The Lord Of The Rings fans were excited to know about a film being made on their favorite Hobbit from it. Directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit film series is a three-part fantasy film filled with adventure. The Hobbit is an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel with the same title alongside specific characters created for the film.
Produced by Carolynne and Zane Weiner, the film series first premiered on 14 December 2012, with the first part of the trilogy titled An Unexpected Journey. Each film from the three-part film franchise of The Hobbit had a run-time of 2hr 49 min and got distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The Hobbit did exceptionally at the box office with an investment of $700 M and a collection of $2.938 B.
Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens wrote the screenplay, while Andrew Lesnie did the fascinating cinematography of the film. The film focuses on sixty-year before the Lord of The Rings began, and Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is the main focus of the film, who goes on the journey to reclaim the Lonely Mountains. The Hobbit was a massive success among viewers, with a pile of mixed reviews by the audience.
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The Hobbit- Premise
The film begins with Hobbit Bilbo writing the story of his adventures for his nephew Frodo, to read on his 111th birthday. The film then takes the audience to the time when Bilbo hasn’t been involved with the dwarfs and the Dwarf King brought an era of prosperity for his kin. Billo lives a happy life until he is approached by Grandpa Gandalf to convince Billo to join the group of dwarfs on a quest to reclaim Kingdom Erebor.
The era of prosperity is destroyed by the arrival of the dragon Smaug. Dale, a nearby town, is destroyed by Smaug’s arrival, who drives the dwarves out of the Lonely Mountain and takes their pile of gold. Meanwhile, Thorin, Thor’s grandson’s ever-lasting hatred for wood elves, and King Thranduil began after the group left the hillside instead of aiding Thorin’s people. Grey Of Gandalf tricks Bilbo into hosting Thorin and his dwarves for dinner with a clear agenda of getting Bilbio to join them on their journey to re-enter the Lonely Mountains.
Bilbo initially refuses and is unwilling to join Thorin and his group of dwarves on the journey to reclaim Lonely Mountain, only to have a change of heart and join them the next day after the group dejectedly leaves without him. Thorin, Bilbo, and the group of dwarves are held captive by three trolls, and Bilbo tries to stall them from eating them till Gandalf turns them into stones by exposing them to sunlight. The group is led by Gandalf to Rivendell through a hidden passage after they are chased by Orcs.
Radagast the Brown has an encounter with Bilbio and the company where he recounts the coincidental encounter with Necromancer at Dol Guldur. In Rivendell, Lord Elrond reveals to the company the presence of a hidden door on the map carried by the group that will only be visible to them on Durin’s Day. The white council is approached by Gandalf, who presents them with Morgul’s blade.
Bilbo learns the ring holds the power to grant invisibility and is chased by a furious Gollum. Bilbo gets a chance to kill the Gollum. Instead, he spares his life. After a series of adventures, the film ends with Thorin dying and Gandalf reviving him. Once awake, Thorin renounces his hatred for the elves, and the company witnesses the Lonely Mountain, where Smaug is awoken.
The Hobbit Filming Locations-
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the sixth position with beautiful weather all around the year. The Pelorus River, located in Marlborough, is a location in the South region of New Zealand where the crew of Hobbit used to film the part of the film where the dwarves in barrels plummet down the river.
The river is open for visitors to experience. Piopio is a town located in the South of New Zealand featuring looming cliffs and unusual limestone rock that the crew used for part of the film with The Trollshaw’s Forest and Staddle Farm. The crew filmed the parts with the Troll Hoard Cave, the arrival of Radagasts, and Gandalf granting Biblio a sting. The scenes with the Orc’s attack were also filmed here.
Some other locations used to film parts of the movie used are Nelson Tasman, Fiordland National Park was used to film the part with the group fleeing the mountains with the help of eagles, and it also provided the background for the chase scenes, Lake Pukaki was used to film the parts with Laketown and is open for visitors, and Hobbiton movie set was set on the North Island of New Zealand.
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