Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. Instead, its the story of the dwarves, something more like braveheartchasing out a villain thats taken your territory. The desolation of smaug, however, the careful pacing of the first film seems to have gone out the hobbiton window, leaving behind a film that is, in parts, jawdroppingly spectacular seriously, my jaw actually dropped. I include not only alterations to the books plot, but also book scenes that are not included in the films as well as new scenes written by the filmmakers especially. History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. The order is intended to be that of the movie, and it is also the intent that this article should eventually include all significant differences between them. An unexpected journey and by extension, parts 2 and 3 of this unnecessary trilogy, but i wound up comparing the density of the hobbit movies, as measured in words in book per second of movie wibpsom, to other prominent movie adaptations of books. The first, an unexpected journey, with a runtime of 2 hours and 49 minutes, has an epic feel similar to the lord of the rings films due to its lengthy prologue, action setpieces and massive cast. Dec, 20 though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. From getting dipped in rainbow cgi to shoehorning countless lotr references throughout the trilogy, here are the hobbits 15 worst changes from book to screen. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. But i feel like some points of the movie were pretty good or even superior than the book. Jan 17, 2017 the dom and calluna discuss what went right and what and wrong with the first movie in peter jacksons the hobbit adaptation.
Want to know if the hobbit 2 was as good as the book. Ive seen all the movies, both the lotr trilogy and the hobbit, multiple times. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. The hobbit an unexpected journey, lost in adaptation the. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different ways. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. In the scene at the black gate, the movie leaves out sams recitation about oliphaunts. Though tolkien wrote a vaguely similar event in the novel, he drew the line. Ive yet to read the trilogy, but i just want thoughts on the differences between the hobbit book and movies. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. Compare and contrast essay alexs collective writing. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. Legolas was never in the book, but he is the son of the elven king, thranduil.
I thought that now with the hobbit movie out in theatres, i would make a post where we could discuss the movie to the book. In a way, thats not an entire betrayal of the book, because the story of smaug was never really a hobbit story. Dec 16, 20 it built at a great pace and was a fun, actionpacked adventure. Whether out of a fever dream, movie studio greed, or a total misreading of tolkiens tale, the adventure of bilbo baggins moved from a. The three end credit songs in the first trilogy were incredible. How the dwarves and bilbo enter into lake town and who they encounter when they get to the town are both different from the book. In fact, it has been made into a three part movie series, two of which have already been released. What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie. It followed the book extremely well better than most movies. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott. The hobbit or there and back again the hobbit book vs the hobbit movies showing 125 of 25. As previously mentioned there were many differences in chapter 1, the unexpected party, and chapter 2, roast mutton.
View entire discussion 162 comments more posts from the lotr community. Firstly, the first movie versus the first part of the book. While there are some changes in sequence, the storyline is well aligned between the two sources. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story.
Alex jones in september 21, 1937, the fantasyfiction writer j. The difference with the hobbit is pj fleshed out massively what could have been done much better in 2 short or 1 longish film by staying true to the book. It seems that she was created to provide a strong, relatable female character that doesnt really exist in the hobbit book, and considering her performance was highly praised across the. This movie, subtitled an unexpected journey, was one that i was very impressed with. They approached the woodland elves, who were feasting in the forest, for help and were captured. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the book and mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to be some modifications. The dom and calluna discuss what went right and what and wrong with the first movie in peter jacksons the hobbit adaptation.
Tolkiens book, the two towers, and peter jacksons the lord of the rings. Then i heard about the movie, and decided to wait until after seeing part 1 before reading. I thought that a separate thread would be good as to not expose anyone to spoilers in the movie from another persons thread. Even if the hobbit 2 is better than the hobbit 1, were still looking at a situation not unlike star wars episode ii.
Dec, 20 at first glance, peter jacksons trilogy of epic films based on the hobbit, a slender childrens book, might appear to leave its source behind in order to make more capital out of the. The hobbitbook vs movies im pretty sure at this point everyone is aware that the book version is far superior than the movie adaptations. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014. Saruman was added too, and took part in the white council. The worst part of the last hobbit movie was the elf king telling legolas. The two towers are very difficult to document because of substantial differences in plot sequence. T his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read.
How faithful are the hobbit films to tolkiens books. May 04, 2020 added many lord of the rings characters that were never in the book. First major difference is the fact that there is one book and three movies. After writing my last post on redesigning the hobbit i decided to follow up with some other major differences that i believe need addressing. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children. I was mostly looking for a statistical basis to express my displeasure at the hobbit. It built at a great pace and was a fun, actionpacked adventure. A meeting between gandalf galadriel, sarumon and elrond. The hobbit movies seem to have completely erased this aspect of the hobbit bookthat of being dorothy in oz. Spoilers for both down below do not read if you have not watched or read hobbit and want to. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy.
While perched atop the tree, bilbo notices something shaking the trees in the distance, and its growing closer. Dec 09, 20 even if the hobbit 2 is better than the hobbit 1, were still looking at a situation not unlike star wars episode ii. While not being mentioned in the original book, frodo elijah wood, saruman sir christopher lee, legolas orlando bloom and several others have cameo appearances in the film. The extended edition, in fact, really pushes up violence.
In the book, the antagonist is smaug but he does not appear until later on in the novel, requiring a new antagonist to drive the first movie and much of the second. In the movie the dwarves crossed a river in mirkwood that beorn warned them not to drink from and bombur fell in. The expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story. Jun 05, 2015 in the book, gandalf just randomly says that hes leaving, while in the movie, hes actually got a purpose although rumor says that the whole story of gandalf going to the necromancers place is actually a side short story that tolkien just never published, along with some other fillers in the movies. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25. Today i am going to be comparing the book version vs. Then in the movie scene below smaug talks about how bilbo is being used by thorin oakenshield, whereas in the book smaug doesnt mention the name of thorin oakenshield and note that the first answer to this question suggests this is a mistake, since although smaug could have been familiar with thorin, thorin didnt get the name oakenshield until after smaug had already taken the treasure. Just beyond that hole, there existed a technicolor world of albino orcs, rabbit. The hobbit there and back again is an absolutely wonderful classical book. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer.
And it seems that the hobbit will be the same kind of film. The folks over at the tolkien fan site the one ring have brought attention to a list, created by fan gary appenzeller, of the differences and similarities between the hobbit book and its 3film. Often they are rather bloody and feature dismemberments and decapitations especially by using a certain war chariot or just are more violent legolas turns his dagger in bolgs. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. Here is a compare and contrast essay dealing with the hobbit book and movie. What are the differences between the book and the film. Also not in the original hobbit story is the lord of the rings character. There are two major plot threads in this story that are presented very differently, which are. He tries to shout a warning to the others but trips and falls. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. Jackson then fell back to tolkiens text and resurrected a character who is long dead. Well, considering that they took about 25 pages of the book and turned it into a 2 hour movie, not terrible.
Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. Tolkiens book the fellowship of the ring and the peter jackson film screenplay of the same name are fairly easy to document because, in both the book and film, the story maintains a single thread from beginning to end. Attack of the clones where the more actionpacked and crowdpleasing sequel. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three. Show more before him lies the great bottommost cellar or dungeonhall of the ancient dwarves right at the mountains root. It is almost dark, so that its vastness can only be dimly guessed, but rising from the near side of the rocky floor there is a. Id been wanting to read it, but unlike many classics, it wasnt free on my kindle, so i put it off. Jan 14, 2014 the expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story. Oct 04, 2017 today i am going to be comparing the book version vs. The differences between the movie and book are described here in considerable detail. Jan 06, 20 how hollywood changed the hobbit after writing my last post on redesigning the hobbit i decided to follow up with some other major differences that i believe need addressing.
The hobbit book vs movies im pretty sure at this point everyone is aware that the book version is far superior than the movie adaptations. Its not much of an exaggeration to say that each of these movies are among the least faithful booktoscreen adaptations of all time, not least because they miss the themes, the tone, and the very message of the novel. No amazing music or singing like there was in the first trilogy. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel. Which middleearth storymovie is better do you think january 5, 2014 90 takers. While the lord of the rings was targeted at a much older audience, i think that the hobbit appeals more to younger people. This article is going to focus on chapter 3, a short rest, of j. The hobbit, or there and back again the hobbit book vs. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Apr 25, 2017 if peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy were truly based off a book, thats how the source material would start.
In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. Its been some 30 years since i read the hobbit, but im pretty certain she was exaggerating. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. The second of peter jacksons movie adaptations of the hobbit is in the cinemas now, but is it a faithful adaptation of the book. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. Differences between the hobbit movie and book creativity. The dwarves got lost in mirkwood and rand out of food. Why is the hobbit movie trilogy so bad, compared to the. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. Differences in the book and movie version of the hobbit. The two movies that have been released will be what i am covering in this report. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. At first glance, peter jacksons trilogy of epic films based on the hobbit, a slender childrens book, might appear to leave its source behind in order to make more capital out of the.
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