Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The
PG-13, 2014, Warner Brothers
Director:
Peter Jackson
Starring:
Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, James Nesbitt, Christopher Lee
Plot:
Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.
1
When disaster strikes, man saves gold, not people
Themes: Greed, Materialism, Money, Priorities
2
Boy trusts father to defeat evil dragon
Themes: Confronting Evil, Courage, Trusting God, Spiritual Warfare, Good vs Evil, Father-Son
4
Powerful elf confronts forces of evil
Themes: Confronting Evil, Good vs Evil, Spiritual Warfare
5
Hobbit trades great treasure for lives of friends
Themes: Friendship, Helping Others, Self-Sacrifice
6
Greedy king blinded by sin
Themes: Corruption, Greed, Sin
7
Man realizes he has been enslaved by sin
Themes: Being Lost, Bondage, Convictions, Spiritual Warfare, Repentance
8
It's not true love unless you're willing to die for it
Themes: God's Love, Love
10
Hobbits cling to false belief, despite evidence
Themes: Assumptions, Belief, Evidence, Presumptions