Bilbo runs through Hobbiton to catch the dwarves.

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Bilbo

I'm going on an adventure!

— The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey • 2012

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Bilbo turns private hesitation into a public commitment. The familiar lanes of home become the starting line for a life he has only just chosen.

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In An Unexpected Journey, Bilbo changes his mind after the dwarves leave Bag End. He runs through Hobbiton with the contract, declaring his departure to the neighbours. The exclamation belongs to the film’s version of his delayed decision to join the company.

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