The main plot of Bilbo and the dwarves’ journey to Erebor gets lost in the shuffle, especially considering the length of the movie. Like the first Lord of the Rings film, An Unexpected Journey is a slow start to this three-part narrative. Unfortunately, it comes at the cost of an unfocused story. It’s nice to see familiar faces, and the callbacks are aplenty. A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.For fans of The Lord of the Rings film franchise and more, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey does a decent job expanding the lore. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities. ![]() Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever. Their journey will take them into the Wild through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. ![]() Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.
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