Index Of The Hobbit The - Desolation Of Smaug

| Action Sequence | Start Time | End Time | Duration | Key Elements | |---|---|---|---|---| | Spider fight | 28:00 | 38:00 | 10 min | Bilbo’s first major Ring use; Sting glows blue. | | Dungeon escape | 60:00 | 65:00 | 5 min | Barrel loading; wine cellar. | | | 65:00 | 75:00 | 10 min | Legolas vs. Bolg; Tauriel archery; orc ambush. | | Torch fight (Laketown) | 100:00 | 105:00 | 5 min | Bard vs. orcs; Kili injured. | | Hidden door vigil | 115:00 | 120:00 | 5 min | Suspense; no combat. | | Smaug chase (forges) | 145:00 | 155:00 | 10 min | Dwarves melt a gold statue; Smaug doused. | Part 8: Extended Edition Exclusive Index If you own the Extended Edition, here is new content not in the theatrical cut (and not in most digital indices).

| Character | Portrayed By | Key Scenes (Index) | |---|---|---| | Alfrid | Ryan Gage | Laketown political scenes; Master’s sycophant. | | Bard the Bowman | Luke Evans | Introduction (floating barrel), Black Arrow retrieval, anti-dragon speech. | | Beorn | Mikael Persbrandt | Opening act (Skin-changer house). | | Bilbo Baggins | Martin Freeman | Entire film; key indices: Spider fight, hidden door, Smaug riddles. | | Bofur | James Nesbitt | Laketown B-plot; comic relief. | | Bolg | John Tui (voice/mocap) | Orc chieftain; attacks in barrel chase and Laketown. | | Fili | Dean O’Gorman | Laketown subplot (wounded Kili’s brother). | | Gandalf | Ian McKellen | Dol Guldur investigation; captured at the end. | | Kili | Aidan Turner | Poisoned by Morgul shaft; romance with Tauriel. | | Legolas | Orlando Bloom | Woodland realm chase; action sequences. | | The Master of Laketown | Stephen Fry | Corrupt ruler; extended edition has more Alfrid/Master banter. | | Radagast | Sylvester McCoy | Brief cameo (warns Gandalf of Dol Guldur). | | Smaug | Benedict Cumberbatch (voice & mocap) | Third act: treasure chamber and forges. | | Tauriel | Evangeline Lilly | Original character; elf captain, heals Kili, fights Bolg. | | Thranduil | Lee Pace | Woodland king; interrogates Thorin; rides elk. | | Thorin Oakenshield | Richard Armitage | Leads company; dragon sickness begins to take hold. | For those who need to find every scene set in a particular location (great for fan editors or geography studies). index of the hobbit the desolation of smaug

| Added Scene | Time Insert | Description | |---|---|---| | Beorn’s backstory | +2 min at 7:00 | Beorn explains the orc invasion of his homeland. | | Thranduil’s gems | +8 min at 44:00 | Extended throne room scene; Thranduil reveals his burned face. | | Mirkwood hallucinations | +3 min at 25:00 | Bombur sees feasting elves (book accurate). | | Dol Guldur fight | +10 min at 110:00 | Gandalf battles the Nazgûl tombs; longer Necromancer reveal. | | More Alfrid | +4 min at 80:00 | Alfrid cross-dressing and cowardice extended. | | Smaug’s monologue | +5 min at 135:00 | Extra riddles and taunting. | Composer Howard Shore’s leitmotifs are critical for analysts. Here is an index of key musical cues. | Action Sequence | Start Time | End

| Location | Time (Approx.) | Major Events | |---|---|---| | Bree (flashback) | 0:00 – 3:00 | Gandalf meets Thorin – original prologue. | | Beorn’s Hall | 6:00 – 18:00 | Skin-changer lore; company departs on ponies. | | Mirkwood | 18:00 – 65:00 | Spiders, enchanted river, Wood-elf capture. | | Woodland Realm (Elvenking’s Halls) | 42:00 – 60:00 | Throne room, dungeons, Tauriel’s compassion. | | The River Forest | 65:00 – 75:00 | Barrel chase sequence. | | Laketown (Esgaroth) | 75:00 – 115:00 | Politics, prophecy, Bard’s house. | | Dol Guldur (Gandalf’s subplot) | Scattered (25:00, 55:00, 110:00) | Gandalf finds Thrain, battles the Necromancer (Sauron). | | The Lonely Mountain (Front Gate & Interior) | 115:00 – 161:00 | Keyhole discovery, treasure hoard, Smaug fight. | Tolkien purists and adaptation scholars will appreciate this comparison index. The Desolation of Smaug covers roughly Chapters 7 through 14 of the original 1937 novel, but with massive deviations. Bolg; Tauriel archery; orc ambush

| Speaker | Quote | Time (Theatrical) | |---|---|---| | Smaug | “My teeth are swords. My claws are spears. My wings are a hurricane.” | 132:00 | | Smaug | “I am fire. I am death.” | 133:00 / 160:00 | | Bilbo | “I did not come for treasure… I came to see if you were real.” | 134:30 | | Thorin | “I am not seeking allies of Elves or Men. I am seeking a mountain.” | 44:00 | | Thranduil | “Do not speak to me of dragon fire. I have faced the serpents of the North.” | 46:00 (Extended) | | Tauriel | “If the world is so dark, then why should we not fight to light a candle?” | 52:00 | | Bard | “That dragon bred in the Mountain… his arm is long.” | 82:00 | | Gandalf | “The darkness is spreading. Dol Guldur is no longer a ruin.” | 57:00 | A chronological index of every major action beat, including duration.

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