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Originally Posted by TheLostPilgrim
Though from a cinematic perspective perspective, it makes sense...It's hard to convey on film that inside Bilbo has this adventurous side waiting to burst out. It's conveyed in the novel through use of the narrator but that's harder to convey in a film. Also, in the book, it's never TRULY explained why Gandalf chose Bilbo in particular outside of having a friendship with his ancestors. Got to give an on-screen reason for why Gandalf sees Bilbo as being worthy or fit for such a perilous quest.
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all that you have described could have easily been possible through dialogue, facial expressions, and positioning of exposition within the film. For example, Gandalf using most of this information in the form of a dramatic explanation as a way to convince Thorin to keep him on their quest as they have a small argument after the "unexpected party" at Bag End.