Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "we wanted someone who would do something original, unexpected — something that was a surprise to us, Benedict brought something completely unique to Smaug" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Asian 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "We wanted someone who would do something original, unexpected — something that was a surprise to us. Benedict brought something completely unique to Smaug."CBR / Peter Jackson interview on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 7 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Asian 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 38 — leans younger
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The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 3 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 4 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 | 4 |
| 1993 | 2 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 7 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 24 | 6 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 |
| 2019 | 19 | 12 |
| 2020 | 24 | 4 |
| 2021 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 22 | 15 |
| 2023 | 30 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 16 |
| 2026 | 11 | 10 |
| This title (2013) | 7 | 1 |
● This title (2013): advocacy 7 · explore Fantasy →
Cast & Crew
Oliver Ferguson (director) · Simon Bright (director)
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