How THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Should Have Ended

i haven't watched the video yet but they should of got the eagles to fly them the rest of the way.

how many times does it need to be explained about the eagles?! These guys obviously dropped that in for kicks but people STILL think that's a legit plothole! Very funny video

There is a lot of deus-eagle-machina in Tolkien, but it's explained at one point that they won't allow themselves to be pawns in the affairs of the free folk but will rescue Gandalf if he's in a tight spot cos they like him and shit. Bit sketchy, but there ya go

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there you go, my last post is everyones explanation

This video is a throwback to their LOTR video but it does raise a legitimate point. In the movie, Gandalf sees Bilbo put something in his pocket and he clearly gives a suspicious look. But he lets it go. But why? Gandalf knows all about Sauron and the ring. He had a conversation with the elves and Saruman about Sauron and the Witch King and all of that stuff. But no, he let's it go....for 60 damn years. Enough time for Sauron to build his forces and prepare his attack. So obviously Gandalf doesn't know that Bilbo has the ring of power, but you'd think he'd want to check out what Bilbo has.

The answer to all of this is quite simple of course. The Hobbit was written long before that ring became the deadliest weapon in Middle Earth. If Bilbo doesn't hold on to the ring for 6 decades - no Lord Of The Rings.

Incidentally, how old is Aragorn when The Hobbit takes place? I know in the movie, Gandalf leaving Frodo to research the ring and come back is a matter of weeks, which would mean that Aragorn is in his...what...twenties? But in the books, Gandalf is away for a number of years (I remember it being 16 but I'm probably wrong) which would make Aragorn a child during the quest to Erebor. Right? He'd be...26, 27 or something in Jackson continuity and maybe 10 in Tolkien continuity?

@Vadakin, the book makes a little more sense. Yes the book was originally written without LOTR in mind, but Tolkien did go back and re-write some parts of it. In the book, while he doesn't see Bilbo slip the Ring into his pocket, it's implied that Gandalf suspects there was something behind Bilbo escaping from Gollum and the Goblins. At this point, he has no idea the Ring was with Gollum all this time, he doesn't know who the Necromancer actually is. Even if he thought Bilbo had found a magic Ring, it's only in FOTR that he discovers it's the ONE RING. If it was one of the lesser ones, it really isn't that big a deal. So ya, it's convenient that it takes 6 decades to find out, but from his perspective, it's understandable.

Thorin: "He's long gone"
Bilbo: "No he isn't"
Thorin: "That's awkward"

= Not funny.

MOST of their videos are unfunny.