![]() There are, however, some disturbing scenes of death. The depiction of violence is less intense that that seen in the Lord of the Rings trilogy with the depiction of blood and gore minimal. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies contains extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, mass destruction, and the depiction of multiple deaths, including the violent deaths of lead characters. Themesįantasy and the supernatural war self-sacrifice Violence The scene is thus set for a tremendous battle. Within in a short space of time two separate Orc armies – one led by the vicious King Azog (Manu Bennett), and the other by Azog’s lieutenant Bolg (John Tui) – are marching towards the Lonely Mountain intent on wiping out the dwarves, elves and Laketown survivors. Unexpectedly the elf queen Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), the elf king Elron (Hugo Weaving) and the Wizard Saruman come to the rescue. Meanwhile, Gandalf the wizard (Ian Mckellen), who has been imprisoned by Sauron in the evil fortress of Dol Goldur, is in dire straits at the hands of the Orcs. The dwarf Kili (Aidan Turner) and the elves Legalos (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) head to Lonely Mountain to join up with the others. They barricade themselves in Lonely Mountain in anticipation of being besieged by all who seek the riches hoarded there.īilbo worries that Thorin’s sanity is affected by greed for gold and an obsession with finding the Arkenstone. ![]() Meanwhile, the dwarves – led by Thorin (Richard Armitage) and Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) – have been watching from the dwarf fortress atop Lonely Mountain and witness the destruction of Smaug. With help from his young son Bain (John Bell), Bard manages to fire a giant black arrow into Smaug’s vulnerable underbelly, killing the dragon which plummets into the lake. ![]() Luckily for Laketown’s inhabitants, Bard the bowman (Luke Evans), who was imprisoned at the end of the second Hobbit film frees himself from his cell and with longbow in hand climbs to the top of Laketown’s bell tower. The inhabitants of Laketown are in turmoil as the dragon Smaug (voice of Benedict Cumberbatch) descends on the town and sets it ablaze. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the third Hobbit film, continuing from where the second film ends. ![]()
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