Smaug, who was woken up, made a riot in Long Lake Town, and finally shot and killed the human Bud (Luke Evans). Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage Richard Armitage), the long-cherished wish of many years has finally come true, and the lonely mountain Elbore has returned to the hands of the dwarves. However, the dwarf prince seemed to be fascinated by Smaug's greed and piles of gold. He frantically searched for the Arken gem, which symbolized the throne, and not only broke the agreement to pay Long Lake Town's reward, but also rejected the Elf King (Lee. Pace (Lee Pace) demanded the national treasure of his own family, which led to the imminent war of the three tribes. At the same time, Asog, the pale orc, led a mighty army to approach the Lonely Mountain. Gandalf (Ian McKellen), the wizard in gray who learned the news, mediates and mediates, while the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman, Martin John C. . Freeman) holds the key to the fate of Middle-earth. The battle of the five armies is about to break out!
The film is based on JRR Tolkien's original book of the same name and is the last in the Hobbit series.
Trivia
. On the eve of the film's promotion at San Diego Comic-Con, a large crowd of fans swarmed the floor outside the arena to get seats the next day. Late at night, the film's two actors, Lee Pace and Andy Serkis, made a miraculous appearance, posing with fans and signing autographs.
. The mount of the Elf King Thranduil in the film is an elk, in fact it is played by a horse named Moose.
. Many actors left the props in the film as souvenirs. Freeman took Bilbo's saber and false ear, Armitage took the original Beastbite, and Lee Pace took his Elf sword home.
. Cate Blanchett, despite having a role in the trilogy, but she was actually on set for only 8 days.
The song featured in the film's first trailer is called "Edge of the Night" and was sung by Pippin in 2003's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
. "The Hobbit" was originally planned to be made into two parts, and then split into three parts. The original filming was completed on July 6, 2012. In order to split it into a trilogy, the original upper end became the beginning of the second part, and the original lower beginning became the second end. Reshoots took place in the summer of 2013.
Ian Holm, who played old Bilbo, and Christopher Lee, who played Saruman, were too old and too risky to travel long distances. They shot all of their scenes in London without going to New Zealand with the crew.
. The length of the film is only 2 hours and 24 minutes, which is the shortest of all the films with the theme of Middle-earth.
"Edge of the Night" is also the film's ending theme, written and sung by Billy Boyd, who plays Pippin.
. The film continues the tradition of Tolkien films directed by Peter Jackson, and the release date is always set in December of each year.
. In this film, the demon king Sauron has become a huge threat, but the threat of Sauron in the original novel "The Hobbit" has not yet appeared.
Winning Record
Academy Award (2015; 87th)
Nomination
Oscar - Best Sound Editing Brent Burge BAFTA
Award (2015; 68th)
Nomination
Film Award - Best Special Visual Effects Joe Ritley Joe Letteri Eric Saindon R. Christopher White David Clayton
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