Bilbo, who almost lost his life and was increasingly fearful of the journey, was thought of disparagingly by a disappointed Thorin, who thought the Hobbit wasn""t up to the quest: "He""s been lost ever since he left home.After the first film""s success, a second back-to-back film was announced - part of the trend of creating sequels (and a potential trilogy) to capitalize on the original film""s popularity.Chaplin""s sentimental, melodramatic film inspired future works such asThe Champ (1931)(teaming another popular child star Jackie Cooper with Wallace Beery) andThree Men and a Baby (1987).D."; but when both Kirk and Spock were struck with bolts of lightning for asking the same question, McCoy challenged the malevolent Entity: "I doubt any God who inflicts pain for his own pleasure.