The Hobbit Part 1 (2022)

The Hobbit Part 1 is a 2022 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Shaun Levy, based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is the first instalment in the 2-part film Adaptation of the Hobbit, acting as a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The story is set in Middle-earth sixty years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings and portions of the film are adapted from the appendices to Tolkien's The Return of the King. An Unexpected Journey tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins (Timothée Chalamet), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. The ensemble cast also includes Christopher McDonald, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, and Andy Serkis, and features Wes Bently, Shia LaBeouf, Sean Teale, Josh Brolin, David Harbour, Scott McNeil, John Hannah, Joe Hursley, Wayne Knight, Bradley Whitford, Oded Fehr, Rubert Grint, Kaitlyn Dever and a Cameo of Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The Hobbit Part 1 Streamed on Worldwide on Hulu on October 15th, 2022, exactly one day after Rosaline released, by 20th Century Studios. It was almost 19 years after the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The film received extremely Positive reviews from critics, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2022. The film received numerous accolades; at the 85th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Visual Effects.

Plot
In the Shire, 50-year-old Bilbo is tricked by the wizard Gandalf the Grey into hosting a dinner for Thorin and his company of Dwarves: Balin, Dwalin, Fíli, Kíli, Dori, Nori, Ori, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur. Gandalf's aim is to recruit Bilbo as the company's "burglar" to aid them in their quest to enter the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo is unwilling to accept at first, but has a change of heart after the company leaves without him the next day, racing to join them. Travelling onward, the company is captured by three Trolls. Bilbo stalls the Trolls from eating them until dawn, and Gandalf exposes the trolls to sunlight, turning them to stone. The company locates the Trolls' cave and finds treasure and Elven blades. Thorin and Gandalf each take an Elf-made blade, Orcrist and Glamdring, respectively; Gandalf gives an Elven dagger to Bilbo. The wizard Radagast the Brown finds Gandalf and the company, and recounts an encounter at Dol Guldur with the Necromancer, a sorcerer who has been corrupting Greenwood with dark magic. Chased by Orcs, Gandalf leads the company through a hidden passage to Rivendell. There, Lord Elrond discloses a hidden indication of a secret door on the company's map of the Lonely Mountain, which will be visible only on Durin's Day. Gandalf later approaches the White Council — consisting of Elrond and Galadriel, with Their Leader, Saruman being busy at Isengard — and presents a Morgul blade, a weapon of the Witch-king of Angmar, which Radagast obtained from Dol Guldur as a sign that the Necromancer is linked to an eventual return of Sauron. While Saruman presses concern to the more present matter of the Dwarves' quest, requesting that Gandalf put an end to it, Gandalf secretly reveals to Galadriel he had anticipated this and had the Dwarves move forward without him. The company journeys into the Misty Mountains. Where They take refuge in a cave and are captured by Goblins, who take them to their leader, the Great Goblin. Bilbo becomes separated from the Dwarves and falls into a crevice where he encounters Gollum, who unknowingly drops a golden ring. Pocketing the ring, Bilbo finds himself confronted by Gollum. They play a riddle game, wagering that Bilbo will be shown the way out if he wins or eaten by Gollum if he loses. Bilbo wins via trickery, and Gollum notices his ring is lost and that Bilbo has it. Chased by the furious Gollum, Bilbo discovers that the ring grants him invisibility, but when he has a chance to kill Gollum, Bilbo spares his life out of pity and escapes. Meanwhile, the Great Goblin reveals to the Dwarves that Blog, Son of the Orc war-chief who killed Thrór and Beheaded by Thorin in battle outside the Dwarven kingdom of Moria, has placed a bounty on Thorin's head. Gandalf arrives and leads the Dwarves in an escape, killing the Great Goblin. Bilbo exits the mountain and rejoins the company, keeping his newly obtained ring secret. The company is ambushed by Blog, The Son of Azog and his hunting party, and takes refuge in trees. Thorin charges at Blog, who overpowers and severely injures him with his Warg. Bilbo saves Thorin from the Orcs and challenges Blog, just as the company is rescued by eagles summoned by Gandalf. They escape to the safety of the Carrock where Gandalf revives Thorin, who renounces his previous disdain for Bilbo. They still are being pursued by Blog and his Orc party. They are ushered by Gandalf to the nearby home of Beorn, a skin-changer who can take the form of a bear. That night, Blog is summoned to Dol Guldur by the Necromancer, who commands him to marshal his forces for war. Blog delegates the hunt for Thorin to his son Bolg. Beorn escorts the company to the borders of Mirkwood, where Gandalf discovers Black Speech imprinted on an old ruin. This, and a prior request by Galadriel, prompt him to investigate the tombs of the Nazgûl. He warns the company to remain on the path before leaving. Upon entering the forest, they lose their way and are ensnared by giant spiders. Bilbo frees the dwarves with the help of the invisibility ring. However, he begins to understand its dark influence after he drops the ring and brutally kills a spider to retrieve it. The remaining spiders are killed by the Wood-elves led by Tauriel and Legolas, who capture the Dwarves and bring Thorin before their king, Thranduil. Thorin confronts the king about his neglect of the Dwarves of Erebor following Smaug's attack 60 years earlier and is consequently imprisoned with the other Dwarves.

The film ends at the Lonely Mountain, where the sleeping Smaug is awoken by a thrush knocking a snail against a stone.