Many wondered if Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Trilogy would be more or less devoid of comedy such as the Lord of the Rings films, a “higher” style.

There was plenty of comedy, but it was in the wrong places, done with the wrong characters, (With the minor exception of a few scenes with Bilbo) and done the wrong way, such as in the scene where the troll accidentally grabs Bilbo and uses him as a handkerchief. While it might be possible Tolkien might have grudgingly approved of this, or even not so grudgingly, when mixed in with all the other comedy, such as the rudeness of the dwarves in Bilbo’s hobbit hole and the Goblin King that looks like the Gungan leader in Star Wars, it becomes too much comedy.

In a few places, this comedy was done right, such as in a few scenes in Hobbiton, where Bilbo is horrified at the dwarves raiding his pantry, and using a doily as a dish rag. Also, in the scene with Gollum, there is the right amount of comedy mixed in with the seriousness and danger or Bilbo’s situation.