– The pivotal encounter between Bilbo and Gollum, where the One Ring is discovered.
| Minute | Event | |--------|-------| | 00:00 – 02:15 | Old Bilbo’s frame narrative (Frodo, the book) | | 12:00 – 18:00 | Unexpected Party (song, contract, dishwashing) | | 44:00 | Trolls (William, Bert, Tom turn to stone) | | 01:11:00 | Rivendell arrival – Elvish poetry | | 01:45:00 | Stone giants | | 02:05:00 | Goblin-town capture & Great Goblin’s death | | 02:24:00 | Riddles in the Dark | | 02:38:00 | Out of the frying pan (eagles, Carrock, Thorin’s embrace) | the hobbit an unexpected journey index
When Peter Jackson returned to Middle-earth in 2012, he faced an impossible task: following up one of the greatest cinematic achievements in history, The Lord of the Rings , with a prequel trilogy based on a much shorter, whimsical children’s book. The result was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey . – The pivotal encounter between Bilbo and Gollum,