Following the success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Hollywood planned to adapt J. R. R. Tolkien's other major fantasy work, The Hobbit. After a lengthy round of behind-the-scenes legal drama, which saw the departure of the original director, Guillermo del Toro, Sir Peter Jackson returned to the director's seat, turning the book into a new trilogy.
In the book, Bilbo recovers the troll gold on his way home, but since he already has more than enough treasure, he hands it to Gandalf, who says he will put the gold to good use. It's a small moment, but poignant for highlighting one of An Unexpected Journey's main themes regarding sharing wealth rather than hoarding it. The films omit this scene and simply forget about the gold, which makes one wonder why they even showed the dwarves burying the gold in the first place.
Radagast is last seen flying atop the backs of the eagles as they join the Battle of the Five Armies, but there is no indication if he survives or not. There is also no explanation if the sickness on Mirkwood, or the giant spiders, vanished following Sauron's banishment by the White Council.
One would think that Tauriel would be the one to avenge Kili by killing Bolg, or at least try to, but the writers gave this task to Legolas instead, leaving Tauriel's story in an awkward position. The last time she appears is when mourning Kili's loss while Thranduil acknowledges their love as real. What she does afterward, be it wandering the world or returning home if Thranduil lifts her banishment, is anyone's guess, which is baffling given how much screentime she received.
4 Bard and Dale Does the Dragonslayer Get His Dues? When the company's actions awaken the wrath of the dragon Smaug , he flies to Laketown to exact revenge on the men who live there for aiding the dwarves. It falls to Bard, the descendant of Girion, Lord of Dale, to kill the dragon and rally the survivors to brace for the coming winter. He joins forces with Thranduil to collect a share of the treasure, which proves to be difficult once Thorin falls under dragon sickness.
Neither the theatrical nor the extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies confirms if Thranduil gets the gems. What's more, neither version tells audiences that Thranduil wants them so badly because they belonged to his dead wife: this information comes from a deleted scene. Again, these gems serve as the primary driving force of one of the trilogy's main players, so conveying their resolution and importance to the character should be nothing less than mandatory.
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