10 Movie Sequels That Totally Insulted Great Characters

4. Bilbo Baggins - The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

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It's sometimes hard to see how Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The book did not feature characters like Tauriel and Legolas, was only one volume (not three), and was actually about a Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins is THE central character of the book, acting as the outsider and point-of-view character throughout the adventure.

In the third Hobbit film, however, it seems as though Bilbo has used his magic ring to disappear from the movie. It becomes less his story and more Thorin's. Bilbo has much less stake in the titular battle than any of the dwarves, and by this point he's already burgled Smaug, which is his main contribution to the quest.

The Battle of the Five Armies doesn't feel like Bilbo's story anymore, and the main character of the book is insultingly forgotten about. The title "The Dwarves: The Battle of the Five Armies" would have made more sense, since this movie is not about a Hobbit. This is why you shouldn't make a movie about ten pages of a children's book.

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Richard C. Kraus (Richie to pretty much everyone) is an American college student and world record holder for most views of the 2015 film Ant-Man. He aspires to be a screenwriter, actor, and not tired.