I finished watching the trilogy in one go, but I couldn't be happy anyway.
"If more people valued home above gold, the world would be a merrier place." Thorin's dying sentence, although a little different from the original book, echoes the "Hobbit" movie trilogy that always runs through Theme-Homeland.
The most touching scene in AUJ was when Thorin looked at the lonely mountain and said "Our home". At that time, his eyes were full of yearning and pride. When the dwarves opened the secret door in DOS, Thorin stroked the stone wall and said, "I know these walls, these halls, the stones.", full of emotion and sadness of returning to their long-absent home. By this time, his desire for homeland has been distorted by Dragon Disease. But when Bilbo told Thorin that he was going to plant the acorns he picked from Beorn’s garden in his garden, Thorin’s original desire for home was awakened by his small and warm act for a moment, but that brief smile However, the news that the residents of Changhu Town came to take refuge in River Valley soon ended. The retake of the Lone Mountain was full of hardships, and Thorin would not allow any threats.
But the dragon disease made him gradually forget the reason for this adventure. After Smaug's death, there was nothing that could stand in between Thorin and Manshan Gold. He did not hesitate to destroy Erebor's building to isolate himself from the outside world, easily betrayed the promise he had made, and even began to doubt his most loyal and loyal partner, immersed in the endless gold and the anxiety of looking for Arkenstone. The years of living in a foreign country, the difficulty of taking home the garden, and the obsession with Arkenstone, made Thorin, who had tried to prevent himself and his grandfather from following the same path, slowly became like Thror. Later, I even felt that his illness was serious. Has surpassed Thror. From the moment he put on the golden armor and put on the crown, the original Thorin has completely disappeared, he has completely changed, and he no longer trusts anyone other than Bilbo. He gave mithril chain mail to Bilbo as a symbol of friendship, but this scene made me feel very sad. In this situation, this action seemed to thank Bilbo for his loyalty to him, and it seemed that he wanted to keep him. Bilbo hoped that he would not betray himself. After the Battle of the Five Armies began, the Iron Mountain dwarves who came for reinforcements had been surrounded, but Thorin cowardly hid in the depths of the Erebor Hall. The only thing in his mind was to protect the treasure, and he didn’t care about defending his homeland, even at the same time. Saying that it is worthwhile to trade someone else's life for the safety of the treasure. When he ordered Dwalin to leave, his tone was full of struggle. It seemed that he himself could feel the influence of the dragon disease, but he could not overcome it, and could only be at the mercy of it. Later, Thorin's psychological monologue standing on the golden ground of the Gallery of Kings was his fight against Dragon Disease. The vision in which he threw away the crown was one of my favorite shots in the movie.
The adaptation I really like in the movie is the treatment of Thorin and Bilbo's relationship. From contempt to acceptance, then gratitude and trust, Bilbo's actions along the way won Thorin's friendship. Although Thorin didn't say a word about it, he believed Bilbo so much. When he became withdrawn from the influence of the dragon disease, he only wanted to confide in his doubts with him. In fact, when I finished watching AUJ, I expected that the relationship between the two people will become very close as the story develops, and there can be a sad break in the third part. But when I really saw this, I had more mental preparations, and I couldn't stop the sadness caused by this break... But no matter how Thorin became, Bilbo never gave up this friendship. In the original book, Thorin's final farewell scene with Bilbo took place in a military camp, and the movie moved this scene into the ice and snow. "Go back to your books and your armchair, plant your trees and watch them grow." When I saw this, I had already wiped my tears over and over again. Thorin is dead, and Bilbo says "The eagles are coming" over and over again, but this time, the eagle can't save him anymore. During the adventure, we shared the same difficulties, as if it were all because of a contract. At the end, when the journey ended and the companion left, I realized "He was my friend." in retrospect.
Thorin is my favorite and caring character. Although Dragon Disease has magnified all his shortcomings and turned him into an unreasonable bastard, my mood when watching the movie is probably the same as the dwarves who feel sorry for him. . Because I like him so much that sometimes I silently hope that he can live, although this is impossible. When he realized that he had no chance of winning, he pulled out the Orcrist who was resisting his chest, let Azog's knife pierce his chest, and used this opportunity to kill Azog. As far as he is concerned, this is not only for revenge and protection of the hard-to-recover homeland, but also because perhaps he has realized that only death can make up for all his faults, and only death can completely free him from the dragon disease. Of course everything is based on the original, so you have to die no matter what, but PJ's excellent adaptation and RA's superb interpretation make the audience love him and hate him. In the end, you will feel like you are also following Thorin. During the journey, you have witnessed all the dangers he has gone through. You feel like Bilbo. During the adventure, you like your companion more and more. You find him irritable, stubborn and suspicious, and admire his bravery, integrity and kindness. You will hope that all his efforts will be rewarded, and hope that he can restore the glory of Lonely Mountain in the past. But in fact, he has always been an uncrowned king.
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