"Will you follow me... one last time?"
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Farewell, Master Burglar. Go back to your books, and your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.
Context
Spoken to Bilbo as Thorin lies fatally wounded upon the frozen heights of Ravenhill following Azog's defeat.
Meaning
Enapsulates the central moral philosophy of Tolkien's mythos, affirming that domestic peace and simplicity eclipse imperial wealth.
You've won the Mountain. Is that not enough?
Context
Bilbo pleads with an increasingly paranoid Thorin as elven and mannish hosts gather outside the gates of Erebor.
Meaning
A piercing challenge to insatiable material ambition, pointing out the absurdity of risking life and friendship for excessive hoards.
I know that dwarves can be obstinate and pigheaded and difficult... But they are also brave and kind, and loyal to a fault.
Context
Bilbo explains to Bard and Thranduil why he is trading away the Arkenstone to negotiate an end to bloodshed.
Meaning
Affirms Bilbo's enduring loyalty to his dwarven companions despite their exasperating flaws and madness.
I have no right to ask this of any of you... but will you follow me, one last time?
Context
Thorin addresses the twelve companions inside Erebor before leading the counter-offensive that breaks the wall.
Meaning
Marks Thorin's rebirth as an authentic, humble leader who commands through devotion rather than royal entitlement.
If this is love, I do not want it. Take it from me, please! Why does it hurt so much? / Because it was real.
Context
Tauriel weeps over the slain body of Kili in the ruins of Ravenhill while Thranduil looks on.
Meaning
Demonstrates that the ache of grief is the necessary price of genuine connection, softening Thranduil's hardened heart.
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