Bilbo Baggins takes a risk to prevent war between the Dwarves, Men, and Elves. He gives the Arkenstone to Bard and King Thranduil as a bargaining chip. He hopes this will make Thorin negotiate, but Thorin views Bilbo as a traitor. The Five Armies Unite
Here’s where many Tolkien fans bristle. In the novel, the Battle of Five Armies happens off-screen . Bilbo is knocked unconscious by a rock and wakes up after it’s over. The film invents the Tauriel/Legolas/Kili love triangle, Alfrid the sniveling servant (a widely hated comic relief character), and the prolonged Dol Guldur subplot where Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and Saruman fight the Necromancer (revealed as Sauron). the hobbit 3
With the Dragon dead, the vacuum of power draws the eyes of every faction in Middle-earth. Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), having reclaimed the Lonely Mountain, succumbs to "dragon sickness"—an obsession with the Arkenstone and the vast gold horde. His refusal to honor his promises or share the wealth with the starving people of Lake-town sets the stage for the film’s central conflict. Bilbo Baggins takes a risk to prevent war
(2014) serves as the climactic conclusion to Peter Jackson’s three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel. While the literary source spends only a single chapter on the titular conflict, the film expands this into a feature-length epic, shifting the focus from a whimsical children's adventure to a visceral war drama. This paper examines how the film uses the concept of "dragon-sickness" to explore greed and sacrifice, while also considering the production challenges that shaped its final form. The Corruption of Greed: "Dragon-Sickness" The Five Armies Unite Here’s where many Tolkien
This is where The Hobbit 3 finds its dramatic core. Bilbo (Martin Freeman) must navigate the politics of greedy men, vengeful elves, and a mad king. The emotional highlight of the film is Bilbo secretly giving the Arkenstone to Thranduil and Bard to use as a bargaining chip, an act of treason that saves lives.