[Kip Russell]

Yes, but Thorin is described as appearing old, including a long, white beard.

Er...the film version has white highlights?

Ok, that's a stretch. It's pretty obvious that in Jackson's version of The Hobbit, Thorin is filling the "Aragorn, Jr." slot.

[Tax-chick]

I agree. The characters are reworked to fit Jackson’s vision of the story, not the author’s.

That doesn’t keep it from being somewhat fun, but it’s still obnoxious. Especially all the falling!