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Why are the Lonely Mountain and the dwarfs not shown in Lord of the Rings? [duplicate]
This has really been bugging me after watching the three Hobbit films and then, even though I had already watched them thousands of times, the Lord of the Rings trilogy (only to get a real insight ...
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Should I watch the Hobbit trilogy before the LotR trilogy?
I’ve read the LotR books and have watched bits and pieces of the new Hobbit movies.
I’m trying to get my son to sit down and watch the currently released movies in succession for a weekend and want ...
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Who were the portrayed people over Bilbo's fireplace?
Towards the end of the last Hobbit movie, The Battle of the Five Armies, when Bilbo returned to Bag End, he fixed some pictures of two people that were over his fireplace.
Who were these two people?
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Why is Galadriel so awesome?
In The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies
Surely, at least Saruman should be more powerful (in the modern sense of wizards being powerful) than Elrond and Galadriel, as they aren't minor gods. I ...
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Why did Saruman seem to believe that Sauron wouldn't return?
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when Gandalf is meeting with Saruman, Galadriel and Elrond in Rivendell, they are discussing the Necromancer. When Gandalf suggests that it is Sauron returning, ...
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In the films, why does Sauron choose Azog instead of the ringwraiths to lead his legions?
It seems like it would make more sense to have your most powerful servants leading your armies, rather than some orc who only cares about revenge. Is there a plot explanation or a description in film ...
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What is the mount that Thranduil is on when he arrives in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?"
As shown here:
What is this creature?
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Why do the trolls turn to stone in daylight?
I've been watching The Hobbit Extended Edition, and saw the scene where the dawn light inundated the three trolls, who promptly turned to stone. What I have to wonder is, why do the trolls turn to ...
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Why do people say that Peter Jackson can not make LOTR/Hobbit sequels?
I was reading a couple of posts on forums where people said that "The Silmarillion" would make a great basis for an action movie, a sequel (or would that be prequel?) to LOTR and Hobbit.
But someone ...
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Who is Tauriel and why are they adding her to the Hobbit movies?
Peter Jackson has added a new character Tauriel (played by Evangeline Lily) to the Hobbit movie.
She's apparently a Mirkwood elf and a love interest for Legolas and not in the original.
Does anyone ...
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Height of the Orcs of Gundabad
I had always thought all Orcs to have quite the same posture, but when watching The Hobbit movie and the Orcs of Gundabad are mentioned (together with the Pale Orc), I noticed that they are larger ...
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Why didn't Gandalf say anything when he saw Bilbo's ring?
I don't know how the story is in the book (I would like to know), but in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Thorin asks Bilbo why he came back, and Gandalf tries to evade the question after ...
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Why does Bilbo change?
In The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey the 50 year old Bilbo Baggins is played Martin Freeman and when he gets to his 100's (at the start of the movie and in The Lord of the Rings) Ian Holm plays a ...
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Why did Sting glow blue when Orcs were near by?
Out of all the ancient blades made by Elvish weapon-smiths in Gondolin, why was Sting given a distinctive and unique glow whenever an Orc was close by?
Secondly, why would they put it on such a ...
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What was Azog's role in canon?
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie, Azog features in many places whereas I do not recollect him being mentioned in the book apart from the fact that he was the one who killed Thror, Thorin's ...
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