Greed
and
Arrogance.
What SHOULD have been 1 movie, has become 3.
The arrogance of these silly fag writers to think they could create better than J.R.R. Tolkien himself!
Self-Delusion is a powerful stimulant!
Jackson probably took editing lessons from Kevin Costner.
Which is curious, because the main theme of the Hobbit is greed and arrogance, what it is, why people do it, why it is a bad thing...