The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is the first installment in a threepart film adaptation based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by The Desolation of Smaug 2013 and The Battle of the Five Armies 2014, and together they act as a prequel to Jacksons The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The films screenplay was written by Peter Jackson, his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct the film before leaving the project in 2010.
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 Bilbos involvement, the Dwarf king Thrr brings an era of prosperity for his kin under the Lonely Mountain, far to the East, 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. Thrrs grandson Thorin sees King Thranduil and his Woodelves on a nearby hillside, and is dismayed when they take their leave rather than aid his people, resulting in Thorins everlasting hatred of Elves.In the Shire, 50yearold Bilbo is tricked by the wizard Gandalf the Grey into hosting a party for Thorin and his company of dwarves Balin, Dwalin, Fli, Kli, Dori, Nori, Ori, in, Glin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur. Gandalfs aim is to recruit Bilbo as the companys 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 the next day. Traveling onward, the company is captured by three trolls, Tom, Bert amp William, after their ponies are captured. 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 Elfmade bladeOrcrist and Glamdring, respectively. Gandalf also finds an elven shortsword Sting, which he gives to Bilbo. ........
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