The battle of the five armies expects a fair amount of its viewers. Much as the return of the king wrapped up the lord of the rings saga on an actiondominated high note, the hobbit. Theres a moment in the battle of the five armies where the outlook for the good guys looks grim, to say the least. But in trying to make that connection, jackson also punched some holes. The synopsis for the final film in peter jacksons trilogy, the hobbit.
Theres a moment in the battle of the five armies where the outlook for the. Troll a battle of the five armies plothole youtube. If the character of alfrid, the tauriel material and the different silly monsters were extricated it would probably be a. The previous two installments were an unexpected journey 2012 and the desolation of smaug 20. The battle of the five armies is 20 percent inspiration, 80 percent desperation. The battle of the five armies lives up to its mayhem potential by making maximum. There are some cuss words but not as much as some other pg movies. The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a. On one side, viewers are rewarded for remembering details from the previous films and are better able to follow the general plot of the film. Forging a battle of five armies on the appendices part 12, the five armies refer to men, elves, dwarves, the orcs of dol guldur, and the orcs of mount gundabad.
Tolkien, following an unexpected journey 2012 and the desolation of. Spoilers extended stupidity of show s battle of the bastards. The battle of the five armies for the past couple of years i was waiting to see how peter jackson treated the hobbit. The battle of the five armies is a 2014 high fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and written by jackson, fran walsh, philippa boyens, and guillermo del toro. The battle of the five armies je americkonovozelandski fantasticnopustolovni film u reziji reditelja pitera dzeksona iz 2014. Most of what could be called a plot in the battle of the five armies is spent tying up threads you might not even remember from the earlier films. In the fellowship of the ring, while he is in saurons captivity, gollum tells sauron that the ring is in the possession of a hobbit named baggins from shire. His lord of the rings trilogy was a treat to watch, and although many plots of the book were left. What plot hole would you like to see filled in another movie. Predstavlja treci i zavrsni deo filmske trilogije hobit zasnovane na istoimenom romanu dz. Battle of the five armies board game boardgamegeek. I feel confident that others will discuss the molten gold etc.
But lets begin once again with the mandatory disclaimer. The band of dwarves have driven smaug, the dragon, from erebor and the treasure hoard. The battle of the five armies dvd, bluray online at lowest price in india at. Written by fran walsh, philippa boyens, peter jackson and guillermo del toro. The armies of dwarves, elves, and humans join together to fight the villains, and the battle of the five armies begins.
At 144 minutes, its half an hour shorter than its dragass predecessors. Despite the battle of the five armies devotion to action, there is a surprising focus on character development. They are large serpent like creatures, with slits for eyes and thick grey scales covering their entire body. The strongest of the three which is just as well given its the finale but overall i just didnt get that same feeling of awesomeness that lotr provided. Thirteen more dwarfs can turn a massive battle in their armies favour and once this starts to happen four of them promptly leave to fight the orc general on a mountain not really a great help if theyre being honest. Gandalf warns of the wargs and goblins that may attack. Bard goes out to meet dain, approaching with his five hundred dwarves, and refuses to allow him to pass. The missed opportunities of the battle of the five armies duration. From the opening credits there is death and destruction, whether it be at the hands of dragons, dwarves, elves, orcs, or other strange creatures. Although in the battle of the five armies, sauron is banished gandalf is still unreasonably shocked to find out the truth about the dark lord and the ring in fellowship of the ring. The battle of the five armies the dwarves are out of time clip by ign. However, its wrong to think about it like that, and marvel made sure to cover its. The hobbit, the clouds burst the battle of five armies was a battle waged between the orcs and the wargs of the misty mountains and the grey mountains against the men of dale, elves, dwarves,on and near the lonely mountain. Thorin is a flawed and tragic figure from the beginning, at once proud and bold and petty.
Wyrms are creatures that appear in the lord of the rings. Legolas and tauriel get to gundabad and discover bolg summoning the rest of the orc forces, along with a horde of giant bat creatures. Though the movie is quite long i think youll notice that this movie seems to go by faster than the other hobbit movies. Things that make no sense about the hobbit trilogy. Since tolkien left about ten volumes worth of unfinished stories and fragments, many of which are contradictory, im not too worked up about jacksons liberties or f. Although the extended edition itself did not clarify who the five armies were, a behindthescenes documentary did. At most, the story could have been stretched to two films, but three was just too much. The battle of the five armies 2014 is a new zealand american adventure fantasy film that is the third and final installment in peter jacksons adaptation which was based on the novel the hobbit by j. Of course, it does not make up for the deficiencies of the script, plot holes, poor acting etc but these things are not dependent on whether there is cgi or not. Here are the 15 weird things that make no sense in the lord of the rings. Spoilers extended stupidity of show s battle of the.
The battle of the five armies is the conclusion of the trilogy of films based on j r r tolkiens beloved fictional tale of the same name. After that aragorn goes out into the wild and gains the name strider. A plain manila envelope with the battle of the five armies and a drawing of a giant eagle with a mountain printed upon it. Because it compels one to remember a lot of characters and plot lines, the hobbit. An unexpected journey, during bilbos encounter with.
I was distinctly underwhelmed by the first two hobbit movies, i thought they were good but just that good. Its a notable feature that elvish blades glow blue when orcs or goblins are near. The battle of the five armies was released on 11 december 2014 in new zealand, 12 december 2014 in the united kingdom, and on 17 december 2014 in the united states. At first, this does look like a massive plot hole that serves the great action sequences in that final battle. Additionally, the original extended cut was going to. Here at journeys end, another fivehour marathon that takes a deep dive into. They are on the verge of attacking the elf army when the orc army arrives.
The battle of five armies spoilers during the entire battle, none of the elvish blades glowed blue. The combined forces of men, elves, and dwarves appear to be totally overwhelmed by the orc hordes, and its hard to imagine theyll hold out for much longer. Any and all plotholes i noticed in the theatrical version were filled and explained, and it goes without saying that the whole thing flows seamlessly where the theatrical did not. Asking for realism in a fantasy film may sound a bit churlish, but at the end. Is legolas visiting gundabad hobbit film not a massive plot hole. The battle of the five armies is a great close to the hobbit trilogy. It also completes the setup of middle earth prior to director peter jacksons award winning lord of the rings trilogy. The hobbit bilbo gives away the arkenstone by lara day. They are able to go underground and also able to breath fire. The battle of the five armies movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. Extended so, jon attacked boltons and winterfell and just as when they were about to get slaughtered, knights of vale surprised everyone and saved the day. The battle for middleearth ii under the control of the goblin and the mordor faction. The battles in battle of the five armies are deadly boring, bereft of suspense, excessively padded, and predictable to the point of being contemptuous of the audience.
Battle of five armies the one wiki to rule them all fandom. When azog falls under in the water he keeps floating under the ice without sinking despite wearing metal armour. Yet glamdring, orcrist, sting, or any of the swords belonging to the elves of the mirkwood glowed during the battle. Long post ahead, but i do hope that you read it all. With the orcs outnumbering dains army, thranduil and bards forces, along with gandalf and bilbo, join the battle, fighting the orcs. One of the bestknown alleged plot holes is why the eagles came to carry. The battle of the five armies, has been officially released. The battle of the five armies took place in the year t. Elvenking wants a reconciliation, but the dwarves strike. The battle of the five armies trailer so, here we are again. For the final installment, the battle of the five armies, there is barely any plot left it is all climax. The battle of five armies why didnt they why didnt the trolls turned into solid rock during the battle. The hobbit and the lord of the ringsunresolved plot lines.
Thranduil mentioning strider aragorn at the end of the third hobbit. A symbol with by larry smith and further down is a lore product div. There and back again is a 2014 epic fantasy adventure film and the final installment in the threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. The battle of the five armies smithsonian magazine. The witch king is implied to have been entombed in rhuadar after the battle of. The battle of the five armies previously known as the hobbit. First edition 1975, lore jmj enterprises the contents are. Battle of the five armies is a soulless end to the flawed.
They live in the shadow of the lord of the rings movies and simply paled in comparison and so going into the battle of the five armies i. The battle of five armies board game boardgamegeek. It stars martin freeman, ian mckellen, richard armitage, evangeline lilly, luke evans, lee pace, benedict cumberbatch, ken stott. Many of you know im not the biggest fan of the hobbit trilogy in its current form, but i wanted to sit down and give peter jackson one last chance to redeem himself with the battle of five armies extended edition. It is broad daylight with a bright sun, and yet you come back trying. It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. Thorin has the strongest arc but there are opportunities for fleshing out bard, killi whose quasiromance with evangeline lillys sheelf tauriel becomes a defining characteristic, and of course bilbo. The battle of five armies is a standalone game based on the rules for war of the ring, which is from the same designers, but with the rules modified to function on a tactical level as they describe a smaller battle rather than the entire war. This explains certain plot holes in the film, the haphazard editing and most likely the additional alfrid scenes. Who are the armies in the battle of five armies anyway. Executive meddling according to word of god, the studio imposed a ton of things onto peter jackson, forced him to edit the film in a way he didnt approve of and that the focus of the film was originally different. However, after the battle of five armies, the narration says, to the. All in all, if you have not yet seen the battle of the five armies, i would suggest that you forego the theatrical abridged version and go straight for this.