Why did no one want to treat Kili's wound after Thorin left for the Lonely Mountain?

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In the movie "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", when Thorin & Company leave from Esgaroth to Erebor by boat, the whole city is cheering them. Shortly after, Kili (who is wounded and was ordered to stay behind by Thorin), Fili, Oin and Bofur knock on Bard's door asking him to help them (with Kili's wound). Bofur mentions that no one will help them.

That seems odd and not very credible to me after just watching the whole city displaying their support for them. They got armour, weapons and food but no one will treat an injured dwarf? Note that Bofur specifically says no one will help them and not that no one can help them (e.g. due to lacking knowledge in wound treatment). And why do they go to Bard in the first place? That guy has just been publicly ridiculed and humiliated by Thorin.

Anything I have missed?



Best Answer

Kili's wound was used to promote the relationship between him and Tauriel. As pointed out before it doesn't occur in the book. The people of Esgaroth, basically having been robbed blind by the "master", are naturally mistrustful of just about anyone. I would say they went to Bard, because he had aided them before and felt they could trust him. Plus they really had no place else to turn.




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