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'''''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''''', '''''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''''' and and '''''The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies''''' are a three-part adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's classic fantasy novel ''[[The Hobbit (novel)|The Hobbit]]'', directed by [[Peter Jackson]] and adapted for the screen by Jackson and [[Guillermo del Toro]]. It is a prequel to [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Jackson's adaptation]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', telling the tale of Bilbo's adventure with Gandalf and a company of dwarves.
''An Unexpected Journey'' was released on December 14, 2012; ''The Desolation of Smaug'' premiered almost exactly a year later on December 13, 2013; and ''The Battle of Five Armies'' in December 17, 2014. All three movies were filmed in [[3D Movie|stereoscopic 3D]], and in a cinematic first, at 48 frames-per-second.
See also: The animated film adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]'' (1977) and [[Peter Jackson]]'s previous adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Tauriel. She does not appear in the book.
* [[Actor Allusion]]
** [[Flight of the Conchords]] star Bret McKenzie plays an elf named Lindir. Lindir is Elvish for "singer". (A character of this name does get a brief cameo in Tolkien's ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.) Also a reference to "[[Fan Nickname|Figwit]]", the unnamed elf (and [[Memetic Bystander]]) McKenzie played in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. If not for that role, he probably wouldn't have a role (let alone a ''[[Nominal Importance|name]]'') in ''The Hobbit''. Lindir is in the book ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', an Elf of Rivendell listening to Bilbo's poetry.
* [[Actor Swap]]
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** It was thought for a while that Christopher Lee might also be replaced as Saruman for similar reasons, but he is set to come back; his scenes will be filmed in England to spare him the stress of long travel, as indicated very entertainingly in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t47TXEi0No0#t=785s the third production vlog]:
{{quote|''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Who is that odd little fellow?"]]''}}
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Thorin and Kili are suspiciously handsome and tall for dwarves. Fili too.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Enough to fill three movies, from the ''shortest'' of Tolkien's books set in Middle-earth. Some of that was inspired by brief notes from Tolkien, but for the most part the expansion consists of material completely made up by Peter Jackson & co.
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Wouldn't you love to know why Bifur ''[http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bifur-williamkircher.jpg has a chunk of pick-axe stuck in his head?!]''▼
* [[Adaptational Villainy]]: The Master of Lake-town has been turned into an oppressive tyrant.
▲* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Wouldn't you love to know why Bifur ''[http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bifur-williamkircher.jpg has a chunk of pick-axe stuck in his head?!]'' Luckily that character design didn't make it to the final movie.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Thorin and Azog to each other.
* [[Badass Beard]]: Thirteen dwarves, all bar two have beards and they're awesome. One that doesn't compensates with Badass Muttonchops, and the other has [[Perma-Stubble]]. In one of the production videos Jackson predicts these movies will bring them back into fashion.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Nori's are [http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/nori-jedbrophy.jpg braided into his hairdo!]
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Quite a few, particularly the White Council.
* [[Character Development]]:
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The movies are a ''lot'' more violent and less light-hearted than the original children's book.
* [[Doomed by Canon]]
** {{spoiler|1=Anyone who's seen the three ''LotR'' films beforehand, even if they haven't read the books, may catch on that Balin will be killed by orcs between scripts, as he's the one buried in the dwarf crypt from ''Fellowship''.}}
** The same goes for {{spoiler|Ori and Oin.}}
** Arguably overlaps with [[Foregone Conclusion]] to some degree, as Bilbo and Gandalf will survive.
* [[Draconic Demon]]: While Smaug was already a force to be reckoned with in [[The Hobbit|the novel]], he's an utter ''terror'' in Peter Jackson's ''Hobbit'' trilogy. Not only is he a godzilla-sized monstrosity who makes Bilbo look even more helpless and small than in the book, but he's openly cruel and sadistic, looks as if he's maliciously grinning at all times, and has a downright hellish-sounding voice thanks to [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]'s dulcet tones.
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: Dwalin wields a big 'un
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]:
* [[Epic Movie]]: Two, actually.▼
** Though, it is arguable if any of that counts, as in this case the sequel was adapted first and any characters who appear in the sequel and are added to this movie trilogy are merely reprising their roles.
* [[Framing Device]]: The entire story is framed as Bilbo writing his memoirs to Frodo.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Kili is a dwarf and Tauriel is an elf.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Many leitmotifs are recycled from ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies.
* [[Love Triangle]]: Between Kili, Tauriel, and Legolas.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: [[Aidan Turner]]'s [http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/kili-aidanturner.jpg Kili] is pretty darn handsome for a dwarf. In the video blog everybody else referred to him as "sexy dwarf" or "the hot one".
** Also, Legolas repeats his role from ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The Dwarves' recitation of "The Misty Mountains Cold" use a similar musical composition to the original 1977 rendition of the song.
* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: Peter Jackson tried to keep them as distinct as possible.
* [[Perma-Stubble]]: Kili's beardless face spots this instead.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The
* [[Serkis Folk]]: Gollum (performed once again by the [[Trope Namer]] himself)
▲* [[Scenery Porn]]: The trailer has already shown the beautiful landscape of New Zealand, it's easily as beautiful as it was in ''Lord of the Rings''.
* [[Shoot the Messenger]]: In his introduction scene, Azog murders one of minions for bearing bad news so that the audience can see that Azog is a villain. This all is played painfully straight.
▲* [[Serkis Folk]]: Gollum (performed once again by the [[Trope Namer]] himself) and Smaug as well by [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]. Jackson must be really impressed by Serkis, because he also appointed him Second Unit Director on both installments.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The original book was very nearly totally lacking in female characters, so the movie-makers added one, the elf Tauriel, to make the latter two movies adhere to the trope.
* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|WETA Thinks Of Everything]]: Look at the scene in the trailer where Bilbo finds the Sting. It lacks the Elvish inscription seen in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', which read "Sting is my name, I am the spider's bane". Clearly Bilbo had it inscribed only after the adventure was over.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Bilbo during the story and also in comparison to the original story.
* [[Vlog Series]]: [http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ Jackson
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