Kelvarhin: Is Thorin regretting his decision?
Garfeimao: Thorin hears Bard’s recrimination and does appear to feel something, possibly shame, disappointment, sadness, not sure, but at least to himself he seems to be acknowledging this failure.
Elessar: Thorin realizing he is losing it?
Aragorn the Elfstone: Thorin, seemingly, looking to his comrades to see where they stand in reaction to Bard’s statement. This look seems to communicate humility on his part, I think. Though that is surely not to last…
Demosthenes: Whether inadvertently or otherwise, it feels as though Thorin is imprisoned. Literally (within the mountain) and philosophically/morally (as a result of his choices and single-minded pursuit of his inheritance). So we have a neat juxtaposition of external reality with the inner sense of self. Thorin cannot surrender what Bard wants without compromising his basis of existence. And that’s his torment. Or something like that.
Kelvarhin: Um, looks like, no. Richard Armitage does the peed off look rather well.
Garfeimao: Thorin looks up then, as if noticing for the first time the rest of the Company is listening to this conversation. At least, that is what it looks like when the next shot is the assembled Company
greendragon: Lots of majestic hero (anti-hero?) shots! 🙂
Quickbeam: ……. And Richard Armitage brings it.
Kelvarhin: Someone really should have reminded Bofur to move over a wee bit. That aside, this is a great shot of the team of Dwarves and Bilbo.
grammaboodawg: What a great hero shot of our Company! Only a few of the dwarves seems to be wearing armour.
Garfeimao: The fully assembled Company, in their battle armor, and if these two scenes are joined, then they overheard what Bard just said and saw Thorin’s reaction. What must they all be thinking, and how will Thorin react to Bard’s words, and to each of those that overheard.
greendragon: We’ve seen this shot before. I still love it.
MrCere: There seems to be one money shot of all the dwarves together and I get the feeling this might be the best moment for most of these characters. It is a tragedy that we don’t get more and that these aren’t the supporting characters. So yes, this shot makes me sad, just not the same way it makes others sad.
Elessar: The company I think at this point has lost a bit of faith in Thorin and needs convincing from him to follow him one last time.
Aragorn the Elfstone: Just try to look at this picture without imagining Howard Shore’s rousing music – I dare you.
Ainu Laire: The dwarf that is blocked by Nori deserves either an apologetic pay raise for being blocked in this shot or a thwack upside the head for moving out of position.
Quickbeam: I counted and recounted looking for the missing dwarf. Then I saw Bofur’s (Jimmy Nesbitt’s) freakin’ Mongolian hat which I love so much in spite of itself floating behind Ori’s head.
Demosthenes: Peculiar association. This put me in mind of the group portraits that soldiers would pose for in World War I and even the US Civil War. The only thing missing is a black-and-white conversion — and someone sitting in a chair. It’s really a bit spooky.
Calisuri: ‘Really dude? Are you nuts?!’ The dwarves don’t look convinced.
Sarumann: A great shot of the Company, except for one thing. You need to move a bit to your right, Bofur!
J.W. Braun: The cool little staircase in the middle is reminiscent of the stairs of Moria.
grammaboodawg: An evocative POV from the interior of the Dwarves’ stronghold and the stairs leading up to the balcony. They’re the same pattern as the hidden stairs up the side of the Mountain they accessed to find the hidden door.
Garfeimao: The Company looking out over the front entrance to Erebor, and a lone cloaked figure walking down the stairs, weighted down by a cloak or a shame, makes little difference at this point. Bilbo asks “You’ve won the mountain, is that not enough?”
greendragon: Thorin looks to be dressed in full-on kingly robes here – he’s really becoming Thror, the man he himself watched – and nursed – and he dissolved into madness. So sad – this is what Thorin feared the most.
MrCere: The beauty and appropriate design in this shot are beautiful and admirable. Both the artistic and technical achievements are stunning and worthy of all praise.
Aragorn the Elfstone: For Richard Armitage’s Thorin, you can’t help but think that winning the mountain SHOULD be enough. Tolkien’s Thorin in The Hobbit was so consumed with reclaiming the gold that it never seemed that far of a reach that he would fight to the end to defend it. But this adaptation has painted a more tragic picture – and more clearly shows the horrible effects of the dragon sickness.
Ainu Laire: Another awesome looking shot. Weta, you guys are amazing. I fan girl you so much.
Demosthenes: It seems as though Thorin is leaving the parapet and the other members of the Company to go somewhere. To go parley with Bard? But why does he seem so miserable? There’s some piece missing from this puzzle that would explain everything.
grammaboodawg: It looks like our Dwarves are reinforcing a weak spot.
Garfeimao: One of the giant Dwarf figures falls before the gates, possibly to blockade them. Just seems rather symbolic of Thorin’s fall, or eventual fall.
Justin: There’s so much bloomFX it looks like a bootlegged film.
greendragon: This destruction is shocking when you think that those statues withstood even Smaug’s attack; and now they come tumbling down.
Elessar: I think the company is blocking the gate before the host of man/elves come to the door looking for stuff.
Sarumann: We saw this in the teaser. It looks like the Company begins tearing down part of Erebor to set up a barricade.
Quickbeam: Crumbling crackling huge stone edifices are absolutely required in a 3rd Act spectacular – but shoudn’t we see also tiny CGI people or Goblins getting squished underneath? Not in this shot, any-who…
