History WesternAnimation / TheHobbit

* LyricalDissonance: "Fifteen Birds", a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids cheerful Goblin song]]. It's directly from the book.

* [[BigOlEyebrows Monobrow]]: Gandalf
* MrExposition: Elrond

* ThereIsAnother: "Oh, Bilbo Baggins, if you really understood that ring as someday members of your family not yet born will, then you'd realize that this story has not ended but is only beginning."

* UnexplainedAccent: Thranduil, the Elven King, speaks with a distinct German accent. Thanks to the voice talents of Otto Preminger.

->''Far o'er the Misty Mountains cold / To dungeons deep and caverns old...''
->''We must away, ere break of day / [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwqAhwqWkUk To seek the pale, enchanted gold!]]''

The [[RankinBass Rankin-Bass]] adaptation of ''Literature/TheHobbit'' has an {{Animesque}} style similar to their adaptation of ''Film/TheLastUnicorn''. It might have to do with the fact it was animated by Studio Topcraft, which would later make ''NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind ''. It also has a lot of famous voice talent, including JohnHuston as Gandalf.

!!Provides examples Of:

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The first meeting with the wood elves was left out... and then alluded to in the second meeting as "the wood elves had returned."

-->''The man who's a dreamer, and never takes leave''
-->''Who thinks of a world that is just make-believe''
-->''Will never know passion, will never know pain''
-->''Who sits by the window will one day see rain''

* AsideComment: "Personally, I'd rather be back in Hobbiton".

* DefinitelyFinalDungeon: Smaug.

-->'''Gandalf:''' Dread has come upon you all! An army of Goblins with claim to the treasure comes from the north! Behold! They ride upon wolves!
-->'''Thorin:''' Oh, great Elf-king! My truest friend and ally! We must join forces ''against'' this common scourge!
-->'''Thranduil:''' But... of course... o noble King under the Mountain. Your people are like brothers unto mine.
-->'''Bard:''' And my Men and all their weapons are as one with yours. Together, we shall vanquish the foul foe!
-->'''All:''' TOGETHER!
-->'''Bilbo:''' (to himself) Thorin is correct, I simply do not understand war.

* EvilSoundsDeep: See ThurlRavenscroft.
* EyeBeams: A non-lethal version; Smaug's eyes shine like spotlights, illuminating whatever he's looking at.

* FridgeBrilliance: "Your story has the ring of truth. Yes, it rings true."
* GoldFever: [[spoiler: Smaug's loot after his defeat causes war amongst three differing races, all staking claim to the treasure.]]
** Also Gollum and the ring

* LimitedAnimation / SpecialEffectsFailure: The Battle of the Five Armies as seen from space.
** In the book, the scene cuts from Bilbo being knocked unconscious and missing the rest of the battle, to him waking up. The scene works here as an "and the battle continued for some time" passage, allowing us to pick up where Bilbo regains consciousness, unaware of what's happened or how things ended.
** Also cuts down on the on-screen gore.

-->Roast 'em alive or stew 'em in a pot! Fry them! Boil them! Eat them hot!
-->Bake and toast 'em. Fry and roast 'em 'Till beards blaze, and eyes glaze,
-->Till hair swells and skins crack, Fat melts and bones black
-->In cinders lie beneath the sky, '''''SO THE DWARVES SHALL DIE!'''''

* [[BigOlEyebrows Monobrow]]: Gandalf.
* MrExposition: Elrond.

* TheMusical: As with all {{Rankin-Bass}} films...
** But (almost) all the lyrics are from the book.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Plenty among the cast, including Brother Theodore (credited as just Theodore), John Huston, Otto Preminger, and Glenn Yarborough.
* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Plenty among the cast, including [[DudleyDoRight Hans Conried]], [[ScoobyDoo Don Messick]], [[SantaClausIsCominToTown Paul Frees]], ThurlRavenscroft, and John Stephenson.
* NeverSayDie: A variation. There's a lot of ''talk'' about death, but to avoid showing blood on-screen for the wee ones, slain foes spin away into {{Hammerspace}} like a sprite in a video game or a burst balloon.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: You can say that again.
** In fact, Tolkien based his elves on the traditional myths about fairies, but by Tolkien's time, the term fairy had been corrupted to mean something unbearably twee, so Tolkien used the term elf instead, even though, as he well knew, traditional myths about elfs (yes, Tolkien also invented the use of "elves" and "dwarves," as opposed to "elfs" and "dwarfs," as the plurals of "elf" and "dwarf") were very different.
* RedShirtArmy: The dwarves

* [[ShroudedInMyth Shrouded In Pipeweed Smoke]]: "Gandalf! Not the wandering wizard?!" "The same."

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: When Bilbo climbs up the tree for a look.

* ThurlRavenscroft: Provides the bass in "Goblin Town" and "Fifteen Birds", likely pushing those songs [[NightmareFuel over the edge]].

* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: 'Goblin Town' and 'Funny Little Things'.

* NotableOriginalMusic: "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees" and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPkqjc23yqs#t=0m37s "Goblin Town"]]
** Most of them were musical adaptations of text-only songs from the book[[hottip:*:(which is not to suggest that they aren't thoroughly excellent)]]. Some of these songs are at or near EarWorm status, [[NightmareFuel/WesternAnimationFilm especially]] "Goblin Town" (and the Rivendell song in a way that is potentially more annoying).

--->The sword is sharp, the spear is long, the arrow swift, the gate is strong.
--->The heart is bold that looks on gold... And dwarves no more shall suffer wrong.
--->The King has come into his hall... Under the mountain dark and tall.
--->The worm of dread is slain and dead, and ever so our foes shall fall!

* UnexplainedAccent: Thranduril, the Elven King, speaks with a distinct German accent. Thanks to the voice talents of Otto Preminger.

[[caption-width-right:350:Surely no one with such a DistinguishedGentlemansPipe goes on grand adventures.]]

!!Provides Examples Of:

* DeathByAdaptation: More of the Party of 14 die in the film, including Bombur and Gloin.

* Fridge Brilliance: "Your story has the ring of truth. Yes, it rings true."

* ThisIsMadness! 14 against 10,000?" [[ThisIsSPARTA "This is WAR! WAAAAAR!"]]

* EyeBeams: A non-lethal version of this happens; Smaug's eyes shine like spotlights around his treasure room, illuminating the parts he's looking at.

* ICallItVera: "I will give you a name -- and I shall call you ''[[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Sting!]]"''

-->'''Gandalf:''' Dread has come upon you all! An army of Goblins comes from the north!

* EnemyMine: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnmKS-cGt8E#t=6m40s Explicitly parodied at the end of the film]].

->''Far o'er the Misty Mountains cold... to dungeons deep and caverns old...''
->''We must away, ere break of day... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwqAhwqWkUk to seek the pale, enchanted gold!]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:DistinguishedGentlemansPipe]]

The [[RankinBass Rankin-Bass]] adaptation of ''Main/TheHobbit'' has an {{Animesque}} style similar to their adaptation of ''Film/TheLastUnicorn''. It might have to do with the fact it was animated by Studio Topcraft, which would later make ''NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind ''. It also has a lot of famous voice talent, including JohnHuston as Gandalf.

Followed up by R-B's adaptation of ''Animated/TheReturnOfTheKing''.

* {{Cephalothorax}}: The Goblins. Less so in ''Animated/TheReturnOfTheKing''. Canonically, the Chief Goblin could bite your head off.

* GoldFever: [[Smaug's loot after his defeat causes war amongst three differing races, all staking claim to the treasure.]]

* GoldFever:

* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: Goblin Town and Fifteen Birds.

* BishieSparkle: Elrond.
** That's not sparkle, it's the gems in the crown he's wearing.

** Probably justified in that it's a children's broadcast special and they didn't want to show blood.

* InTheStyleOf: WordOfGod is that the look of the film was based on the art of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rackham Arthur Rackham.]] How well the anime stylization meshed with that is [[{{YMMV}} debatable.]]

The [[RankinBass Rankin-Bass]] adaptation of ''Main/TheHobbit'' has an {{Animesque}} style similar to their adaptation of ''TheLastUnicorn''. It might have to do with the fact it was animated by Studio Topcraft, which would later make ''NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind ''. It also has a lot of famous voice talent, including JohnHuston as Gandalf.