History Tearjerker / TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies

** After the Battle of the Five Armies, Tauriel mourns over Kíli's body. As Thranduil appears, she says that if this is love, she doesn't want it. She then tells him to take it from her because it hurts so much. Thranduil, who earlier claimed that her love for the Dwarf was merely an illusion, sorrowfully admits that it hurts because her love was real. And the fact is he ''knows'' that, because he felt the ''exact same loss'' when his wife died.

* Thranduil and Legolas's reunion after the battle; at first, Thranduil's just so happy to see that his son's alive--and then Legolas flat out states that he's leaving the forest and not coming back. ''Ouch''. You do have to feel sorry for Thranduil at that moment; he looks so sad when his son leaves.
** In addition to that, Thranduil tells Legolas that his mother loved him more than anyone. It seems pretty obvious that that is ''not'' what Legolas wanted to hear. He would have preferred just having his father say "I love you" straight out but Thranduil couldn't even do that at the right moment. The broken heart of a son right there.
** At least we can take solace in the fact that he does at some point go back, since in ''Fellowship of the Ring'' he's been sent to Rivendell by his father. Presumably, they make up eventually.
* The commentary by the scriptwriter for this scene between Thranduil and Tauriel that explains ''so'' much about Thranduil's character in the film. She [Tauriel] says "There’s no love in you." She’s actually utterly wrong. Thranduil has loved so deeply that he can’t go near it anymore. He can’t approach it, he can’t touch it, it is not to be talked about. So when he finally says to Legolas, “Your mother loved you, more than anything, more than life,” that’s what we said to the actor in that moment is that she died saving her child.

** It also makes it HarsherInHindsight when you see the extended scenes of the first ''Hobbit'' movie. The Dwarf King invited Thranduil to his halls, showed him the box full of white gems, and just as he was about to touch them, closed the lid on it. Yeah. The Dwarf King dangled the necklace of Thranduil's deceased wife, ''the last memento that exists of her'', and fricking ''smirked'' about it. Yeah, ''no wonder'' they imprisoned you when you came to Mirkwood.
** A deleted segment, not even 30 seconds long, gives us Gandalf helping Thranduil realize that he fucked up royally. This happens just after Thranduil was ready to kill Tauriel and Legolas stands between them.

* The final scene becomes this once you realize that by the time it takes place, not only are Thorin, Fíli and Kíli dead, but so are Bard, his children, Balin, Ori and Óin, and possibly Tauriel. Oh, and ''Lord of the Rings'' with all its [[TearJerker/TheLordOfTheRings tragedy]] is just around the corner.

* The final scene becomes this once you realize that by the time it takes place, not only are Thorin, Fíli and Kíli dead, but so are Bard, his children, Balin, Ori and Óin, and possibly Tauriel. Oh, and ''Lord of the Rings'' with all its [[TearJerker/TheLordOfTheRings tragedy]] is just around the corner.
* A massive meta example: as of 2020, Creator/ChristopherLee, cinematographer Andrew Leslie and Creator/IanHolm have all passed away. For Holm, this was his last film before retiring and then passing away in 2020.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Farewell, Master Burglar."'']]

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'''Smaug:''' Now that ''is'' a pity... What will you do now, ''bowman?'' You are ''forsaken''; no help will come! Hmm...ah... [[AdultFear Is that your child?]] You cannot save him from the fire! HE. WILL. ''BURN!''\\

* Billy Boyd's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ir8rVl2Z4 "The Last Goodbye"]] playing over the credits is a major tearjerker for both the Hobbit series and the Middle-Earth films as a whole, as it not only represents Bilbo's final parting from his friends but also the [[EndOfAnAge end of the Middle-Earth films completely]].

* Creator/PeterJackson's last cameo is the picture of Bilbo's father, Bungo Baggins, hanging over the fireplace at the end of the movie. This was also his very first cameo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and served as his way of saying goodbye to Middle-earth.

* Whether you're a father or a son, the opening scene when Bard challenges Smaug, all so his children and his people have the merest chance to survive, has to be the most emotionally resonant moment of the entire film. The track "Fire and Water" cinches the moment as an equal to any of the original trilogy's best moments. Even better that it encapsulates Tolkien's major theme of fighting great evil even when it would appear to be futile.

* Peter Jackson's last cameo in the ''Battle of the Five Armies'' is the picture of Bilbo's father, Bungo Baggins, hanging over the fireplace at the end of the movie. This was also his very first cameo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and served as his way of saying goodbye to Middle-earth.

** Like Return of the King, it can be a reference to returning from UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, only to find everyone acting normal, and nobody cares or understands what you've been though.

** It's especially worse for those of them who have family members down there. Bofur, Oin, Kíli, and Fíli could've been dead, and none of them would've been any wiser.

** Ori's reaction is a {{Tearjerker}} all on it's own. Being the [[TheBabyOfTheBunch youngest]], he is obviously the most innocent and naive of the Company, surpassing even Bilbo, who has at least killed a warg mount and a giant spider by this point. When the camera focuses on him, Ori is uncharacteristically quiet with a ThousandYardStare, and it's pretty obvious from the tears in his eyes and the shakiness of his breathing that he's trying extremely hard not to cry.

** Not to mention that, in the end, Kili couldn't keep his promise to his mother that he would come back to her.

** At least we can take solace in the fact that he does at some point go back, since in ''Fellowship of the Ring'' he's been sent to Rivendell by his father. Presumably they make up eventually.

* Although many people are more than happy to have him dead, many fans of [[DracoInLeatherPants Smaug]] were upset to see the magnificent dragon die very early on into the movie.

* From the Extended Edition, the funeral scene. Dear God, the funeral scene!

* The film ends where the ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' trilogy begins: an elderly Bilbo admiring the One Ring as Gandalf comes to visit. What a perfect way to end the Middle-Earth series.

** It's especially worse for those of them who have family members down there. Bifur, Oin, Kíli, and Fíli could've been dead, and none of them would've been any wiser.

** Ori's reaction is a {{Tearjerker}} all on it's own. Being the [[BabyOfTheBunch youngest]], he is obviously the most innocent and naive of the Company, surpassing even Bilbo, who has at least killed a warg mount and a giant spider by this point. When the camera focuses on him, Ori is uncharacteristically quiet with a ThousandYardStare, and it's pretty obvious from the tears in his eyes and the shakiness of his breathing that he's trying extremely hard not to cry.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWalY0CiuRw Balin's own reaction]] is just as heartbreaking, in a different way. Bilbo finds him in an abandoned room, quietly have a breakdown and then forcing himself not to weep in front of the hobbit. Because he is an elder, and ''cannot'' fall apart in front of the other, younger dwarves who look to him for strength and guidance. His pain and his grief has to be hidden at all times. But it's so deep and he's so frightened of what Dragon Sickness might do to his friend, he all but ''tells'' Bilbo not to give Thorin the Arkenstone... [[IHaveThisFriend should he find it, of course]].

** When his body is dropped, it lands right in front of his brother. The horrified look on Kíli's face says it all.

** It's especially heartbreaking as Bilbo's answer to the question perfect sums up the nature of death. He was previously unable to finish his sentence when speaking of Thorin, but with time while the pain is no less he is now so used to it that he can finally say "He was my friend."

** This penultimate scene is a tearjerker in hindsight. You might have at least expected a scene of Bilbo enjoying his house after all the crap he's gone through and all the talk of home. However the town took Bilbo for dead and auctioned off most of the contents of his house. It's a rather somber scene for Bilbo and the audience, who probably didn't expect the conclusion of middle earth on the silver screen to simply be an empty house.

* Although she's only briefly mentioned in ''Desolation'', the mere thought of how Fíli and Kíli's mother, Dís, will react upon learning of Erebor's reclamation and the Battle of the Five Armies is downright horrifying. Aside from Dáin Ironfoot, she is the ''only'' dwarf left of Durin's direct line, having lost her father, grandfather, and middle brother during the Battle of Azanulbizar and now her [[spoiler: oldest brother and two sons]] during the Battle of the Five Armies. And it's probably safe to assume that the rest of her immediate family perished when Smaug took over Erebor and that the unnamed (and absent from the Quest) father of Fíli and Kíli is dead. Dís has literally lost ''all'' of her close family members, and will continue to lose others, such as her cousins Balin and Óin, in the near future.

** This penultimate scene is is a tearjerker in hindsight. You might have at least expected a scene of Bilbo enjoying his house after all the crap he's gone through and all the talk of home. However the town took Bilbo for dead and auctioned off most of the contents of his house. Its a rather somber scene for Bilbo and the audience, who probably didn't expect the conclusion of middle earth on the silver screen to simply be an empty house.

** Like Return of the King, it can be a reference to returning from WW1, only to find everyone acting normal, and nobody cares or understands what you've been though.

* Bilbo saying goodbye to the dwarves, particularly when he says [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming they can come to Bag End anytime]].

* Another HarsherInHindsight moment: The acorn that Bilbo shows Thorin over in the film's [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moments is implied to be the future Party Tree, the beautiful oak tree that Bilbo plants, takes care of, and watches grow. The same tree that Sharkey's men cut down during the Scouring of the Shire in ''Return of the King''--Sam plants a mallorn tree to replace it, but the oak tree is gone. And they don't even cut it down for lumber or kindling--[[ForTheEvulz just because they can]].

* The last line of the trailer could count too as it doubles as being spoken to the audience for the end of the Middle Earth saga
-->'''Thorin:''' Will you follow me''...''one last time?
* Whether you're a father or a son, the opening scene when Bard challenges Smaug, all so his children and his people have the merest chance to survive, has to be the most emotionally resonant moment of the entire film. The track 'Fire and Water' cinches the moment as an equal to any of the original trilogies best moments. Even better that it encapsulates Tolkien's major theme of fighting great evil even when it would appear to be futile.

* When Dwalin confronts the increasingly mad Thorin. The scene becomes Tear Jerker double-layered. First is how heartbroken Dwalin is over Thorin becoming a BrokenPedestal. Then Thorin actually starts ''crying and begging'' Dwalin to not speak to him as if he was "some lowly dwarf lord", as if he was "still Thorin Oakenshield". While they don't dwell on it a lot in the story, Thorin spent many years wandering in poverty and working for meager pay just to get by and being treated much like the Real Life Roma. And deep down that really hurt Thorin, and it's likely the reason the dragon sickness affected him so suddenly and so hard. He was REALLY an IronWoobie, and the dragon sickness weakened him enough for us to see how truly broken he is inside. Recovering Erebor wasn't just a quest for Thorin to restore his people's lost land, but also restore his own self-esteem and identity, and the dragon sickness corrupted it. Damn.

* [[spoiler: Fíli's]] death. [[spoiler: Azog holds him up in front of Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, and Bilbo and taunts them while Fíli pleads helplessly before being run through and unceremoniously thrown off a cliff, landing at his brother's feet]].
** His final moments are even worse. As [[spoiler: Azog dangles him in front of the others,]] he desperately calls out to the others, "Run!" He knows he's about to die and yet he still tries to protect Thorin, Kíli and the others.
** When his body is dropped, it lands [[spoiler:right in front of his brother. The horrified look on Kíli's face says it all.]]
* [[spoiler: Kíli's]] death. [[spoiler:As Bolg stabs him through the chest, he looks at Tauriel one last time mouthing "I love you" and sheds a tear before he dies. Tauriel can only watch in despair, as she is too worn out and injured to stop it.]]
** [[spoiler: Kíli's death is also heartbreaking for another reason: Thorin never saw him die. It's more than likely that Thorin dies thinking that at least Kíli was still alive, and that the line of Durin would still endure through his youngest nephew.]]
** [[spoiler: Not to mention that in the end, Kili couldn't keep his promise to his mother that he would come back to her.]]
** After the Battle of the Five Armies, [[spoiler: Tauriel mourns over Kíli's body]]. As Thranduil appears, she says that if this is love, she doesn't want it. She then tells him to take it from her because it hurts so much. Thranduil, who earlier claimed that her love for the Dwarf was merely an illusion, sorrowfully admits that it hurts because her love was real. And the fact is he ''knows'' that, because he felt the ''exact same loss'' when his wife died.
** ''Particularly'' that line about how much LoveHurts. I dare anyone to try to not cry at the way her voice cracks on the last word.

** And then this is followed by Tauriel [[spoiler:kissing the dead Kíli on his lips.]] ''Pass the tissues.''
** The reason [[spoiler:Kíli]] died was because [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice he jumped in to protect her from Bolg]].]] Not only must Tauriel [[spoiler:[[FateWorseThanDeath live forever with her grief]], she must do so knowing Kíli died ''because of her''.]]
*** Well this might serve as a comfort or it might drive this example further into tearjerker territory, but here goes: WordOfGod says that strange fates befall Elves who fall in love with mortals; the most popular example being Arwen, who became mortal because she loved Aragorn. Book canon also says that Elves can die of broken hearts, which also happened to Arwen after Aragorn finally died of old age. There is at least one other book canon example of this phenomenon. So it's a very real possibility that Tauriel didn't have to live forever with her grief after all. This would also explain why she isn't seen in the later events--at the very least she could have lived a mortal lifespan and was too old to be in action by the events of ''Fellowship''. At the most extreme, she may have only lived for the span of a few days before succumbing to heartbreak.

* The confrontation between Thorin and Bilbo atop the battlements. By this point, Thorin has fallen so far into gold madness that Bilbo realizes he has no choice but to use the [[spoiler: Arkenstone]] as a bargaining chip, which he knows Thorin will view as a betrayal. It's literally Bilbo's last effort to save his friend from complete insanity. And Thorin looks like he's about to cry when he learns of Bilbo's perceived treachery, angrily lashing out while claiming that Bilbo holds no claim or sway over ''him''.

* Thranduil and Legolas's reunion after the battle; [[spoiler: at first Thranduil's just so happy to see that his son's alive--and then Legolas flat out states that he's leaving the forest and not coming back. ''Ouch''. You do have to feel sorry for Thranduil at that moment; he looks so sad when his son leaves.]]

* The commentary by the scriptwriter for this scene between Thranduil and Tauriel that explains ''so'' much about Thranduil's character in the film. [[spoiler:She [Tauriel] says ”There’s no love in you.” She’s actually utterly wrong. He [Thranduil] has loved so deeply that he can’t go near it anymore. He can’t approach it, he can’t touch it, it is not to be talked about. So when he finally says to Legolas, “Your mother loved you, more than anything, more than life,” that’s what we said to the actor in that moment is that she died saving her child.]]
** Not only that, but [[spoiler: in the movie companion books, it's revealed that the necklace of white gems belonged to his wife. ''So Thranduil was willing to start a war with the dwarves all so he could reclaim the last memento he has of her.'']]

* Bilbo's refusal to accept [[spoiler:Thorin's death]], not knowing how to respond to his final words and even whispering that "the Eagles are coming" as if that would make everything okay.

** Then he snaps out of his denial and breaks down sobbing, still holding [[spoiler:Thorin]] in his arms.

** The happiness and relief on Thorin's face when Bilbo reaches him. The first thing he does is apologize for his actions and always putting Bilbo in peril before begging for the hobbit's forgiveness, prompting Bilbo to say that he didn't mind facing any sort of peril so long as he was at Thorin's side. So, instead of [[spoiler: dying alone]] and ignorant of his friend's forgiveness, Thorin got to GoOutWithASmile in Bilbo's arms, content in the knowledge that at least one of his closest friends had survived the war and would return home to live peacefully in the Shire.

* Another HarsherInHindsight moment: The acorn that Bilbo shows Thorin over in the film's [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moments is implied to be the future Party Tree, the beautiful oak tree that Bilbo plants, takes care of, and watches grow. [[spoiler:The same tree that Sharkey's men cut down during the Scouring of the Shire in ''Return of the King''--Sam plants a mallorn tree to replace it, but the oak tree is gone. And they don't even cut it down for lumber or kindling--[[ForTheEvulz just because they can]].]]

* The final scene becomes this once you realise that by the time it takes place, not only are Thorin, Fíli and Kíli dead, but so are Bard, his children, Balin, Ori and Óin, and possibly Tauriel. Oh, and ''Lord of the Rings'' with all its [[TearJerker/TheLordOfTheRings tragedy]] is just around the corner.

* [[spoiler: Kíli's]] death. [[spoiler:As Bolg stabs him through the chest, he looks at Tauriel one last time and sheds a tear before he dies. Tauriel can only watch in despair, as she is too worn out and injured to stop it.]]