Thranduil: I came to reclaim something of mine. Shots of a large dwarf statue crumbling, Thorin looking out over Dale, the dwarves at the barracades, Thranduil and Bard riding through the elven troops. Shots of Thorin, the dwarves, and the barracade.īilbo: You’ve won the Mountain, is that not enough? Shot of Lake-town burning cuts to Bard talking to Thorin through the barracde.īard: You brought upon them only ruin and death. Thorin walks through Erebor cuts to Bilbo talking to Thorin. And, for us, this too is the last time we will see Middle-earth in film… at least for foreseeable future. Jackson is determined to tie up any loose ends. And there was a satisfying development in the last shot of Bilbo – before he puts on the Ring we see his mithril shirt.
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Thranduil’s warmoose is still going strong. One of the Nine figures that surround Gandalf and Galadriel could be Peter Jackson. Other good spots? There are some strange baby-trolls floating around. For a trilogy that’s all about reclaiming treasure from a dragon, it is also curious that Smaug does not feature at all in the trailer: presumably he will be dispensed with fairly early on in the third film. It takes a beady eye to spot that the large catapults half-way through the trailer are, in fact, fired by dwarves but there is no dwarf-army on show and certainly no mention of Dáin. A cursory glance at both Bolg and Azog shows the paucity of baddies in this trailer. The trailer is also noteworthy for the things that are left out.
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In the Extended Edition of The Desolation of Smaug, Thráin explicitly tells Gandalf that Smaug and Sauron were in league has Smaug created a series of tunnels for the orcs to use? Finally, those of us hoping for an Avengers-style attack on Dol Guldur with the White Council versus Sauron won’t be disappointed Saruman’s treason is also teased. One particularly interesting clip is the orc army entering a series of tunnels. Ice features prominently and it’s unclear whether this icy location is Dale, Erebor, or somewhere else of course, those familiar with the chronology are well aware that this battle should take place in winter so Jackson has, again, proved his bookish attention-to-detail. It wouldn’t be surprising if this is the Witch-king’s hide-out. Sadly, one storyline that looks set to continue is Tauriel’s love of Kíli, although rest-assured that there will be a grisly end to at least one of them!Īside from the difficult characters, what else have we learnt? Bats – featured prominently – could be one of the five armies, and they seem to originate from a rust-coloured fortress that is not too dissimilar from Minas Morgul in its design. This is a very complex finale with the kind of complicated character interplay that Jackson has been criticised for lacking in the past.
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Of course there are lots of fight scenes but the message is “This is about the characters, not the battle!”: despite the name, this will not be 3 hours filled with gratuitous and pointless fight scenes. This focuses on the turmoil amongst the forces of good: Thorin’s greed Thranduil’s revenge Gandalf’s guilt Galadriel’s sorrow Kíli’s anger Bard’s frustration Saruman’s deceit Bilbo’s defiance.
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Unlike previous trailers, this does not focus on the baddies. finally revealed to fans their vision of the Middle-earth duo-trilogy (hexalogy)? Their vision is one of epic proportions blasting through any cuteness and trivialities to present a grim, dangerous, emotionally-complex and eye-watering spectacular Middle-earth. Although we’ve have had a teaser trailer for some months now, today Warner Bros.