Set to bring the trilogy to a close on December 17th, 2014, Warner Bros. has released the first full non-teaser trailer for The Hobbit:The Battle of the Five Armies. Not surprisingly, the trilogy has gotten darker as it progressed, much as the original book did. The film trilogy has made its own deviations to be sure but the overall sense of wonder, fantasy and adventure is there early on and the threat that we see here, expanded with more from the various supplemental works, takes it to a whole other level.
Plot concept: “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.
