Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Book movie four is 18 and has risen to prominence within the dauntless faction in the two short years since his own initiation filmmakers decided to make four 24 years old. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. In the movie, on the other hand, thorin leads three of his dwarves on a clandestine ambush mission which, compared to the book, is about as different in tone as you can be, rateliff says.
Jackson then fell back to tolkiens text and resurrected a character who is long dead. The top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Like all the free peoples of middleearth, they have similarities and differences. The director, who is responsible for all six films in the franchise, added new characters, storylines and battle sequences to amp up the epic series and his mark can be spotted in multiple scenes from the last. I thought that a separate thread would be good as to not expose anyone to spoilers in the movie from another persons thread. In the movie it took the dwarves over a week from when they left laketown until they found the secret entrance to the lonely mountain. After writing my last post on redesigning the hobbit i decided to follow up with some other major differences that i believe need addressing. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19. Where tolkien fundamentalists take exception is the vast body of additions to create this r. While hobbits may age a bit differently, bilbos appearance in the hobbit shows a firm movieverse example of a 50yearold hobbit, an appearance not shared by. Since the release date for the first hobbit film is still over a year away, theres no way to know what differences might exist between the book and the film. Differences between the hobbit movie and book creativity. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. Top ten differences between the lord of the rings books.
Another substantial difference between the book and movies is that in the book, the dwarves and hobbit werent aware of smaug leaving or being killed for that matter until they were alerted of this news by the crows. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. 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. Gollum is humanoid, emaciated, with large pale eyes. 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.
Spiritual nature hobbits and dwarves are both mortal, but for different reasons. It took the dwarves one day to get from laketown to the mountain and find the secret entrance. The extended edition, in fact, really pushes up violence. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. Now, more than 70 years after tolkien first published those words, the hobbit himself, bilbo baggins, is set to appear in a third movie inspired by the book. In the start of the second movie, peter jackson added a scene where gandalf and thorin were. This article is going to focus on chapter 3, a short rest, of j. The complete list of film changes is my ongoing project to list all the reported differences between peter jacksons hobbit and lord of the rings films and the j. Its hard to spoil a book published during the great depression, but i want a disclaimer noting that there might be. I get about halfway into return of the king and i stop reading because i dont want the story to end. The hobbit an unexpected journey, lost in adaptation the. The dom and calluna discuss what went right and what and wrong with the first movie in peter jacksons the hobbit adaptation. In fact, it has been made into a three part movie series, two of which have already been released.
In the book, bilbo and gandalf are helping the dwarves reclaim their stolen pile of gold from the dragon smaug. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. The changes brought about by peter jackson, director of the hobbit trilogy, add depth to the story and more or less meet the expectations of fans of the lord of the rings films. As a lover of tolkiens writings, i have to admit, having recently watched the film trilogy, that most components of the book story are there in the films. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children.
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. The second of peter jacksons movie adaptations of the hobbit is in the cinemas now, but is it a faithful adaptation of the book. The lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. 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. Compare and contrast essay alexs collective writing. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. For the purposes of this analogy, i will assume you have seen the movie or at least read the book. I was mostly looking for a statistical basis to express my displeasure at the hobbit.
Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of laketown, and the dwarves now have. Tolkiens the lord of the rings trilogy, theres bound to be casualties when moving from the page to screen. 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. 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. What are the similarities between the hobbit book and the. The hobbit book and movie show striking differences, but they do share a few outlying similarities.
He occasionally makes a coughing noise that sounds like gollum. Ernest cline sold the film rights to ready player one to warner brothers on the same day that he signed his book deal with random house, a year. Hobbits are small people with hairy toes and big bellies. What are the similarities and differences in the hobbit on. The movie daniel f, orson b and adam f the big idea overall or thesis in both the book and movie version of the hobbit bilbo baggins is first portrayed with a reluctant attitude towards adventure but gradually transitions into having a. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. 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. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014. But the movies definitely feature special twists from peter jackson. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. What are the differences and similarities between the. 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. As previously mentioned there were many differences in chapter 1, the unexpected party, and chapter 2, roast mutton.
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. However, in the movie, he did not mention using any magical ring while escaping gollum. The expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story. When it was announced that it was being made into a trilogy, the response was one of confusion, and when the films finally came out, the response was a mixed bag of confusion, disappointment, and joy. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different ways. Divergent book to film differences divergent wiki fandom. In the start of the second movie, the desolation of smaug compared to the seventh chapter of the hobbit queer lodgings, there were many very noticeable differences.
Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. So so excited to go back to peter jacksons middleearth. The two movies that have been released will be what i am covering in this report. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. All the similarities between the lord of the rings and. And history teaches us that no matter how faithful or unfaithful a film adaptation is with respect to its original source, someone will complain about the movies unfaithfulness to the books. The hobbit movie vs movie essay 1473 words bartleby. The hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book. 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 only real changes are bilbos musing over the ring, the books mention of the riddle game as a thing of sacred antiquity, and gollums reaction to losing which ill cover in a bit. In the book, winning a key isnt the final step of completing a challenge, because the keys only unlock a gate that leads to yet another challenge yes, this is a bit confusing. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. They both have the same main character, bilbo baggins, and most of the names of characters have been kept to prevent confusion from those who have read the book. The dwarves are described the dwarves who come to as having brightlycoloured bilbos door have short beards and cloaks.
A look at the similarities and differences of a film adaptation december 28, 20 at 2. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. Instead of all black costumes, the dauntless also wear red, and their hq pit is made of whitelight grey marble as opposed to dark stone in tris priors aptitude test, a female voice tells. When peter jackson announced that hed be heading up the theatrical remake of jrr tolkiens lord of the rings prequel, the hobbit, the response was one of excitement.
The hobbit book movie book movie there are only a few songs in the film. Read below for the eight biggest differences between the hobbit book and movie, and once youve seen it, jump into the comments to let us. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic and the movie. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. Even though bilbo baggins has spent his whole life living under the hill, adventure wounds up at his doorstep. Hobbits and dwarves are separate peoples in tolkiens universe. The hobbit there and back again is an absolutely wonderful classical book. History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. What are the differences between the book and the film. Peter jackson carried the burden with aplomb, breathing life into tolkiens rich world of middle earth while adding some of his own artistic flourishes. Where he is a respected pillar in the hobbit community.
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