix B
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings , Appendix A (I, iv).

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (also known as The Hobbit - Part 1 ), is the first film adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien 's book entitled The Hobbit . Both parts are directed by Peter Jackson who previously directed The Lord of the Rings Trilogy , and will also feature actors from The Lord of the Rings . It is set for release on December 14th 2012.

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Synopsis [ ]

According to a press release from Warner Bros. Pictures: [1] The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

Ian Holm as Old Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
Richard Armitage as Thorin II Oakenshield
Graham McTavish as Dwalin
Ken Scott as Balin
Aiden Turner as Kíli
Dean O'Gorman as Fíli
Mark Hadlow as Dori
Jed Brophy as Nori
Adam Brown as Ori
John Callen as Óin
Peter Hambleton as Glóin
William Kircher as Bifur
James Nesbitt as Bofur
Stephen Hunter as Bombur
Andy Serkis as Gollum
Hugo Weaving as Elrond
Billy Connoly as Dáin II Ironfoot
Barry Humphries as the Great Goblin
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Jeffrey Thomas as Thrór
Mike Mizrahi as Thráin II
Conan Stevens as Azog
Brett McKenzie as Lindir

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Coming Soon

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Release [ ], marketing [ ].

On 16th December 2011, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Lego announced the development of figures and play sets based upon the upcoming adaptations of The Hobbit as well as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The Launch of the LEGO The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey collection is scheduled to coincide with the release of the first part of the film in December 2012.

Video Games [ ]

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment now has the right to develop a video game based upon The Hobbit after Electronic Arts' licence expired in 2008. And they are planning a game for the first part of the films release in December 2012, but whether it ties in with the film is currently unknown.

References [ ]

↑ New Warner Bros. press release and a casting mystery

External Links [ ]

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Tolkien's prequel to the Lord of the Rings book The Hobbit comes to screens in this first part of three movies directed by Peter Jackson

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Balin originated from the realm of Erebor. He was one of the Dwarves who accompanied Thorin Oakenshield on the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.

Bilbo Baggins

Hobbit adventurer, and one of the bearers of the One Ring

Dwarven member of Thorin Oakenshield's party which sets out to take the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

Elf Lord of Rivendell

Frodo Baggins

One of the Ring-bearers, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring

Leader of the elves of Lothlorien (Laurenlindórinen), the prophet of Middle-Earth

Gandalf is a Maia who were the underlings of the Valar, the Gods of Middle-Earth. He was sent with his fellow Istari Saruman and Radgast to help in Middle Earth from the Undying Lands. He aided Bilbo Baggins and the thirteen dwarfs on their quest to retake Erebor and years later help Frodo as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Gloin was one of the members of Thorin Oakenshield's party which quested to recover Lonely Mountain in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

Gollum was once a Hobbit before he was ensnared by the power of the ring. Now his only reason for living is to reclaim his "precious". In the Peter Jackson adaptations of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit books, he was played by Andy Serkis.

The evil wizard that betrayed his order and attempted to take the One Ring for himself. He bred orcs with men, creating Uruk-hai armies at his Isengard fortress to claim the Ring for him.

Sauron is the Dark lord of Mordor, and the creator of the One Ring. He is a fallen Maiar spirit, powerful beings who serve Eru, the one true God, who fell from grace when Morgoth corrupted him.

One of the great dragons, holder of the Lonely Mountain

Thorin II Oakenshield, Son of Thrain, Son of Thror, King Under the Mountain. Dwarven king who leads his people on a quest to reclaim the dominion of his forefathers which lies below the Lonely Mountain.

Elven king of the Woodland realm. He his the father of Legolas.

He was the highest King of Men, and was given a ring which corrupted him and turned him into the greatest servant of Sauron: The Witch King of Angmar.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The story is set in Middle-earth sixty years before the events of The Lord of the Rings , and portions of the film are adapted from the appendices to Tolkien's The Return of the King . An Unexpected Journey tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. The ensemble cast also includes James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis, and features Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries and Manu Bennett.

An Unexpected Journey premiered on November 28, 2012 in New Zealand and was released internationally on December 12, 2012. The film has grossed over $1 billion at the box office, surpassing both The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies , becoming the highest-grossing movie of The Hobbit franchise, the fourth highest-grossing film of 2012, the second highest-grossing entry in the Middle-earth Saga and the 18th highest grossing film of all time and the 7th fantasy film to reach the $1 billion mark. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. It was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards.

An Unexpected Journey was also nominated for nine Saturn Awards, winning one for Best Production Design.

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Approaching his 111th birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins begins writing down the full story of his adventure 60 years earlier for the benefit of his nephew Frodo. Long before Bilbo's involvement, the Dwarf king Thrór brings an era of prosperity for his kin under the Lonely Mountain until the arrival of the dragon Smaug. Destroying the nearby town of Dale, Smaug drives the Dwarves out of their mountain and takes their hoard of gold. Thrór's grandson Thorin sees King Thranduil and his Wood-elves on a nearby hillside, and is dismayed when they take their leave rather than aid his people, resulting in Thorin's everlasting hatred of Elves.

In the Shire, 50-year-old Bilbo is tricked by the wizard Gandalf the Grey into hosting a party for Thorin and his company of dwarves: Balin, Dwalin, Fíli, Kíli, Dori, Nori, Ori, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur. Gandalf's aim is to recruit Bilbo as the company's "burglar" to aid them in their quest to enter the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo is unwilling to accept at first but has a change of heart after the company leaves without him. Travelling onward, the company is captured by three trolls. Bilbo stalls the trolls from eating them until dawn. Gandalf exposes the trolls to sunlight turning them to stone. They search the trolls' cave and find treasure and Elven blades. Thorin and Gandalf each take an Elf-made blade—Orcrist and Glamdring, respectively. Gandalf also finds an elven shortsword ("Sting"), which he gives to Bilbo.

The company meets the wizard Radagast the Brown, who tells them of an encounter at Dol Guldur with the Necromancer, a sorcerer who has been corrupting Greenwood with dark magic. The company is then chased by orcs on wargs. Radagast covers the company's escape as Gandalf leads the company through a stone passage to Rivendell. There, Lord Elrond discloses a hidden indication of a secret door on the company's map of the Lonely Mountain, which will be visible only on Durin's Day. Gandalf later approaches the White Council—consisting of Elrond, Galadriel and Saruman the White—about his involvement with the dwarves. He also presents a Morgul blade Radagast obtained from Dol Guldur as a sign that the Necromancer is linked to the Witch-king of Angmar, despite Saruman's skepticism. When Saruman presses concern to the more present matter of the dwarves and Smaug, requesting that Gandalf put an end to the quest, Gandalf secretly reveals to Galadriel he had anticipated this and had the dwarves move forward on their quest without him.

The company journeys into the Misty Mountains where they find themselves amid a colossal battle between stone giants. They take refuge in a cave and are captured by Goblins, who take them to their leader, the Great Goblin. Bilbo becomes separated from the dwarves and falls into a cave where he encounters Gollum, who accidentally drops a golden ring while killing a stray goblin to eat. Pocketing the ring, Bilbo finds himself confronted by Gollum. They play a riddle game, wagering that Bilbo will be shown the way out if he wins or eaten by Gollum if he loses. Bilbo eventually wins by asking Gollum what he has in his pocket. Noticing his ring is lost, Gollum suspects that Bilbo possesses it and attacks him. Bilbo discovers that the ring grants him invisibility, but when he has a chance to kill Gollum, Bilbo spares his life and escapes while Gollum curses the hobbit.

Meanwhile, the Great Goblin reveals to the dwarves that Azog, an Orc war-chief who beheaded Thrór and lost his forearm to Thorin in battle outside the Dwarven kingdom of Moria, has placed a bounty on Thorin's head. Gandalf arrives and leads the dwarves in an escape and kills the Great Goblin. Bilbo exits the mountain and rejoins the company, keeping secret his newly obtained ring. The company is ambushed by Azog and his hunting party, and takes refuge in trees. Thorin charges at Azog, but is knocked unconscious and left defenseless on the ground. Bilbo saves Thorin from the orcs just as the company is rescued by eagles. They escape to the safety of the Carrock where Gandalf is able to revive Thorin, who renounces his previous disdain for Bilbo after being saved by him. In the distance, the company sees the Lonely Mountain, where the sleeping Smaug is awakened by the knocking sound of a thrush.

Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
Richard Armitage as Thorin II Oakenshield
Ken Stott as Balin
Graham McTavish as Dwalin
William Kircher as Bifur
James Nesbitt as Bofur
Stephen Hunter as Bombur
Dean O'Gorman as Fili
Aidan Turner as Kili
John Callen as Oin
Peter Hambleton as Gloin
Jed Brophy as Nori
Mark Hadlow as Dori
Adam Brown as Ori
Ian Holm as Old Bilbo
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Hugo Weaving as Elrond
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
Christopher Lee as Saruman
Andy Serkis as Gollum
Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
Barry Humphries as Great Goblin
Jeffrey Thomas as Thror
Mike Mizrahi as Thrain
Lee Pace as Thranduil
Manu Bennett as Azog the Defiler
Conan Stevens as Bolg
John Rawls as Yazneg
Stephen Ure as Fimbul & Grinnah
William Kircher as Tom Troll
Mark Hadlow as Bert Troll
Peter Hambleton as William Troll
Bret McKenzie as Lindir
Jared Blakiston as Musical Elf
Andrew Fitzsimons as Elf
Branden Casey & Cameron Jones as Thranduil's Lieutenants
Kiran Shah as Goblin Scribe
Benedict Cumberbatch as the Necromancer
Thomas Robins as Young Thrain
Timothy Bartlett as Master Worrywort
Luke Evans as Girion

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The film received positive reviews, with critics praising the film itself, particulary for its visuals, Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth and the performances of the cast, especially that of Martin Freeman, but criticized it for its long running time of 169 minutes. The film holds a rating of 64% "Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, while the film received mixed reviews on Metacritic with a rating of 58 out of 100.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

"You will have to do without pocket-handkerchiefs, and a great many other things before we reach our journey's end, Bilbo Baggins. You were born to the rolling hills and little rivers of the Shire, but home is now behind you; the world is ahead." — Gandalf the Grey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first film in the three-part cinematic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien 's classic fantasy novel The Hobbit , directed by Peter Jackson and adapted for the screen by Jackson and Guillermo del Toro . It is a prequel to Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings , telling the story of eponymous hobbit Bilbo Baggins's ( Martin Freeman ) adventure with the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. It was released on December 2012.

The film starts with Bilbo Baggins having a peaceful life in the Shire. One day, Gandalf shows up at his house and tries to convince Bilbo to go on an adventure. When Bilbo refuses, Gandalf invites a party of thirteen dwarves for dinner regardless. Bilbo discovers that the dwarf leader is none other than Thorin Oakenshield, and they plan to reclaim their homeland of Erebor from the dragon Smaug. Despite his reservations, the next morning Bilbo decides to follow the Company, beginning a journey that will change his life forever, and also of all the Middle-Earth...

An Unexpected Journey contains examples of:

Action Prologue : Bilbo narrates a description of Smaug's takeover of the Lonely Mountain at the beginning of the movie.

Adaptational Angst Upgrade : Though the books (particularly the "Quest of Erebor") also imply that revenge is a significant motivation for the quest, the movie emphasizes Thorin's desire for his homeland rather than revenge or the recovery of their treasure.
Radagast the Brown doesn't do much in The Fellowship of the Ring besides telling Gandalf that Saruman wanted to see him and later sending the eagles to save him. In The Hobbit , he leads a pack of warg-riding orcs on a merry chase on a sled pulled by giant rabbits, heals a hedgehog whilst driving away giant spiders, and disarms the Witch-King of Angmar .
While the dwarves and Bilbo are (or in Bilbo's case, become) reasonably badass in the original books, the dwarves are more competent in some ways in the film than in the book ( fighting the trolls rather than all but Thorin being captured by them by surprise ), and Bilbo shows his competence and toughness earlier on (whereas in the book he's basically The Load until they enter Mirkwood).
Gandalf's spiel on the possible interpretations of the phrase "good morning" is now a Secret Test of Character . Gandalf is expecting the adventure-loving son of Belladonna Took he remembers from years past who would love such wordplay, but is disappointed to discover a closeted Baggins instead.
Bilbo's family history from the very beginning of the novel is omitted.
Occasional descriptive details along the journey are also left out. Among them is that shortly after leaving the Shire, the company passes through the Lone-lands, where sinister-looking castles are mentioned, and there is a brief segment where one of the ponies runs off and Fili and Kili nearly drown in a river trying to get it back.
Likewise, parts of the adventure inside the Misty Mountains are condensed, such as Bilbo spending more time wandering through the tunnels before and after meeting Gollum, and a longer segment with him trying to evade the goblins' notice. He spends a bit more time with Gollum too, featuring a few extra riddles that aren't in the film.
After the company escapes from the mountain in the novel, they journey further on and some time passes before the goblin and warg attack. Whereas in the film, Azog's forces attack them almost immediately after they make it out of the mountain.
The eagles have a larger role in the novel. Not only are they shown with the ability to fully speak, but after rescuing Thorin and company, the eagles take them to their eyrie and let them stay the night, and then the following morning the eagles carry them further on before departing. Their leader, the Lord of the Eagles, is not identified in the film, and his dialogue with Gandalf is removed.
The film provides an expanded role for Radagast, who is only mentioned by name in the novel , and whose presence in all of Tolkien's writings is very minor in general. Similarly, there is the addition of an extra villain in Azog, who was dead in the novel, to tie events together.
A lot of backstory is depicted, including the splendour of the original Kingdom Under the Mountain, Smaug's attack on it, and the Battle of Azanulbizar, which are only mentioned in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings .
Material is added that was inspired by "The Quest of Erebor" in Unfinished Tales , where Gandalf lays out much of the story's behind-the-scenes action to the rest of the Fellowship.
Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole : Neither Glamdring or Orcrist glow blue when orcs are near in accordance with The Lord of the Rings where Sting alone glowed blue, but Gandalf states that Sting glows blue because it was made by the Elves raising the question of why the other two don't.
Radagast in The Lord of the Rings is portrayed as a simple wizard who lives in the forest with animals rather than help the people of Middle-Earth. Saruman considers him to be a fool for this, although his personality traits are unmentioned. The Hobbit film portrays the wizard as a Cloud Cuckoolander who has odd habits such as keeping birds under his hat making Sauruman's disdain somewhat understandable.
Bofur is considered the comic relief among the Company, while his book counterpart was a Flat Character that had only two lines. The same could also be said of Ori and several other dwarves.
In the book, Thorin and Balin were young when Smaug attacked Erebor (24 and 7 respectively), and it's another 174 years before the dwarves set out to reclaim it. Here, the two look about the same age during the two events, so much less time has passed. It's implied to be sixty years ago, since it's said that the dragon was last seen at that time. note In the book he was seen several times since then, as he ventured out for a while, but that's not mentioned here.
The scenes with the goblins and with Gollum originally took place one after the other, with many hours in-between, while here they take place at the exact same time.
Adaptational Villainy : The Great Goblin, only in comparison due to being a villain in both versions. The sole reason is his willingness to help kill Thorin for Azog even before the dwarves are caught in Goblintown, whereas in the book, he and the goblins believe the dwarves are spies and have come to attempt to destroy them. It doesn't help that Gandalf kills him in attempt to save the dwarves. Not to mention the goblins pursued Thorin's company to avenge their ruler, and even worse, later in the book after the slaying of Smaug, the goblins believed the dwarves, elves, and men to be more of a threat with Smaug's treasure, regardless of the three armies not exactly willing to share the treasure. In the first film, Gandalf's killing of the Great Goblin is justified as Azog and his own orcs are pursuing the dwarves since the beginning, and instead of the Goblintown goblins following Thorin's company, Azog's orcs continue to follow.
Alone with the Psycho : Bilbo when stuck with Gollum who's contemplating whether or not to eat him . He uses the riddles game to stall him/convince him to show him the way out.
Ambiguously Human : Kili approaches this, being taller and lankier than the other dwarves and nearly clean-shaven (this in a race where even the females have beards!), despite even his brother Fili looking like a full-blooded dwarf. Thorin himself has fairly noble features (being a king, after all) except for his large nose and short stature.
An Arm and a Leg : Thorin is shown to have cut off Azog's forearm in a flashback and naturally assumed he bled to death. Azog returns with a Hook Hand consisting of a metal rod impaled all the way through the arm from the stump to the elbow with a nasty looking claw on the end.
Anger Born of Worry : Thorin confronts Bilbo furiously after Bilbo takes on Azog, keeping him from killing Thorin. After listing Bilbo's perceived failings, he embraces Bilbo , declaring, "I've never been so wrong in all my life!"
Arc Words : "Home is behind. The world [is] ahead." Originally taken from a song in The Lord of the Rings (the song, called "A Walking Song," was written by Bilbo in the book and sung by Pippin to Denethor in the film version) but thematically appropriate for the theme of this film too.
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking : Saruman's list of reasons he disdains Radagast's (alleged) habit of eating mushrooms ends with how they stain his teeth. This is an allusion to a similar conversation Saruman had with Gandalf in the Fellowship of the Ring film, where he accused Gandalf of having grown "too fond of the halflings' weed." It may also allude to the books ( Unfinished Tales ), where Saruman does scold Gandalf for smoking while with the White Council.
Arson, Murder, and Lifesaving : Thorin chews out Bilbo, listing all his potential failings and finishing with "I have never been so wrong in my life!".
One of the trolls chastises the others saying that he does not want sunlight to turn him into stone. Might or might not be in play too when Gandalf talks to Bilbo about one of Bilbo's ancestors.
After making clear in the prologue that he's writing his account expressly for the edification of his nephew Frodo, Bilbo nonetheless opens the main portion of his narrative with Tolkien's passage, nearly verbatim note Tolkien has "Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." Jackson has "Not a nasty, dirty wet hole full of worms and oozy smells. this was a hobbit-hole and that means good food, a warm hearth, and all the comforts of home." , describing what a hobbit hole is like for someone who's never heard of them—but Frodo would be well familiar with hobbit holes and especially this particular hobbit hole, given that he has been living there. This is compounded by the scene in The Fellowship of the Ring where he also writes and narrates the "Concerning Hobbits" prologue from The Lord of the Rings in the first person, again as though for the benefit of non-Hobbits.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership : Though Thorin's claim to the throne comes from being of the royal line of Durin, the respect he gets from the other dwarfs stems from his victory over Azog at Moria in the battle that gave him the name Oakenshield.
Attack Animal : The wargs note upon hearing their howls, Bofur says: "that is not a wolf " who hunt our band of dwarves. Azog has an albino-looking one, like himself. In the books they were actually a fully sentient race with their own society and language; here that's reduced to using complex tactics based on a single command.
Audible Sharpness : Bilbo's sword effectively sings when he pulls it out of the sheath, but continues to do so as he holds it. Another is when Thorin pulls out Orcrist when fending off wargs. Thing is, he wasn't carrying it in the sheath.
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other : The dwarves' relationship with Bilbo shows steadily through the journey that they come to see him as one of their own, despite their initial doubt of him. Kíli was the first one to attack the trolls when they discover Bilbo and later on, Thorin had to pull him back when the trolls threatened to rip Bilbo apart . Most of the dwarves were quick to help Bilbo when he twice almost went over the edge of the mountain path they were taking. They're also very quick to push Bilbo towards the centre of the group whenever a dangerous situation presents itself. Later on, Bofur attempts to comfort Bilbo after Thorin harshly claims Bilbo wasn't one of them and then sincerely wishes Bilbo the best when he tries to leave. And finally Thorin after Bilbo saves his life and pulls him into a hug in his gratitude.
Badass Boast : Radagast volunteering to draw the warg-scouts away from Gandalf and his party: Gandalf : These are Gundabad Wargs! They will outrun you! Radagast: These are Rhosgobel rabbits! I'd like to see them try !
Battle Amongst the Flames : Thorin's confrontation with Azog at the end of the film.
Battle Bolas : Dori uses a set of metal bolas as a battle weapon.
Battle Cry : Thorin shouts the ancient dwarven battle cry when he rallies his troops at the Battle of Azanulbizar. " Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! " or " The axes of the dwarves! The dwarves are upon you! "
Beast of Battle : The Gundabad orcs ride wargs .
Behemoth Battle : The battle of stone giants.
"Be Quiet!" Nudge : When the party is captured by trolls, Bilbo tries to gain time and avoid them being eaten by claiming the dwarves have parasites. To which Kíli protests, until Thorin (despite being tied up in a bag) kicks him so that he changes his tune.
Betrayal by Inaction : Thranduil does not come to the dwarves' defence against Smaug or help the refugees of Erebor. Years later, this is still a sore spot for Thorin.
Bofur appears to develop one towards Bilbo, who despite being an adult is the smallest and least experienced when it comes to fighting, pushing Bilbo to the centre of the group whenever a dangerous situation occurs.
Fíli towards Kíli, as well, which makes sense since Fíli is Kíli's older brother.
Thorin frantically calls out for Fíli when it appears he's been killed in the stone giants' crossfire (Which also makes sense, considering Fíli and Kíli are his nephews), and he's very quick to intervene when the Goblin King orders his minions to start torturing the youngest dwarf (Ori).
Gandalf pulls his blindingly flashy entrance just in time to save the dwarves from the goblins.
Just as an Orc is about to cut Thorin's head off, Bilbo tackles the Orc and stabs him . Bilbo then becomes cornered by Azog's wargriders after he saves Thorin ; cue the other dwarves coming in to save his ass and the eagles coming in to save theirs.
Elrond and his riders inadvertently saving Thorin and Co. from the warg-riders at the Hidden Pass.
Big Good : Although the White Council is supposed to be this - watching over Middle-Earth and keeping it safe from evil, particularly that of Morgoth, Sauron and their deputies—it is really Galadriel who deserves the title. Saruman is shown to be already succumbing to his own ego and bias, dismissing those he thinks are beneath him like Radagast, and ignoring theories that clash with his world view, while Elrond and Gandalf despite having their independent viewpoints both take their cues from Galadriel—Elrond because she's a close relative, mother figure and his mother-in-law and Gandalf because he is her old friend and mentor. Galadriel is not only constantly watching over Middle-Earth—diligently noticing even small things—but she cares about the fate of Middle-Earth and the creatures in it, having the perspective, wisdom and power to guide its destiny in the right direction.
Thrór when he loses the Arkenstone in the prologue.
Thorin when Thrór is killed. And later when he thinks that Fíli and the others have died in the thunder battle.
Balin when Thorin rushes out to face Azog.
"They'll never see you! It's perfectly safe! We'll be right behind you."
Shortly afterwards, Bilbo's Batman Gambit of telling the trolls that the dwarves all have parasites.
Bloodless Carnage : Despite the battlefield of Azanulbizar being drenched in blood, there's surprisingly little of it when Thorin cuts off Azog's arm.
Book Ends : The film begins and ends with close-ups of eyes. The first eye belongs to the MGM lion, the second eye belongs to Smaug.
Boom, Headshot! : Happens twice to orcs during the Battle of the Hidden Pass, once by Kíli, the other by an elf archer.
Bond Villain Stupidity : The trolls try to cook the dwarves without killing them first - and keep their word of not 'disarming' Bilbo if they throw down their weapons.
Butt-Monkey : Tom the troll gets abused freely by Bert for virtually anything.
The Extended Edition offers a reason why the woodland elves don't trust the dwarves: before Smaug came, Thranduil paid Thrór homage in Erebor. During this visit, Thrór dangled a necklace belonging to Thranduil's late wife in front of him, and then refused to give it back to him (allegedly due to not receiving their rightful pay). Thranduil's expression at this makes it clear that this was the beginning of their rift, from his side.
Thranduil's reluctance to aid the dwarves in fighting Smaug shows that he is no lover of hopeless battles; a trait that may have rubbed off on his son Legolas, judging by his own despair at the seeming hopelessness of defending Helm's Deep against Saruman's army.
Thranduil's actions in the prologue establish the reason why the Erebor dwarves still harbor a deep distrust of elves (woodland elves in particular) many decades later in Fellowship of the Ring . In particular, it explains Gimli's immediate dislike of Legolas at the Council of Elrond in Fellowship , since Legolas is Thranduil's son and Gimli is Glóin's son. For his part Legolas is much cooler about it, having already simmered down somewhat over his journey in The Hobbit trilogy.
The Hobbiton framing device concludes with Frodo leaving to surprise Gandalf, which he does at the beginning of Fellowship of the Ring . It also calls forward to when Gandalf actually arrives at Bag End at the end of Battle of the Five Armies , which also refers to Fellowship .
Bilbo and Frodo are shown preparing for the birthday party later that night, seen in Fellowship of the Ring .
Balin carries the big Book of Mazarbûl that the Fellowship finds in Moria, recording the last moments of the colony.
Glóin notably carries the "walking stick" axe that he holds at the Council of Elrond and Gimli will later inherit (since he broke his own attacking the Ring).
Gandalf has trouble with the chandelier, exactly as he does in Fellowship of the Ring (although he doesn't knock into the beam... this time).
In Fellowship , Bilbo offers Gandalf some wine, but Gandalf would prefer to have "just tea". During the unexpected party, Dori offers Gandalf camomile tea, but Gandalf prefers wine!
During the unexpected party, when the dwarves' arguments that Gandalf chose wrong by Bilbo start to heat up, Gandalf berates them by standing up, with his shadow filling the room, as his voice gains a threatening tone (the look on Bilbo's face here is priceless), just like he did in Fellowship , when Bilbo accuses him of wanting the Ring for himself.
After Bilbo officially joins the Company and they leave the Shire, Gandalf tells Bilbo "Home is now behind you. The world is ahead"; In The Return of the King Pippin sings a song that starts with a very similar phrase to Denethor, and in the books the song is attributed to Bilbo.
The flashback of Azog's defeat bears a strong resemblance to Sauron's defeat in The Battle of The Last Alliance: the good forces are almost overrun and their king is struck with fear upon seeing the Evil Overlord 's literal Foe-Tossing Charge (also, both Sauron and Azog are using a mace). The evil leader then kills the king effortlessly. The king's heir (Isildur and Thorin, respectively) first has a Heroic BSoD and then steps up to avenge his father/grandfather, is almost defeated himself and with one last desperate attack cuts his opponent's hand. This seals the Evil Overlord 's defeat and turns the tide of the battle.
Gandalf splitting the boulder into two to defeat the trolls is a call back to what he did with the Balrog in the Fellowship of the Ring by splitting the Bridge of Khazad-dum.
The three trolls turn to stone in the exact same positions we see them in during Fellowship . Interestingly they are visibly arguing, with one pointing down (at what was evidently the dwarves they were discussing eating), which made sense as it's how the scene happened in the book. In the movie, the scene is played differently as Gandalf doesn't pit them against one another, yet as they turn to stone their postures shift to have them face one another and for one to point downwards with his index finger, the implication being that they were going to argue despite being turned to stone already.
Gandalf also cracks the boulder at the crack of dawn. "At dawn, look to the east" ring a bell?
When Gandalf is explaining to Bilbo about true courage being knowing when to spare a life, the music is a rendition of the music played in Moria when Gandalf and Frodo are discussing the incident where Bilbo spares Gollum's life , which is where Bilbo applied Gandalf's advice, and it appears again for that moment in An Unexpected Journey . As Gandalf says in The Fellowship of the Ring : Frodo: It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance. Gandalf: Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand.
The warg riders' meeting place with Azog to tell him that they've lost Thorin's Company is Weathertop.
When Radagast goes to investigate Dol Guldur, he is attacked by the Witch-King of Angmar's ghostly human form . According to the director's commentary, he uses the very same Morgul blade that he stabs Frodo with 60 years later, although how it comes back into his possession is never explained.
When Radagast spots the Necromancer's shadowy form, the camera employs the Vertigo Effect , which was previously done early in the first LOTR film when the Nazgûl are approaching the Hobbits on the Shire road, and again in the third one when Frodo gazes into Shelob's Lair. All three times are linked to an evil presence.
The elven cavalry's trumpet sounds the same as the one Haldir's reinforcements use at the Battle of Helm's Deep.
When the Company fall into the hidden passage to Rivendell, Thorin pulls an arrow from the dead Orc that has fallen after them, looks at it, and says "Elves". Much in the same way, when the Fellowship enters Moria, Legolas pulls an arrow from a Dwarven corpse, scrutinizes it, and announces "Orcs".
In the Extended Edition, there's a sequence of Bilbo quietly exploring Rivendell and, aside from a moment when he sees a painting of the battle against Sauron (in particular his Ring), it's very clear from his body language and expression that he finds the place delightful. When Elrond comes upon him admiring the view, he promises the Hobbit that he's welcome to stay there if he wants. Many years later, Bilbo would wind up spending the last years of his life in Rivendell after leaving The Shire behind.
Saruman comments disparagingly on Radagast's fondness for mushrooms, much like his comment in Fellowship of the Ring about Gandalf's "love of the halflings' leaf".
During the same conversation, Saruman's comment to Gandalf - "Always you must meddle" - has a strong ring of familiarity towards Gríma Wormtongue, who refers to Gandalf as a meddler.
Bilbo's sparing of Gollum's life is of course Calling Forward to when Frodo does the same at Emyn Muil. Both are critical parts of the story as they set in motion a chain of events that allows for the destruction of the One Ring.
Kíli deflecting Goblin arrows with his sword (and looking surprised it worked) echoes Aragorn's Throw It In moment in Fellowship where he deflects Lurtz's thrown knife. invoked
The Ring pops onto Bilbo's finger exactly as it did (or will) onto Frodo's.
Gandalf catches a glimpse of Bilbo pocketing the ring, setting up his knowing that Bilbo has it in The Lord of the Rings . Similarly, Bilbo keeps the ring in the same pocket as he does in Fellowship of the Ring (the front left pocket of his waistcoat).
Gandalf calls on the eagles through the help of a moth/butterfly... again.
The original trilogy is the Trope Namer for Kneel Before Frodo - Bilbo earns a big hug from Thorin, rightful king of the greatest dwarf civilization after Moria , acknowledging this.
The Call Knows Where You Live : And has inscribed its mark on your front door.
Camera Abuse : The extended edition has the Great Goblin throw one of his minions directly at the camera during his Villain Song .
Cassandra Truth : Both Gandalf and Radagast are convinced The Necromancer is Sauron, or somebody as dangerous as him. However, some members of The White Council are either not convinced (Saruman) or don't see a threat (Elrond) to do anything about it. Averted with Galadriel, who senses that something genuinely sinister is going on and puts her faith in Gandalf. The books let us know that by this time Saruman was actively looking for the Ring himself, which is why he is pushing the Ring-went-down-to-the-Sea hypothesis.
The Cavalry : The Elven cavalry party, and a less literal one in the Eagles.
In the flashbacks, the Elves refused to help the Dwarves, both against Smaug in Erebor and against the Orcs in Moria. This led to the grudge of the Dwarves towards Elves. The White Council was about to be a third one, but the Dwarves (for good reason) left before they could refuse to help.
Thorin states that the Dwarves of The Iron Hills have refused to aid The Company in retaking Erebor.
Cerebus Rollercoaster : The first 1/3 of the film feels this way.
Changed My Mind, Kid : Bilbo attempts to leave The Company while in the Goblin cave, feeling he doesn't belong among them on this adventure. After his adventures in The Misty Mountains, he forgoes the chance to escape with the Ring and returns to The Company.
Between Radagast the Brown and the orcs. Gandalf: Those are Gundabad Wargs. They'll outpace you. Radagast: These are Rhosgobel Rabbits ! I'd like to see them try !
Also, later in Goblin-Town when Gandalf and the Dwarves run to escape the Goblin horde .
Chekhov's Skill : The game the dwarves play with Bilbo's dishes seems like just a bit of harmless fun at Bilbo's expense. But it also serves to establish their skill at passing items between each other during frenetic situations, which they put to use during their escape in the barrels and the Battle of Five Armies when they pass weapons between one another in the midst of battle.
Clean Cut : By Gandalf to a goblin. He nudges its head with his staff and it slides away.
Cold Open : Kind of a tradition now. Like the other Jackson movies set in Middle-Earth, this one begins this way, providing very useful Backstory about Erebor , Thorin , his grudge towards the Elves, and last but not least, the scale of Smaug's destructive power.
In the prologue, Bilbo sees Frodo off when he goes to the West Farthing Woods, and is told it's to surprise Gandalf when he arrives. However in Fellowship of the Ring Bilbo is clearly not expecting Gandalf, and in the Extended Edition he calls for Frodo to answer the door, unaware that Frodo had left. There are possible explanation for each, however. Explanations First, Bilbo had forgotten that today was his milestone 111th birthday earlier in An Unexpected Journey , meaning he's becoming a bit forgetful. Second, in Battle of the Five Armies it's revealed that Bilbo was admiring the One Ring before Gandalf knocked, meaning he was in no mood to be interrupted by a knock on the door yet again.
The early events of this film (Bag End, Bilbo joining the Company, the trolls encounter, and Rivendell) all contradict how Bilbo describes these events in the Red Book, which can be read in Fellowship of the Ring when Frodo skims it while in Rivendell. The "out" is that Bilbo may still not be telling all of the truth, as his drawing of Gandalf's sword, Glamdring, does not at all match its appearance in The Lord of the Rings films.
Contrived Coincidence : Elrond reveals that the map Thorin has contains moon runes that can only be read on a certain day in the year — and only if the moon is in the exact same phase as it was when they were written, meaning that the opportunity to read them comes only one night every thirty years . It just so happens that Thorin's Company arrives in Rivendell on that exact same day with the moon in the correct phase. Elrond even lampshades this, saying that fate must be driving their quest .
Cooking the Live Meal : After The Company is captured by a party of three Trolls , half of them are tied to a spit without being killed first, which means they end up shouting and complaining about the flames whilst the Trolls turn them over. That said, the Trolls are very divided on how exactly they should prepare their dinner.
Cool Car : Radagast's Rabbit-drawn sleigh.
Covered in Gunge : Bilbo after his involuntary service as a troll hanky.
Creator Cameo : With Peter Jackson at the helm, it's a matter of where in the movies, he'll be, not if he'll be in it. Turns out it is a very difficult cameo to spot in AUJ , where he is a Dwarf fleeing Smaug in the prologue.
"Blunt the Knives" — Justified in that it comes across as a drinking song that the Dwarves all know and adapt to include Bilbo's name.
"Misty Mountains" — In this case, it's a song that the Dwarves know by heart because it's a poignant part of their oral history.
Cue the Sun : Gandalf cracks the boulder to expose the trolls to the dawn.
Deathly Dies Irae : A statement is heard during Balin's telling of the failed attempt to retake Moria, right as Azog the Defiler takes the head of Thrór.
Decapitation Presentation : In a flashback, Azog does this with Thrór .
Demanding Their Head : Azog the Defiler ( who survived the Battle of Azanulbizar that killed him in the book ) has put a price on the heads of the entire company of Thorin Oakenshield—but especially with Thorin himself , who cut off Azog's left arm in the Battle. In addition to the Goblins of Goblin-Town trying to collect it, Azog happily sends one of his own Orcs to bring him Thorin's head after he's already worn Thorin down with his mace and his Warg . The Great Goblin himself lampshades it when confronting Thorin and revealing Azog's still alive to him . Great Goblin: I know someone who would pay a pretty price for your head. ( Evil Laugh ) Just a head. Nothing attached .
Description Cut : Gandalf describes Radagast the Brown as a great wizard, the watcher and protector of the forest. We then immediately cut to Radagast, a doddering old man covered in bird poop and dirt.
Developer's Foresight : When first discovered, Sting lacks the Elvish inscription seen in The Lord of the Rings , which reads, "Sting is my name, I am the spider's bane." In the film, Bilbo is told that swords get names based on their deeds, and his "letter opener" blade hasn't seen battle. Clearly Bilbo had the inscription added after he named Sting in Mirkwood.
Divided for Adaptation : One of three movies adapted out of a single novel.
Saruman's appearance plays this for all it's worth since he declares that Sauron couldn't possibly be coming back... even though he himself has suspected it and at the time of The Hobbit was trying to locate the One Ring so he could usurp Sauron.
Furthermore, when Bilbo asserts "I really believe that the worst is behind us." at the end of the film, we are then privy to a shot of Smaug briefly awakening from his slumber (due to a thrush knocking an acorn on the side of Erebor, said thrush being said to be a good omen, no less).
Drugs Are Bad : Saruman's chief opposition to Radagast's evidence seems to be all the mushrooms he ingests. Coupled with his disparaging remarks about pipeweed in Fellowship of the Ring , it can be seen that whatever his evils are, the man does at least have a strong anti-drugs stance. Also see G-Rated Drug .
Dude, Not Funny! : In-universe example where Thorin is quick to sternly lecture Kíli who had casually joked about orcs to a nervous Bilbo. It is understandable why Thorin doesn't think it's something to be joked about since he had seen many of his kin killed by orcs, including his grandfather. In fact, if you look closely you'll see that Thorin actually starts awake when he hears Bilbo say "Orcs?", and he looks around expecting an attack.
Dynamic Entry : Gandalf appears out of nowhere in the Goblin caves to give the Dwarves the distraction they need to grab their weapons to make their escape.
Radagast the Brown is an odd case: he was in the book version of The Lord of the Rings , but his role in the film version of The Fellowship of the Ring was filled by a moth Gandalf used to summon Gwaihir, Lord of Eagles.
The Witch-King of Angmar, in his spectral form , tries to kill Radagast.
There's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it instant when we catch a glimpse of Girion, firing ballast bolts at Smaug when the Dragon's attacking Dale.
Both Bolg and the bearded jailer Orc from Dul Guldur (himself an early design of Bolg) show up for blink-and-you'll-miss-them cameos at the Battle of Azanulbizar. Dwalin beats them up just after Thorin cuts off Azog's arm. Bolg is lacking the scars and metal plates in his head, suggesting that he got those because of Dwalin's attack.
Frodo appears early in the film, asking Bilbo about his book.
Saruman comes to the aid of Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel in their fight against The Necromancer.
Galadriel is in Rivendell when The Company arrives and manages to fend off The Necromancer at the cost of a great deal of energy.
Elfeminate : Lampshaded in the extended edition, where Kíli mistakes a male Elf for an Elf-maiden.
Elmuh Fudd Syndwome : William the troll zigzags with this.
Empathy Doll Shot : A burning one is seen as Smaug attacks Dale.
When Thorin first enters Bilbo's home, he doesn't introduce himself, bow, or offer his services to Bilbo, unlike the other Dwarves, showing how proud and dignified he is.
Dwalin is surly and rudely takes Bilbo's food without much of a word.
Balin is rather more friendly and later guides the dwarves in organizing the table.
Fíli and Kíli, as the youngest and least secure, noticeably panic when Bilbo denies the existence of a meeting.
Dori, with his talk of chamomile tea and his wine enthusiast's description of the wine that he brings to Gandalf, shows that he regards himself as something of a cultural sophisticate.
Ori, when he asks Bilbo what to do with his plate, asks in a tone of voice that shows him to be somewhat timid and possibly not too bright.
Younger Bilbo is first seen sitting in front of Bag End, peacefully puffing on a pipe with not a care in the world.
The first time we see Azog in flashback, he beheads Thrór . When we next see Azog in the main story's timeframe, he feeds his own henchman to his Warg pack. Clearly, his title of "The Defiler" is by no means strictly honorary.
All the riddles played between Bilbo and Gollum rely on this. Justified , as riddles by their very definition rely on the Exact Words of their formulation. It took a bit further in the last one. Impatient that Bilbo was taking so long, Gollum demands that Bilbo quickly ask him a question. While thinking, Bilbo muses to himself "What have I got in my pocket?". Gollum mistakes it for a riddle and complains before Bilbo, using Gollum's earlier words, retorts he is asking a question and decides to use that as his riddle.
During the unexpected party, Gandalf's drink request is "a little red wine". Dori brings him his wine in a ludicrously tiny glass, much to Gandalf's disappointment.
When Bilbo greeted him with a "Good morning", Gandalf lampshaded this trope by whimsically questioning the exact meaning of that phrase. Is Bilbo having a good morning, is he saying it is a good morning no matter what does Gandalf thinks, is he wishing for Gandalf to have a good morning or is it a morning to be good on? Bilbo simply replied: "All of them at once".
When Bilbo greets Balin with a "Good Evening", the dwarf treats it as a commentary on the night itself, adding that "although it might rain later".
"Why isn't it working? It's not like it's witchcraft!"
This dialogue:
Eye Awaken : Combined with Hellish Pupils , this is done for Smaug at the end of An Unexpected Journey .
Face Death with Dignity : The Great Goblin , whose reaction to having his stomach cut open (after a short scream, admittedly — more like an "ouch", really) is to nod and calmly declare "That'll do it." (for context, he had just asked Gandalf — in a much more enthusiastic manner — what he was going to do, "wizard").
Fake Shemp : Ian Holm 's scenes as elderly Bilbo were filmed in the UK, as he was unable to travel to New Zealand due to his advanced age. For the scene of Bilbo and Frodo speaking outside Bag End (which was filmed on location) the crew put Martin Freeman in old-age prosthetics and filmed him from a distance with Holm's voice added in later.
Fat Bastard : The Great Goblin. He is grotesquely fat with an underchin nearly as big as the entire rest of this head. He's also a torturer, a Bad Boss , and cooperating with Azog.
Fire-Forged Friends : Thorin and Bilbo after Bilbo rescues him from being beheaded by one of Azog's mooks. Literally in this case since they were battling amongst flames .
Fire of Comfort : Bilbo's opening narration for his book describes this, and one is also seen during some scenes when he is camping out with the Dwarves.
Foe-Tossing Charge : Smaug's attack on the Dwarven stronghold. He barely seems to notice the Dwarves flying through the air as he walks right over the defenders.
Food Porn : Quite a bit of it during the party scene in Bag End, complete with a lingering pan over all the food on the table.
The movie opens with Bilbo blowing an uncannily perfect smoke ring . That is all.
Thrór's case of Gold Fever serves as this, as Thorin will come down with a similar "ailment" after The Lonely Mountain is reclaimed from Smaug, which stops him from negotiating with the men of Laketown and the Wood Elves (although the interracial tension and being a prisoner of the Elves earlier probably didn't help).
Bilbo considers the rumors that he has "tunnels full of gold" silly, as he only has a single chest that "still smells of Troll". Glóin, Nori and Bofur are shown burying a box of treasure taken from the troll hoard (which itself foreshadows Bilbo carrying it in Five Armies ).
Gandalf lights his pipe with a Finger-Snap Lighter and later uses the same effect to set pine cones on fire, throwing them at the Wargs.
When Gandalf presents Bilbo with his Elvish sword, he tells Bilbo that true courage comes from knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare a life. Bilbo contemplates killing Gollum but decides not to. This is a turning point, as he then shows considerable courage against Azog.
Thorin's father Thráin went missing but was never confirmed dead, and Azog mentions having encountered him. Gandalf found Thráin in Dol Guldur, where he had been captured, tortured, and driven mad.
Radagast's home in Greenwood is attacked by giant spiders. Guess what's waiting for the Company when they arrive in the same forest, now named Mirkwood.
Thorin and Gandalf have a brief argument over whether or not to go to Rivendell. Later, while fleeing pursuing wargs, Thorin loudly wonders where Gandalf is leading them.
After seeing Glamdring and Orcrist, Bilbo wonders if his own Elvish sword has a name, and Balin tells him swords gain names depending on their deeds. "Sting" gets its name from slaying the Spiders in Mirkwood. Balin: More of a letter-opener, really.
In the extended edition, Kíli takes an interest in the elves at Rivendell. He later develops a crush on Tauriel after arriving in Mirkwood.
Annoyed at Thorin's refusal to confide in Elrond, Gandalf mutters that Thorin's pride will be his downfall. The Battle of the Five Armies, during which Thorin dies, is directly a result of his pride and greed.
Elrond helps Thorin read the secret runes on the map, only visible by the light of the moon. In the next film, it is the light of the moon which winds up being "the last light" on Durin's Day that reveals the secret door, not the setting sun.
As Elrond reads the moon runes on the map, he mentions a door appearing "when the thrush knocks". In the final scene the camera follows a thrush as it flies towards Erebor, then starts knocking snails against a rock. The noise wakes Smaug.
The musical cue for the Ring Bilbo finds. Though even Gandalf doesn't know its true nature yet, he senses something sinister.
The odd way that The Ring behaves when dropped — it seems far heavier than it ought to be (an effect memorable in the LOTR films which was achieved using magnets).
A subtle one: the rock the eagles leave the dwarves on at the end is shaped like a bear's head. It's called Carrock and is where they will meet the skin-changer Beorn.
The final shots show the camera panning up one of the dwarven statues to a cliffside clearing where a thrush knocks on the wall with a nut. The statues turn out to be a makeshift staircase up to the clearing, which is where the secret entrance is. The thrush itself plays a role in helping Bilbo find the keyhole and also Bard slay Smaug.
Forging Scene : Quite a few, seeing as how this was the main industry of Erebor. One showed Thorin working as a blacksmith as a testament of How the Mighty Have Fallen .
Fork Fencing : The Dwarves do this when eating at Bilbo's house, much to his chagrin. It leads to the "Blunt the Knives" song being performed.
Fourth Wall Psych : Gandalf, when Galadriel asks why he chose Bilbo to accompany the Dwarves. He gives her a speech about how small, everyday acts of kindness and love are what he's found most effective as a bulwark against evil. He delivers this speech while facing the camera and staring contemplatively, almost (but not quite ) looking directly at the audience.
Friend to All Living Things : Radagast appears like this, even letting birds nest (and crap!) in his hair rather than disturbing them.
Lots in Bag End during the party. One involves Fíli and Kíli trying to work out how to operate the tap on a beer barrel, then apparently giving up and just bringing the barrel itself.
When Bilbo suggests that the Trolls skin the Dwarves, Thorin is yelling and flailing around in anger, along with the others (who are all lying on their backs aside from Fíli, who is desperately trying to turn over).
After the Dwarves light their campfire in Rivendell, Bofur cooks a sausage over the fire. Next to him, Bifur is doing the same thing, but instead of a sausage, Bifur is attempting to cook a large piece of lettuce. Then, when Bofur throws the sausage to Bombur and causes Bombur's bench to collapse, all the Dwarves are doubled over with laughter except for Bifur, who is concentrating on his piece of lettuce as though he's determined to roast the heck out of it.
Óin's Ear Trumpet is stomped on and crushed flat when The Company is captured in Goblin-Town . Later, after they escape , he's shown using it anyway, and later has forced it back open.
Genre Blind : The line "The worst is behind us". Oh boy...
Giant Spider : Some attempt to break into Radagast's cottage before his magic scares them back to Dol Guldur.
Gold Fever : Thrór, king of Erebor and Thorin's grandfather, is shown in flashbacks to be so obsessed with gold that it's even described to be a "sickness", and his obsession with filling his treasure rooms with enough gold to build a castle out of it is implied to have attracted Smaug to Erebor in the first place.
Gory Discretion Shot : When Sméagol is preparing to eat a goblin he dragged onto his rocky outcropping, the Goblin is shown to be hit several times, but then the camera cuts to Bilbo and the fading of Sting's blue glow (a sign there are live Goblins about) shows he dies. When Bilbo looks up, the rock in the lake is bare.
Go Through Me : Bilbo does this after tackling Azog's mook and standing between Azog and the semi-conscious Thorin .
G-Rated Drug : Radagast seems to get high when he takes a whiff from Gandalf's pipe (another suggestion that "pipeweed" may not be tobacco, though tobacco also has a reputation for calming the nerves), and later Saruman comments disapprovingly of his worrying fondness for mushrooms.
Groin Attack : Bert the troll catches one from Dori's bolas.
Ground-Shattering Landing : Bombur does this in Goblin-Town, punching through two layers of Goblin scaffolding and dislodging the goblins that had been swarming over him.
Headbutt of Love : How Dwalin and Balin greet each other—although, since they are Dwarves, it's more like a full-contact headbutting. There's also a more weary version in Balin's flashback when they discover they've both survived the Battle of Azanulbizar, surrounded by a field of dead Dwarves.
Heroism Motive Speech : Bilbo gives one near the end when he explains why he wants to go on with Thorin and Company despite the danger: Bilbo: I know you doubt me, I know you always have, and you're right. I often think of Bag End . I miss my books, and my armchair, and my garden. See, that's where I belong; that's home, and that's why I came, 'cause you don't have one...a home. It was taken from you, but I will help you take it back if I can.
He's Dead, Jim : While Gollum drags a wounded Goblin away and starts bashing its head in with a rock, Bilbo sees Sting's glow begin to flicker and then finally go out.
Hit-and-Run Tactics : The Company's method of dealing with the Trolls they encounter, due to the heights of both parties.
Hoist by His Own Petard : Gollum would've eaten Bilbo if he hadn't said "Time's up", leading to Bilbo's figuring out the answer.
Holding Hands : Galadriel takes Gandalf's hands as part of her assurance that he has her support.
Hollywood Darkness : In The Misty Mountains. When the Dwarves are camping on the Goblins' front porch, it's night, there are clouds outside, no fires are allowed, they're not in direct sight of the entrance, and there isn't an opening above them. However, it's as light as any normal cloudy day — brighter even than the mountainside was minutes before. Gollum's cave is also surprisingly well-lit, although we do see a streak of light shining on to the spot where he plays the riddle game with Bilbo.
The Elvenking rides a stag in the flashback to Smaug's original attack.
Radagast's sled is drawn by large rabbits.
Saruman criticizes Radagast's stained teeth. Saruman's teeth are awful.
While Bilbo is writing There and Back Again , Frodo tells him that people say that he's becoming "unsociable." Bilbo denies it and then orders Frodo to put up the sign saying No Admittance Except on Party Business .
I Was Quite a Looker : First part of the film, where the older Bilbo saw his younger portrait. Look at his hand gesture.
I'm a Humanitarian : Gollum and the three trolls. If you substitute "human-like" for "human", at least.
There's a reason Thorin is called Oakenshield. By the time of his rematch with Azog, he has fashioned an actual armoured gauntlet, reinforced with iron fittings, out of that same oak branch.
While trapped in a tree, Gandalf ignites several pine cones to use them as impromptu firebombs.
The dwarves break off a railing when being chased by goblins and use it to swat them away. Shortly after that they pull down a ladder and use its steps to grab goblins by their necks.
Info Dump : The first half hour of the movie is basically an exposition. But made fun.
In the extended edition, after the Great Goblin finishes his Villain Song . Balin: That's not a song. It's an abomination! Great Goblin: Abominations, mutations, deviations! That's all you're gonna find down here.
Also after the Trolls capture the Dwarves Dori: You can't reason with them, they're half-wits! Bofur: Half-wits? What does that make us?
It's for a Book : Gandalf gives a variation of this as his initial explanation for why they needed the map translated by Elrond.
Jerkass Has a Point : A lot of people have criticized Saruman for being a bigoted jerk (not to mention a hypocrite given The Reveal of his own smoking habit in The Lord of the Rings ) in dismissing Radagast's information about Dol Guldur, but he's actually pretty justified in pointing out that Radagast's mushroom eating compromises his intel since the context makes it quite clear that the said mushrooms are hallucinogens of some sort.
Smaug burning Dale and taking over Erebor.
Elvish Archer Cavalry led by Elrond vs. Warg Riders
The eagles against Azog and his warg-riders.
Gandalf killing the Goblin King with a One-Hit Kill
Azog vs. Thorin, who is smacked with a mace multiple times, bitten by a Warg, and rendered incapable of even moving the two inches he needs to reach his sword, all without getting in a single blow.
Kev Lard : Completely averted with the Great Goblin, who is done in by a single slash across the gut by Gandalf wielding Glamdring. While he isn't Gutted Like a Fish , even he quips in his own Pre-Mortem One-Liner that the slash did the job.
As the goblins confiscate the Dwarves' weapons, one of them snatches Óin's earhorn and stomps it flat.
One from the extended edition: when Thranduil comes to pay homage to Thrór, King Under the Mountain, the latter holds out a box containing the White Gems of Lasgalen, a memento of Thranduil's late wife. Before Thranduil can touch the gems, the box snaps shut. The look on Thranduil's face strongly suggests that this could have been the real cause of his later rift with the Dwarves.
Know When to Fold 'Em : Even with an almost fully armed Company of 15, with many capable fighters, they are not going to win when the odds are either something like 5-to-1 plus the disadvantages of Beast of Battle (against Orcs) or 1000-to-1 (against Goblins). Thus rather than continue fighting against large enemies and overwhelming numbers, they are forced to retreat more than once.
The Last Straw : The sausage that causes Bombur's bench to collapse.
Line in the Sand : Invoked by Balin towards Thorin at the beginning. He tells Thorin that they don't have to go on the quest and can continue the life of peace and plenty they have built in the Blue Mountains.
Toyed with when Gandalf meets Bilbo and their conversation about the meaning of "Good morning." However, it is revealed that Gandalf was doing it intentionally, partly to remind Bilbo of who he was and partly because it amused him to do so.
Living in a Furniture Store : Played with. In the main storyline, Bilbo's house is very clean and tidy, showing how uptight and organized he is. But sixty years later, Bag End noticeably has more books and things scattered around the floor and tables.
Living Statue : Of the possessed kind. As Radagast explores Dol Guldur, he passes some statues of the Nazgûl... one of which tightens its grip on its sword as he walks past it. When Radagast turns to examine it, the Witch-King of Angmar emerges from the other statue behind him and tries to ambush him from above.
The Load : Thorin thinks Bilbo is this in the beginning. By the end, when Bilbo saves him from Azog's mook, Thorin declares he was wrong.
Made in Country X : Apparently, " Made in Rivendell " was on the bottom of some candlesticks the Dwarves stole from Rivendell. Type 1 as the Great Goblin dismisses them as "Second Age, couldn't even give them away."
Major Injury Underreaction : Great Goblin : That'll do it.
Man Hug : Dwalin and Balin share a couple. Thorin gives one to Bilbo after Bilbo saved him from Azog's mook.
Manly Tears : Dwalin and Balin after surviving the Battle of Azanulbizar.
Meaningful Echo : When the dwarves first arrive at Bilbo's home, Gandalf is seen ticking off his fingers when counting how many dwarves are present. Later on, Gandalf does the same thing when escaping from the Goblin caves but realizes someone is missing: Bilbo .

Monster-Shaped Mountain : The Eagles set the travellers down on a bear-shaped rock formation, foreshadowing Beorn's upcoming appearance in Desolation .
Motivational Lie : Subverted. Gandalf tries to give Bilbo a motivational speech by talking about a famous ancestor of Bilbo's, "Bullroarer" Took. At the end, Bilbo says that he thinks Gandalf made most of that up, and Gandalf shamelessly says that good stories can use a little embellishing every now and then. Ironically, while Gandalf's line can be seen as the filmmakers lampshading the Adaptation Expansion of the book, the story about Bullroarer Took inventing golf is not one of their additions .
Mundane Utility : In the meeting Gandalf discreetly uses a small fire spell to light his pipe. He uses the same spell at the end to greater effect by turning pine cones into firebombs.
Gandalf can't quite remember the names of the blue wizards. They're Alatar and Pallando, or perhaps Morinehtar ("Darkness-slayer") and Rómestámo ("East-helper"). The names are given in Literature/{{Unfinished Tales|of Númenor and Middle Earth}} and The History of Middle-earth , but Christopher Tolkien has refused to sell the movie rights to those. However, the film actually gets away with naming them the Blue Wizards since their colour was only revealed in Unfinished Tales .
With respect to the following film, Smaug isn't surprised by Bilbo's presence in the Lonely Mountain and they have a calm, though tense, conversation rather than him realizing that a piece of the treasure has been taken and yelling, "Thieves! Fire! Murder!" So Radagast yells it when he first rides up to Thorin's Company instead.
The Great Goblin bears a strong resemblance to his animated counterpart . Also, his followers resemble their counterparts from the 2003 video game .
In the extended edition, Bofur sings part of the "Cow Jumped over the Moon" that Frodo sings in the Lord of the Rings book at the Prancing Pony.
Bilbo says to Elrond, "Go not the Elves for counsel for they will say both yes and no", a line Frodo says to Gildor Inglorion in The Fellowship of the Ring''
In some shots, it looks like Glamdring and Orcrist glow, which they did in the books.
While the sun was clearly rising on its own, the way Gandalf breaks the stone in two to expose the trolls to sunlight gives the impression that he summoned the sun like in the 1977 animated film.
The first few notes of the film's version of "Misty Mountains Cold" is very similar to the same piece from the animated film.
Naked People Are Funny : In the extended cut, while the Dwarves are staying at Rivendell and generally making a nuisance of themselves, Elrond's aide worriedly asks how long they'll be staying. Elrond replies he isn't sure, and then suddenly both Elves react to something offscreen — cut to the Dwarves swimming naked in a big fountain and slapping each other's asses with rolled-up towels.
Near-Villain Victory : Thorin sees Azog in person for the first time since their old battle, and charges him. Powerful elven sword in one hand, a fashioned branch armguard in the other, awesome music in the background along with a Battle Amongst the Flames theme going on, he prepares to finish the fight they started... and he's laid out in seconds by Azog's warg (who had an advantage in height, powerful legs/jaws, and a big advantage in mobility), allowing Azog a staggering hit just as he's getting back up, then gets bitten by the Warg and can only manage a glancing blow that sends him sprawling heavily. Only Bilbo's intervention saves him from himself.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero : Downplayed example with Biblo sharing his name and home country with Gollum before the Riddle Game. In the context of the rest of the Hobbit Trilogy, this will have no further repercussions. However, in the larger context of the Middle-Earth narrative, this will come back to haunt Bilbo and his family 60 years later and serve as one of the catalysts of the War of the Ring.
Noble Bird of Prey : The Giant Eagles. They don't just rescue the Dwarves in the movie but attack Azog's forces directly, killing nearly half of them before finally winging off with their charges.
No One Could Survive That! : Thorin's opinion of cutting Azog's arm off. The look that Gandalf and Balin exchange suggests they (accurately) suspect Azog may still be alive.
Not-So-Omniscient Council of Bickering : Gandalf, Saruman, Elrond, Galadriel, the wisest and most powerful wizards and Elves of Middle-Earth... who could not even agree that Sauron has returned, much less form a plan to stop him.
Obliviously Evil : The Stone Giants aren't trying to put the protagonists in horrible danger and possibly get them killed, they're just too busy fighting each other and the company is too small and insignificant to them for the Giants to notice they are there.
Obstructive Bureaucrat : Saruman is one to the point where he intends to forbid the Dwarves from embarking on their quest, not realising as Gandalf and Galadriel do that the Dwarves have already left.
Offscreen Teleportation : Galadriel does this to Gandalf.
Thrór is decapitated by Azog in the failed attempt to re-claim Moria from the Orcs.
One of the gargantuan stony giants has its head knocked off by a boulder flung by another such giant.
Gandalf decapitates a Goblin via Clean Cut .
The Great Goblin completely freaks out the moment he identifies the Elven swords.
Ori's expression when the Great Goblin orders his cronies to kill the Dwarves "starting with the youngest".
Elrond and Galadriel have the equivalent reaction when they see the Witch-King's sword.
Bilbo when he sees Sting is glowing blue and remembers what that means...
Also, when he realizes that Gollum figured out where his 'Precious' is.
Blink and you miss it, but at Rivendell, when Gandalf meets Galadriel, he closes his eyes and puts on a VERY fake-looking smile when seeing Saruman has come to check up on him.
Ominous Latin Chanting : During Thorin's Unflinching Walk . It is actually the language of Númenor, taken from "Revelation of the Ringwraiths".
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You : Azog makes it clear to his mooks that they can kill the other Dwarves, just as long as they leave Thorin for him. When Thorin goes down easily, he seems to lose interest and orders a mook to behead him.
Orcus on His Throne : From what we see of The Great Goblin, he sits on his throne and rules Goblin-Town, and that's about it.
Our Giants Are Bigger : The Stone Giants, briefly mentioned in the book. They are actually made of stone, coming alive and literally wrenching themselves free from the sides of the mountains.
Out of the Frying Pan : The party escapes from the Goblins of The Misty Mountains, only to get cornered by a worse group of orc warg-riders. Furthermore, they climb trees to escape and use fire to keep the Orcs and Wargs at bay — which backfires and leaves most of them dangling from a tree over a cliff's edge. Gandalf and Thorin even lampshade it, saying, "Out of the frying pan ... and into the fire," in a nod to the chapter of the book named after the phrase.
Painting the Fourth Wall : During the Goblin King's song, he spears a hapless Mook through the chest and hurls him away — the goblin goes flying towards the screen and jostles the camera with his arm as he passes.
Picky Eater : Played for laughs. The Dwarves aren't exactly thrilled to eat Elvish vegetables and seem downright confused by the lack of meat.
Put Down Your Gun and Step Away : The trolls use Bilbo to make the dwarves surrender. Tom: Lay down your arms or we'll rip his off!
Plummet Perspective : In the "Out of the Frying Pan" sequence, Gandalf sees the branch from his tree fall down from the cliff.
Primal Fear : Eating and feasting are important throughout the story. When enemies are encountered, they often also want to eat the heroes.
Pyrrhic Victory : The battle of Azanulbizar. The Dwarves were victorious, but the majority of their forces were dead or mortally wounded, including their king.
Rack Focus : This is used several times in the first film, in particular during a telepathic conversation between Gandalf and Galadriel. The focus fades forwards and back several times within one shot to indicate who is "talking".
Railing Kill : Literally — the dwarves take up a handrail and use it to swat groups of incoming goblins off a catwalk.
Rasputinian Death : The Orc who attacks the Company while they flee across the plains. He gets thrown off his warg and pinned when Kíli shoots his mount, Dwalin bashes him in the head with his hammer, Bifur impales him, and Thorin jumps in to hack at him. His growls wind up alerting his comrades to where the Company is.
Refusal of the Call : Bilbo's initial reaction to Gandalf and the dwarves' offer. Becomes Jumped at the Call when he wakes up the next morning and realises his normal life just wouldn't be enough for him if he didn't do it.
Really 700 Years Old : Gandalf apologizes to Galadriel for the ravages time has wrought on his appearance compared to her. She's not bad for someone who has been in Middle-Earth two full Ages longer than the wizards (though along with the other wizards, Gandalf is actually older than Galadriel and even the universe).
"The Reason You Suck" Speech : Delivered to Thorin by the Great Goblin. Great Goblin: Well, well, well! Look who it is. Thorin, son of Thráin, son of Thrór. King Under the Mountain! Oh, but I'm forgetting, you don't have a mountain. And you're not a king. Which makes you... nobody, really.
The Resenter : Implied in the prologue when Thranduil the Elvenking shows deference to Thrór, there is a subtle expression of displeasure on his face. Likewise, when he turns away from aiding the Dwarves after Smaug invades, his face shows a hint of satisfaction.
The illustration of Smaug on Gandalf's map of Erebor showed him with four legs and a pair of wings. The glimpses of Smaug in this film's prologue matched this — until The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug portraying him with two winged forearms and hindlegs. This was later revised in the Extended Edition to mirror his appearance in the later films. However, the illustration of Smaug on the map was not changed.
When Bilbo told the children about his encounter with the trolls, he said that their attempt to cook the Dwarves was delayed by their arguing over how to do it. In this film, they only have a minor discussion over it – instead, it's Bilbo who attempts to delay them.
The brief glimpses of "There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale" mentioned the trolls dropping a key and the Company using it to unlock the door to their cave. Here, the cave is open.
The prologue shows Bilbo crawling along the ground when he finds the Ring, and Gollum yells that his "Precious" is lost. Here, Bilbo is standing up when he finds it, and Gollum yells that the Goblin he is eating has too many bones. The prologue was narrated by Galadriel, who was not present, so it's justified.
Revealing Hug : Bilbo's face when Thorin hugs him in gratitude for saving his life is rather shocked-looking. No surprise since by that point he thought that Thorin would never accept him.
Riddle Me This : The game between Gollum and Bilbo.
Ridiculously Cute Critter : Radagast tends a few.
Robotic Torture Device : The denizens of Goblin-Town attempt to use these on The Company. One is essentially a giant press with two plates full of nails, the others are two barrels covered in nails where a victim is meant to be pushed in between. Ironically, after seeing one of the dwarves has an elven sword, the Great Goblin simply orders them to be killed without the use of the devices.
Rock Monster : The stone giants.
Running Gag : Everybody's tired of eating mutton.
Sadistic Choice : The trolls tell the Dwarves to surrender or else they will rip Bilbo apart . They surrender.
Savage Wolves : The Wargs are enemies.
When Thorin confronts Azog towards the end.
Fíli yells Thorin's name with concern as he is being carried unconscious by the eagles.
Dwalin when Thorin is bitten by Azog's warg. He tries to go help and ends up almost falling off of the tree.
The landscape shots of New Zealand are as beautiful as the ones in The Lord of the Rings . There's a reason why Peter Jackson wanted to keep filming there.
The CGI ones deserve a mention — the sweeping shots of Erebor may be the first time this trope was pulled off underground! Except for Moria, which was actually BIGGER. If you look closely, you can see similar designs on the pillars. This makes sense since the Dwarves had to leave Moria because of the Balrog and moved to Erebor.
Bilbo keeps Gollum from eating him by proposing to Gollum to play a game of riddles.
Also when Bilbo stalls the trolls hoping for the sun to come up.
Attempted by the Dwarves in Goblin-Town to protect Thorin. The Great Goblin puts the kibosh on that, though.
Screw You, Elves! : Though not without reason. However, Thorin is so disdainful of them that he very nearly refuses to wield one of the finest and mightiest blades ever forged in Middle-Earth, purely because it is of Elvish make.
Sequel Hook : An Unexpected Journey ends with Smaug awakening.
In the Extended Edition, Smaug is retconned into being a wyvern to reflect his design from the subsequent films, but the drawing of him on Gandalf's map of Erebor still depicts him with the four legs and two wings he originally possessed.
Gandalf tells Bilbo that Elvish blades glow when orcs and goblins are nearby, but Orcrist and Glamdring don't glow at all while Azog's scouts are chasing the Dwarves and Gandalf.
To Braveheart in the Nanduhirion scene when the dwarves all charge at once.
Even to The Adventures of Tintin (2011) . Here, Jackson shouts out to himself as Thorin makes his badass entrance down a tree trunk to face Azog. The falling tree sequence some minutes before is also suspiciously familiar for all Tintin viewers (as the falling masts of the Unicorn).
Also Asterix with Bombur being similar to Obelix, envisioned with a big belly, no beard, whiskers, and long red braids, and for extra points, someone stops him from drinking directly from the cauldron.
In the extended version, Bilbo and Elrond have a little chat where they use lines that belong respectively to Frodo and Gildor in The Lord of the Rings
On several occasions, the Orc warlord Azog gives of a cry of WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH!!!
One of the livestock Bilbo dashes past as he leaves Bag End is a pig that's been harnessed to pull farm equipment .
Silence, You Fool! : From Thorin when the other twelve Dwarves burst into a random blowout over how many dragons Gandalf killed.
Silly Song : "Blunt the Knives", the song the Dwarves mock Bilbo with when he complains about their table manners.
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer : Azog is completely absent from any promotional material for the first film despite being the main antagonist of the trilogy. The reason for this is that he went through several redesigns during the production and his look was finalized only two months before the premiere, after both main trailers have been released.
So Much for Stealth Silencing a potential Orc witness is not as easy as it seems since Kíli hesitates to shoot and his aim is off. Their victim's screams soon alert the rest of the Orcs of the Dwarves' whereabouts.
The ponies bolted after the Warg-Riders attacked The Company, so they weren't captured and eaten by Goblins as in the book. They also manage to avoid being eaten by Trolls earlier on.
Azog died before the context of the story in canon.
Squashed Flat : Hard to see it, but it happens to a couple of Goblins when the Dwarves are rolling a boulder ahead of them during their escape.
Kíli and Fíli do it to Bilbo after encouraging him to go rescue the ponies.
Galadriel does this after she encourages Gandalf to continue helping the Dwarves.
Gollum pulls this on Bilbo during the game of riddles. Bilbo is distracted by a bat, and when he looks back, Gollum has disappeared... and his leering voice is echoing off the walls as he tells his final riddle and menacingly wonders out loud how Hobbits taste .
Stealth Pun : In the extended version, the Great Goblin performs a Villain Song before the captured Dwarves despite them not enjoying it one bit. He has a captive audience.
Stock Scream : Late in the film when the heroes are escaping from the goblins, one goblin is knocked off a bridge into a pit and utters the Wilhelm Scream .
Take My Hand! : The dwarves do this when Bilbo is dangling over the edge after the Stone Giants' fight. Fíli actually yells it to Kíli as the Stone Giant Fíli is on starts to move and they're separated. Kíli's face when Fíli is pulled just out of reach is devastating .
Take That, Audience! : In one scene, Gandalf recites a story of Bullroarer Took's defeat of the Orc-King Golfimbul (in which he knocked the orc's head off and it went down a rabbit hole, inventing the game of golf). note Gandalf doesn't mention Golfimbul's name in the film, making this moment both less witty and less silly than in book canon. Bilbo mentions that some of that story has to be made up. Gandalf counters that all good stories deserve embellishment. This same claim could be applied to the film adaptation, which embellished the original book to make three films.
Talking the Monster to Death : What Bilbo does to delay the trolls from eating the dwarves until the sun rises. He also tries this with Gollum, to less success.
Talking to Themself : Gollum, of course, although his Split Personality is emphasized more (a lot more) than it was in the book. Sméagol: Ooh! Ooh! We knows! We knows! Gollum: Shut! Up!
Tastes Like Chicken : The trolls complain that all they eat is this trope, except for chicken itself, which to them tastes like fish.
Bilbo does this at Bag End as Dwarves keep pouring in.
The Goblin King taunts Gandalf and is killed with ease .
After the Dwarves survive their fall into the depths of the Goblin Kingdom (relatively) unscathed, Bofur points out "Well, that could've been worse"... and then the Goblin King's huge corpse crashes on top of them . Dwalin : You've got to be joking!
Bilbo's statement at the end of An Unexpected Journey : "I really believe that the worst is behind us." Cue Smaug awakening... .
That's No Moon : The mountain pass Bilbo and the Dwarves must traverse is already precarious, but it gets even worse when it turns out they're actually walking along the shins of one of the Stone Giants .
The Thing That Would Not Leave : Dwarves make terrible house guests, as Bilbo and Elrond can attest.
Title Drop : Thorin and Gandalf together say the original chapter title when The Company have just escaped from the Goblin caves and are now being hunted by wargs . Thorin: Out of the frying pan... Gandalf: ...And into the fire.
During the party, Bilbo angrily says to Gandalf that he doesn't even want to talk about what the Dwarves have done to the bathroom and that they've all but destroyed the plumbing.
The art book reveals that the Great Goblin's throne is also his throne .
Took a Level in Badass : Bilbo, who goes from an ordinary hobbit who as a responsible adult shows disdain for adventures to killing a huge Orc warrior, killing a Warg, and fending off Azog to protect Thorin.
Too Powerful to Live : Gandalf's justification to Saruman, Galadriel, and Elrond for sponsoring Thorin's quest: he believes that while Smaug only cares about Erebor and its treasure, Dragons once worked for Sauron's master Morgoth (whose return is truly impossible) and still might be persuaded to ally himself with Sauron if he were ever to return, and the power Smaug would bring to Sauron's armies would be too horrible to imagine.
Trampled Underfoot : The Great Goblin uses a pile of his own minions as a willing footstool who get Squashed Flat whenever he steps down from his throne.
Traveling at the Speed of Plot : Radagast's arrival to Rhudaur to warn Gandalf and give him the sword is quite jarring for both geographical and chronological matters. Though it's never cleared where he crossed The Misty Mountains by nor how much time it took for him, the only possible option is that he entered by The High Pass (the place where The Company firstly intended to go before being captured by the Goblins), which is quite a feat given that it is still very away from Rhosgobel or Dol Guldur. Justified in that he probably made it in time thanks to the speed of his bunny-sled, which had been shown as incredibly fast and reliable.
Unflinching Walk : Thorin does one as he is confronting Azog for the second time, while surrounded by flaming trees and attacking wargs.
Ungrateful Bastard : The Dwarves in Rivendell. Elrond and his soldiers save them from an Orc ambush and let them stay in his house and give them food (even after Thorin is rude to him and he first sees them as an armed group on his doorstep). In response, they ridicule the food he offers, the music, break some of his furniture (Bombur's table scene), make a mess (in the extended edition), and then leave without even a "thank you". When Elrond helps Thorin, Gandalf had to strong-arm him into accepting Elrond's help and Thorin proves stubborn and unwilling every step of the way. Even with Thorin's anti-Elf grudge, that's petty.
Unsettling Gender-Reveal : In the extended edition, Kíli is checking out some Elf-maids, to Dwalin's disapproval. Kíli reassures the dwarves that he doesn't fancy them, although "that one there is not bad". The Elf then turns around...
Veganopia : Rivendell is portrayed as this, with most of their food being fruits and vegetables. Many of the dwarves are perplexed by the Elves' diet, wondering where the meat is.
Vertigo Effect : When Radagast sees The Necromancer at Dol Guldur.
Villainous Glutton : The Trolls are a problem to the main characters purely because they are hungry. Gollum too, but his emaciated appearance clearly sets him apart.
Villain Song : Goblin Town appears in the Extended Edition as a number for the Great Goblin.
Visual Pun : Radagast's hair is a literal bird's nest.
The Misty Mountains' Goblins do a lot of this, though the Dwarves seem to pretty much always see them coming.
And, true to his character, Gollum "introduces" himself to Bilbo this way as well.
"Well Done, Son" Guy : Kíli appears to want to impress his uncle Thorin and becomes embarrassed when he makes a mistake while Thorin is watching or gets reprimanded by him.
What Happened to the Mouse? : Radagast disappears from the movie without a comment after distracting a warband of Orcs.
When Bilbo doesn't kill Gollum.
And a small one, when Bilbo is listening to the Dwarves talking about him deserting them after they all escape the Goblins in the mountains. He is wearing The Ring at the time, so he's free to let them believe he's gone for good and go back to Rivendell. Of course, he reveals himself and continues the journey.
Wild Card : The reason Gandalf wants Smaug out of the picture; the Dragon isn't loyal to anyone but could be recruited by the forces of evil. See Too Powerful to Live above.
The World Is Just Awesome : Especially in the final shot but throughout the film we get nice pullbacks seeing just how awesome Middle-Earth is. Even a bit of I Can See My House from Here : with them looking at The Lonely Mountain which is the Dwarves' home.
Writing Around Trademarks : When telling Bilbo about the other wizards, Gandalf mentions the two Blue Wizards, but claims to be unable to remember their names. Their names are Alatar and Pallando, but the filmmakers do not have the rights to Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth or The Silmarillion , and as such they cannot be legally named. This also resulted in the backstory of the Nazgûl being rewritten.
You and What Army? : Inverted by Balin; he comments that even if the dwarves had an army to take back Erebor, the task would still be monumentally difficult — and yet the thirteen of them are going to try with no backup whatsoever.
You Are Not Alone : Galadriel reassures Gandalf that he has her support after Saruman dismisses Gandalf's concerns and proof about the Necromancer. Galadriel: Do not be afraid, Mithrandir. You are not alone. If you have need of me, I will come .
You Don't Want to Catch This : When the trolls threaten to cook and eat all the Dwarves they've captured, Bilbo tells them that they all have "worms in their tubes" and adds, "They're infested with parasites, it's a terrible business. I wouldn't risk it, I really wouldn't."
You Have Failed Me : Azog does not tolerate failure, feeding one of his soldiers to the Wargs for failing to kill Thorin or die in the attempt.
Zerg Rush : The hordes of goblins pursuing Thorin and Co.

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Yazneg returns to Azog empty-handed, trembling with fear about how he barely escaped alive from the Elves after they foiled their chance to capture and kill Thorin Oakenshield. Azog tells him that paying for his failure with his life was better than at the hands of the Elves, holding him by his neck and then feeding Yazneg to the Wargs before declaring to his minions to get the word out on finding the Dwarven King, starting by placing a bounty on his head.

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Critical Consensus [ ]

Capturing the sense of wonder of the book and expanding on the source material for both the greater and the worse. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sadly becomes a boring film that's not a complete story and suffers from clashing tones.

Positive Qualities [ ]

The cinematography is really good.
The writing is okay.
The plot is pretty good although it's not a complete story and is more of build up for the second and third film.
It uses lyrics written by Tolkien in the Soundtrack and has great music and reasonable singing. The film's version of Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold.
It uses the concept of the stone giants pretty good.
The action scenes are very good.
It gives the dwarf characters a lot of personality and character development that was missing from the book.
It has some decent CGI orc designs.
It has some good acting although not all the cast members are consistent in acting quality.
It captures the theme of adventure, growth and moving on the book had.
Thorin's character development is pretty good.
The designs of the Shire and Goblin town are excellent.
The sword designs such as Sting are great.
The direction is pretty good.
Gandalf's part is very good but he lets the other characters shine.
The ending is great, however, it cuts to sequel bait with the dragon waking up which is very bad sequel bait.
It has some themes about decision making in regards to culture and needs.
It reveals more about Gandalf's order which was left out of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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The goblin designs are dreadful especially the Goblin King.
The film's tonal shifts are terrible and the mix of dark fantasy and camp alienates a lot of audiences.
The pacing is terrible especially in the scene adapting the chapter Riddles in the Dark.
It's extremely unfaithful to the source material to the point where it's more like a Lord of the Rings prequel than an adaptation of the Hobbit Novel.
The villain isn't very good and is inaccurate the source material as they adapt him to have been wounded rather than having died and being succeeded by his son.
Azog looks just like Kratos from God of War.
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Every Peter Jackson Cameo in Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit (& Where To Find Them)

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Peter Jackson is known for making short, fun cameos in his Middle-earth movies, adding to the fans' enjoyment of the films.
Jackson's relatives, friends, and crew members also make appearances in his movies, creating a sense of community on set.
The director has made numerous cameo appearances in other films throughout his career, showcasing his love for fun and quirky roles.

Many filmmakers have made cameo appearances in their own movies, the most famous being Alfred Hitchcock, who appeared in at least forty films. Similarly, director Peter Jackson also has a long history of including himself in his movies, and his adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are no exception. Each of Peter Jackson's six movies set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth features one brief appearance from the fun-loving New Zealand director . Some of these cameos last for only a split-second, but a couple of his characters contribute to the plot, even if only in a small way.

That said, Jackson didn't stop at including only himself in these movies. There are also a good number of appearances from the filmmaker's relatives, friends, and crew members. Notably, his children, Katie and Billy, have had small roles in his films, both related to Middle-earth and otherwise. Celebrity Tolkien fans have been featured as well. For example, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug includes an appearance by well-known Tolkienite Stephen Colbert, who plays an eye patch-sporting spy for the Master in Lake-town. However, in this article, we're focusing only on the Peter Jackson cameos in LotR and The Hobbit .

Updated on August 6, 2024, by Ajay Aravind: Fans love cameo appearances by celebrities, like when Tom Cruise came on screen in Tropic Thunder or Bill Murray's unexpected role in Zombieland . Directors may not get as much attention, but the Tolkien fandom loved trying to recognize every Peter Jackson cameo in all six Middle-earth movies. As such, we've updated this feature with some more information, including Jackson's cameos in other films.

Albert Dreary, Drunken Man Of Bree Eating A Carrot

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The closest village to the Shire with human inhabitants was Bree, which could be found in the region of Eriador. It plays a major role in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , as Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin take refuge there from the pursuing Ringwraiths. Barliman Butterbur is the only notable character from Bree in the books, played in the trilogy by actor David Weatherly. Butterbur owns The Prancing Pony, the inn where the four Hobbits meet Aragorn for the first time.

That said, Peter Jackson also makes a fan-favorite and non-canonical cameo as a Man named Albert Dreary . He can be seen as the Hobbits enter the dark, rain-soaked town, chewing roughly on a carrot and letting out a loud burp. Albert was originally supposed to be smoking a pipe, but Jackson became sick after several takes, leading him to switch to the carrot. This Peter Jackson cameo is so well-known that he reprised the role in one of The Hobbit films as an Easter egg.

A Rohirrim Warrior At The Battle Of Helm's Deep

The two towers (2002).

The Rohirrim, or people of Rohan , are widely renowned for their horsemanship. Their ancestors were originally from the Great Anduin River Valley but later moved to the plains of Rohan after supporting the armies of Gondor against an Easterling attack. Several warriors from this realm would take part in the Battle of Helm's Deep, arguably one of the most important conflicts in the War of the Ring. The Rohirrim also fought during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, as well as the Battle of the Black Gate.

As there were countless extras included in the respective movies' plotlines, Peter Jackson decided to inject himself into the scene. Near the end of The Lord of the Rings ' second installment, The Two Towers , Peter Jackson cameos as one of the Rohirrim soldiers fighting at Helm's Deep . Clad in chain mail, he fiercely throws a spear at the attacking Uruk-hai from atop the Deeping Wall. He even successfully hits a target and brings him down.

A Corsair Of Umbar On The Black Ships

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The Corsairs of Umbar were presumably descended from the Black Númenóreans, a group of people who eventually fall prey to Sauron's malevolent charisma. Throughout thousands of years following the Fall of Númenór , they became Corsairs, or pirates who spent their lives raiding the Gondor coasts. Although they are similar to the Easterlings in terms of cultural attitude, the Corsairs of Umbar have a completely different lineage. The Corsairs played a small but notable role in Peter Jackson's LotR trilogy.

A little over halfway through The Lord of the Rings finale, The Return of the King , Peter Jackson has a fleeting role as one of the Corsair pirates aboard the Black Ships . He appears in a couple of shots, waving his weapon and standing directly behind his ship's bosun. Aragorn instructs Legolas to fire a warning shot past the bosun's ear — but, unfortunately for Jackson's cameo, Gimli throws the shot off, sending the arrow flying straight into the Corsair's chest.

A Lonely Mountain Dwarf Fleeing Smaug's Incursion

An unexpected journey (2012).

Dwarves tend to live underground and rarely make their way to the surface, explaining why most people don't see or hear much of them during the LotR 's late Third Age . Due to their conflicts with Elves and Men, they prefer to stay within their territories and mind their own mining businesses. That said, Dwarves have played a major role in both Jackson trilogies. The first Hobbit film, An Unexpected Journey , opens with a prologue that depicts Smaug's attack on Erebor and Thranduil's refusal to help the fleeing victims.

The Dwarves of Erebor were characteristically courageous and would have never fled their home unless necessary. Unfortunately, many of them had grown comfortable in their luxury and simply didn't have the strength and knowledge to defeat a literal dragon. As such, if viewers squint closely, they may notice that one of the Dwarves running away from Smaug's attack is none other than a Peter Jackson cameo . It's difficult to tell at first, as his nose has been augmented with a bulbous prosthetic, accompanied by the requisite bushy Dwarven beard and eyebrows.

Albert Dreary Mysteriously Appears Once Again

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The Dark Lord Sauron was once infamous for his ability to shapeshift, but during the events of The Lord of the Rings, he was trapped in a single form.

As mentioned earlier, the carrot-munching Man of Bree returns in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug , and he's as waterlogged and grumpy-looking as ever. More interestingly, Albert Dreary is once again caught taking a bite out of a carrot . Fans can only imagine what message the director was trying to send through this particular vegetable.

It's unclear how this Peter Jackson cameo could have shown up in both settings, given the 77-year time gap between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings , but perhaps he's an older brother or uncle of the original Albert Dreary. He appears in the film's prologue, a flashback that depicts a dejected Thorin's fateful meeting with Gandalf at the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree. It was this meeting that would later lead to the rediscovery of the One Ring and, eventually, the absolute destruction of Sauron.

A Portrait Of Bilbo's Father Bears Jackson's Likeness

The battle of the five armies (2014).

The last of the Peter Jackson cameos takes place at the very end of The Hobbit trilogy. However, he doesn't exactly appear in person. After Bilbo returns to the Shire in The Battle of the Five Armies , he comes home to a Bag End that has been looted and left in total disarray. As he starts to pick up the pieces, one of the first things he puts to right is a set of oval-shaped portraits of his parents. Jackson's likeness is used for the painting of Bungo Baggins, Bilbo's father .

Not much is known about this character, except that Bungo went on to marry Belladonna Took and to construct Bag End, the most palatial Hobbit-hole in all of Hobbiton. That said, the Bagginses were widely considered to be model Hobbits, earning the respect of the other clans. The family's lineage can be seen in other LotR characters, including Frodo, Merry, and Pippin. An offshoot, known as the Sackville-Baggins family, appears in the Lord of the Rings .

Peter Jackson Has Had Cameos In Numerous Movies

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Peter Jackson seems to have a passion for cameos, given that he has appeared in numerous movies in his filmography. This tradition began in Meet the Feebles , in which the director plays the role of an audience member wearing the costume of an alien from his previous movie Bad Taste . Jackson appears as the undertaker's creepy assistant in Brain Dead , while Kate Winslet's Juliet Hume kisses him as a tramp in Heavenly Creatures .

Jackson also appears in Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz , playing a violent Santa Claus who stabs Simon Pegg's Nicholas Angel through the hand. What's more interesting is that his family has also received cameo roles in his movies. Both his children, Katie and Billy, have appeared in the vast majority of Jackson's movies (that were filmed following their births). All things considered, however, it's currently unclear if Peter Jackson will have a cameo in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim , slated for release on December 13, 2024.

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Unexpected twist: Father-daughter outing becomes nightmare as trap is set for serial killer at concert.
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Authenticity in music: Saleka Shyamalan's songs reflect emotional journey, add tension to film.

Cooper seems like the average father bringing his daughter, Riley, to a massive pop concert in Trap . While both Cooper and Riley appear excited to share this experience, things take a turn when Cooper learns the entire concert is a trap set by the police to catch a notorious serial killer, The Butcher. With his darkest secret in danger of being revealed, Cooper will do whatever it takes to avoid detection and escape this concert unscathed.

Trap is helmed by horror legend M. Night Shyamalan , who serves as both director and writer. Josh Hartnett brings complexity and an unexpected dose of humanity to this dark, twisted character that will have audiences rooting for him even as they see some of the darkest aspects of this character. Trap also features a major concert with Shyamalan making the experience feel authentic while also using music, written and performed by Saleka Shyamalan, to reflect the emotional journey of Cooper and the tension building throughout the movie.

Since Trap's trailer suggests that the movie will feature a Shyamalan-esque twist, many have come up with plausible theories about what it could be.

Screen Rant chatted with Trap star Josh Hartnett about his new movie. He discussed collaborating with Shyamalan and how the veteran director brought a major concert to life on screen. He praised both Saleka Shyamalan and Donoghue's ability to become immersed in their characters. Hartnett also shared insight into his devious character.

Josh Hartnett Teases His Trap Character Is "A Facade That He Then Learns Might Not Just Be A Facade"

Hartnett plays Cooper (a serial killer known as The Butcher) in Trap , but the heart of the movie is the father-daughter relationship between Cooper and Riley. Hartnett teased how that dynamic evolves for Cooper throughout the movie as the stakes rise with the cat-and-mouse game.

Josh Hartnett: Well, it's human and it's light to us, but to him it's a facade that he then learns might not just be a facade. That's what makes it so interesting is that this thing is set on a day where all this stuff happens that kind of forces him to reevaluate who he is. I don't think I've ever seen a movie like that.

Can you talk about working with M. Night Shyamalan to craft Cooper and getting the right tone and flavor for the character?

Josh Hartnett: Well, Knight's incredibly collaborative because he's a great filmmaker and I think all great filmmakers are not worried about protecting their vision so much. It's the more insecure filmmakers who just don't want to compromise on anything, because they don't want anything to go out of their control. Knight is, he's very warm, he's very optimistic, and he knew when he sent me the script, he knew it was going to be a tough ask for any actor and he entrusted it to me. I wanted to give him the most extreme and interesting version of this character that felt credible. It needed to feel like it was one guy and it needed to feel like all of these different layers were part of one. Not just like he was putting on these things for the sake of it, but like a need. He yearned for something, some sort of understanding of himself, some sort of understanding of family that he didn't have and that led him down the path to get to this point that now he's able to sort understand a little bit something else about himself. And then also it had to be super entertaining, so it had to be fun. It had to be done with the light touch, and that's a really difficult thing to pull off. Also, we're basically telling the audience this main character is a serial killer, and then we have to convince them to actually enjoy being around him and follow him through this piece and maybe hope that he escapes. It's a tough thing to pull off. I think Knight did an amazing job.

Saleka's Songs Are "The Internal Monologue Of Cooper To An Extent"

Hartnett explained how the concert aspect of the movie was brought to life with Shyamalan crafting the concert long before filming ever began. Hartnett also broke down the details that needed to be included to make the concert feel real, including how the younger actors had to be fully immersed in every element down to singing along to the lyrics.

Josh Hartnett: Well, because as you say, he had to put up the whole concert. He was working on that before we actually went to shoot for a long time. So they knew they had a whole series of people that had worked on concerts before and put up big pop concerts, kind of create this show that then Saleka was rehearsing with all these dancers. And so by the time we got to actually film, they had created this as though we were coming to town. But then for them to make that go on over and over and over again and have the audience interact in the way that they did, it's quite a challenge. We shot this for almost a month in that one location. So a lot of the kids were young who were there as they are at a Taylor Swift concert or whatever, and they had to know all the lyrics and they had to be enthusiastic. We had a core group of people that were right around us that were kind of going to be on camera a lot. A lot of them were young and they really appreciated Saleka's music and they loved the whole process. It was just, I mean, it's quite a feat, but also Knight has a way about him of convincing people to do things that I think most people wouldn't be able to convince people to do. It's a remarkable, it's so cool, what he did.

Can you talk about [Saleka's] dedication to the role and what impressed you the most about her?

Josh Hartnett: What impressed me the most was the part of it that Knight didn't tell me about beforehand, which was I knew she was going to put on a concert. I knew it was going to be pop style and she's not a pop artist, so she was going to have to change her genre and the way that she approaches her music. She was going to have to learn all this choreography [and] she had never done anything like that before. She was going to have to be a larger than life character, all of that stuff, very difficult. And then also play a real character in the movie. All of that, very, very difficult. But the thing that you didn't tell me is that she's actually scoring the movie. If you listen to what's going on, what she's saying in the songs, it's kind of the internal monologue of Cooper to an extent. That's an insane thing to pull off. So I'm in awe of what she was able to do, kind of like I'm in awe of what Knight was able to do in creating the concert environment, making sure that that all was locked in. And then also directing us in the film. Everybody worked much harder than me on this movie. Let's just put it that way.

Josh Hartnett Wants To "Play All Sorts Of Different Roles"

Hartnett praised his co-star Ariel Donoghue and her ability to bring the father-daughter dynamic to life on screen. He also shared how they were able to play and create the chemistry together that feels organic in the movie, in part because of how her character fits into the larger thriller element of Trap .

Josh Hartnett: She was just the most lovely and open and sweet actor, and her family was there. They met my family. We all hung out, but Ariel's just like, she's such a natural that you just want to, I mean, we played on set and it worked and just kind of goofed around. Then she would say her lines, I would say my lines, but really we just kept it really light. The nice thing about that character is that for most of the movie, she doesn't know what's going on, and so we got to keep it just simply dad and daughter style. She understood that relationship really well and all the dark stuff is sort of hidden away from her, but then when it came to the emotional stuff, she was right there, right on it as well. She's super professional. But yeah, no, so much fun to work with her.

I feel like we are in the Josh Hartnett Renaissance right now with Oppenheimer to Trap amazing roles and it really shows your range as an actor. What do you look for in characters that you want to take on now?

Josh Hartnett: Kind of the same thing I've always looked for. I hate to say that, but it's true. I always want to look for something that kind of changes people's idea of what they think I am or what they think I can do. I want to surprise people. It's fun as an actor to play all sorts of different roles. I don't understand actors who just want to do one thing all the time. I always want to do something completely different from what I've just done. Luckily these days a lot of big directors are allowing me to do it and play in their films, so hopefully, I don't know, I'll be able to keep doing this for a while.

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The film skillfully navigates the absurd situation with a light touch, infusing humor throughout the narrative without diminishing the emotional depth. As the two brides, Pushpa (Pratibha Ranta) and Phool, find themselves in unfamiliar territory, they face challenges head-on, showcasing their resilience and resourcefulness. Their individual journeys, intertwined by a twist of fate, are both entertaining and empowering.

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