Readers’ favorite shots from the Hobbit films

Responses to my question of yesterday: What are your favorite cinematic shots in the Hobbit films? Answers posted in no particular order.

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Reverse angle on a shot from the previous post: Bard (Luke Evans) at the parley with Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

jholland would like us not to neglect Luke Evans: “from both angles, looking in at Thorin and looking out at Bardfrom both angles, looking in at Thorin and looking out at Bard.”

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Bard (Luke Evans) encounters the elvish Army in Dale, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

saraleee: “I liked the moment when Bard first encounters the elf army. The contrast between his shabby coat and the gleaming gold of the armor, and the way they part to let him pass like the opening of the Red Sea — that was cool.”

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The dwarves and Bilbo trek through the mountains after leaving Rivendell, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Screencap.

sparkhouse1 says: “The shots from the helicopter showing the company of 13 strung out, with Thorin well in the lead, along the very top of the mountain range.”

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) rejoins the company to ask them to fight one last time, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

jholland says: “Thorin walking backlit out of the gold cavern when he finally decides to fight.”

utepirat agrees: “When Thorin finally decides to join the battle and leaves the mountain without wearing his ridiculous golden armor, wow!”

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) makes his entrance at Bag End, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Screencap.

utepirat says: “For me the initial scene was Thorin’s arrival in Bag End (AUJ). I watched it in the cinema on 1st January 2013. I sighed and fell instantly in love with Mr. A though I knew his work well before.”

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Bilbo (Martin Freeman) urges Thorin (Richard Armitage) to hang on, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) apologizes for putting Bilbo (Martin Freeman) into so much peril, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

jholland adds: “the death scene, when the camera angle was low, showing Thorin’s profile. That took my breath somehow.”

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Bilbo (Martin Freeman) responds to Thorin’s death, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

From @CarolynMasini: “Bilbo sitting over Thorin’s body and he lets out that sob.”

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Thranduil (Lee Pace) reacts to Dain’s insults on the battlefield, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

cRAmerry: “I like the expression on Thranduil’s face, when listens to Thorin’s cousin insult him in the leadup to the battle. The disbelief about this effrontery, which then dissolves into a sort of disdainful smile.”

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Thranduil (Lee Pace) reacts to Dain’s threat to split his “pretty” head, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

And similarly, @CarolynMasini: “Thranduil’s smirk after being called pretty.”

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and Kili (Aidan Turner) after their reconciliation in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

Kathy Jones says: “I like the shot of Kili and Thorin touching foreheads in Erebor. There has been little interaction between them, and the affectionate gesture is so heartfelt. I see forgiveness, hope and love and despite knowing what is to come, it is an upbeat moment because the dragon sickness has gone.”

suzy: “Kili and Thorin forehead to forehead, when Thorin found himself.”

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) sees Fili in Azog’s grasp, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

… and after he sees his nephew’s death. The same.

Kathy Jones says:  “one more would be Thorin shaking his head “No” after Fili tells them to run. His eyes hold a compelling mixture of grief and determination.”

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) gazes down at Erebor after killing Azog, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

Mermaid: “The last look on his home, which he has given his all to protect. Then he draws breath and stumbles, never to rise again.”

austoz: “There is a shot of Thorin looking over the edge of the ice cliff after the fight with Azog it’s just before he falls to the ground. His eyes are wide, he knows he’s done for and he sees the eagles and sort of takes a last breath before he falls.”

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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) casts off his grandfather’s crown, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

suzy: “The scene when he threw away the foolish armor away.”

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Speaking of armor:

Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) presents Bilbo (Martin Freeman) with a mithril shield, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

saraleee: “And my absolute favorite was when Thorin presents Bilbo with the mithril vest — the gold lighting seemed almost molten, Bilbo was wearing his usual fuzzy woven clothes and Thorin was hard and clanking in his royal armor. There was something feverish and unwholesome about the scene.”

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and, last but not least, by almost universal request:

Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) gazes, enchanted, at Bilbo, after seeing that he holds an acorn in his hand, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Screencap.

~ by Servetus on March 2, 2015.