Why the hobbit trilogy isnt as loved as the lord of the. As with any adaptation, there have been changes made from the source material to transition from the media of books to cinema. So director peter jackson had to heavily pad each movie and much. The hobbit is a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon smaug and i believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. A major part of my tolkien book collection concentrates upon one single book, namely the hobbit.
The hobbit, or, there and back again analysis shmoop. Most of the dwarves dont have hats, and they dont greet him like the book describes. So when a book is adapted into film often directors receive grief because they didnt do it right. He reluctantly agrees to go, but he changes his mind the next morning. Indeed, the hobbit films are very much about the brittle yet profound friendship between bilbo and thorin, and. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature. In the book, gandalf tricks the trolls into not eating the dwarves until the sun rises, which turns the trolls to stone.
Bilbo is sitting in his garden when up sashays and theres really no other word for it gandalf the wizard, who toys with the selfsatisfied little hobbit for a while before revealing his identity and making a date for tea. In the film, however, azog the defiler loses an arm after a battle with thorin and is believed to be dead by. The hobbit, or, there and back again whats up with the. Cate blanchett as galadriel in the last part of peter jacksons hobbit. In the book, azog does not appear in the hobbit, having been killed by dain ii ironfoot many years earlier in the story. Sep 21, 2007 first published in 1938, the hobbit is a story that grew in the telling, and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their fireside reads. The battle of the five armies theatrical hd bluray, 5. 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. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the. Theres actually a huge time gap in fellowship of the ring that they really didnt show or explain in the movies, so its left a lot of fans confused about just how much time passed between bilbos adventure and frodos.
There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. Bilbo baggins the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Dec 15, 2012 the beautiful thing about literature is that the way the characters and environments look, the tone, the mood are all at the discretion of the reader. So as far as the book is concerned, its a fairly even divide 667, although its notable that the pagecount covered by the last movie is quite a bit shorter although there is a lot happening in those fewer pages. Gandalf does not reappear until the battle of five armies near the end of the book. Five things changedexpanded from the book for the hobbit. 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.
He enjoys a peaceful and pastoral life but his life is interrupted by a surprise visit by the wizard gandalf. The hobbit, or, there and back again whats up with the ending. In this book tolkien entertains even the most avid readers, the writer is so good that he builds with this book the foundations to a new genre of literature. How does bilbos character change over the course of the hobbit. His scales are shown as he speaks in the prologue and the ending. For all 3 films special edition, flac adobe premiere for video and audio editing, along with audacity, ffmpeg, gimp 2. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. The quick answer is that the hobbit trilogy of movies is based on one short book, the hobbit. One of the greatest influences on tolkien was the 19thcentury arts and crafts polymath william morris. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book. The biggest book film adaptation of the moment is of course peter jacksons the hobbit. The company tries to escape from the wargs by climbing some trees, but then the wargs howling attracts the goblins from whom the company has just escaped. Almost the entirety of the good morning scene is like the book. Although bilbo was 51 years old at the beginning of the hobbit and 111 when he departed bag end in the lord of the rings, the book states that the passage of time had little effect on bilbo.
The history of the hobbit, volume 2 return to bagend. Bilbo is quite content at bag end, near the bustling hobbit village of hobbiton, but one day his comfort is shattered by the arrival of the old wizard gandalf, who persuades. How does the final solution match what each party wants and deserves. If you want a bit before that, bilbo and the dwarves go see smaug, who is blind, and bilbo enters the cave. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j.
An alternate ending to the hobbit galaxyplush wattpad. Returning to the shire after the battle of the five armies and the funeral of thorin, bilbo finds out that he had been declared dead and that his estate is in the midst of being plundered by his family members. Tolkien intended the hobbit to be a childrens book j. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. The one believes this is evidence that the ending of the first film in the hobbit series has been recut to have it occur earlier in the plot of the books, to leave more story for the. Its been some 30 years since i read the hobbit, but im pretty certain she was exaggerating. Well, considering that they took about 25 pages of the book and turned it into a 2 hour movie, not terrible. Dec 21, 2012 at the beginning of chapter 1, he was a quiet hobbit.
The score continues the style of the lord of the rings score, and utilizes a vast ensemble, multiple musical forms and styles, a large number of leitmotives and various unusual instruments, adding to shores overarching music. The movies show the three being slaughtered rather brutally in an ambush, giving their characters a slightly less respectful end than they. For example, the council of elrond is a lengthy episode in tolkiens book, the. The hobbit was a book written for children, and while there are scenes in the trilogy that will definitely be fun for children the dwarfs offering a lot of those kinda scenes, the violence and amount of killing and cut off heads make me wonder how suitable the movie really is. Apr 04, 20 as always, the discussion will contain spoilers for everything tolkien wrote about middleearth that is. Reading this book is like taking a voyage in the roots of this formidable writers mind. Why are the hobbit movies considerably different from the book. How many years between the hobbit and lord of the rings. Tolkiens book, the return of the king, and the peter jackson movie screenplay of the same name are very difficult to document because of the substantial difference in plot sequence between them. The hobbitlord of the rings marathon to end all marathons.
What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie. Dec 14, 20 at a press event attended by hypable, the lord of the rings and the hobbit director peter jackson was asked about the decision to end smaug where they did, and if the decision was affected by. Heres an indepth analysis of the most important parts, in an easytounderstand format. The hobbit, the lord of the rings, the silmarillion, and various posthumous tidbits. Having trouble understanding the hobbit, or, there and back again. All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. While hobbits may age a bit differently, bilbos appearance in the hobbit shows. However, even before he sets out on his adventures, there is an internal. Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.
The lord of the rings was once thought to be an unflimable novel. Dec 14, 2012 when people complain about the nearly threehour length of the first installment of the hobbit film trilogy because the source book is a slim 300 pages, theyre forgetting that much of the story. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the rings and the hobbit. Over the course of his adventure, bilbo finds a courage. By the end of the book, he will be very noble, brave, and very proud. Tolkien was developing for his own pleasure, indulging his interest in history. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. Dec 19, 2014 the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried easter eggs for diehard fans to enjoy heres the tolkien nerds guide to the third. Examine in detail the various demands and offers made by bard and the dwarves and the elves. Top 7 changes for the hobbit book vs moviethe hobbit films are loved by many, but not everybody has read the book or knows about the many differences betwe. The music of the hobbit film series is composed and produced by howard shore, who scored all three the lord of the rings films, to which the hobbit trilogy is a prequel. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the rings. There are two major plot threads in this story that are presented very differently between the book and the screenplay.
But it feels like what it was intended to be the ending of a film, not a film in itself. However, neither saruman nor galadriel are mentioned in the hobbit book, and the white council does not meet during the narrative either. Nov 25, 2012 the hobbit is plagued and that is undeniably the right word by a collection of twee folk songs, almost all of them adapted from tolkiens own lyrics scattered throughout the book. This film covers the first six chapters of the book, ending when the company is being rescued by the eagles, from the goblins and wargs. At the end of chapter 7, gandalf leaves them at the edge of mirkwood, warning them not to stray from the path. The hobbit as now presented fits the new scenario remarkably well, even though tolkien, for quite sound literary reasons, left this entire matter of bilbos dishonesty out it was an entirely irrelevant complication which would have thrown everything out of balance. Towards the end of the book you get to see orcgoblin army and all their mounts, weapons, and different monsters. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. Bilbo and the dwarves travel through the forest and use a boat to cross an enchanted lake.
Bilbo in the main story is played by a 40yearold martin freeman, while bilbo in the bookend sequences is played by an 80yearold ian holm. With the second chapter of the hobbit trilogy opening in theaters soon, and the third and final film to be released next winter, refresh your memory about what. This inconsistency can be explained due to the absence of another key element from the books. The hobbit is the story of bilbo baggins, a hobbit who lives in hobbiton. All of the dwarves had cloaks and hats when they showed up at bilbos hats on the first night. Bilbo lives in a hole because he is a hobbit one of a race of small, plump people about half the size of humans, with furry toes and a great love of good food and drink. Dec 18, 2014 the book never delves as deep into relationships as we find in return of the king. Frodo baggins the one wiki to rule them all fandom. Dec 02, 2012 the plot, obviously, is impossible to follow precisely, but it looks to hew as closely to the book as 71 talky minutes six shorter than the rankinbass animated hobbit allow. Top 7 changes for the hobbit book vs movie youtube. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. Other specific plot elements and features in the hobbit that show similarities. I loved reading this book because it is fluent and it captivates until the end. Eventually those tales of the earlier periods became published as the silmarillion and other posthumous works.
The hobbit and the lord of the rings became the end of the third age of middle earth within arda. Jun 04, 20 tolkien, in the hobbit, characterizes hobbits as primarily concerned with respectability, and bilbo is no different. The second hobbit film ended with the dwarves holed up in. Chapter 1 opens as the wizard gandalf visits the hobbit bilbo baggins and invites him. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. What is the difference between dains gift and thorins promises.
The book had a fast pace to it but the film dragged on. Lewis author of the beloved narnia books comments on having just finished reading tolkiens manuscript of the hobbit. Contrary to his depiction in peter jacksons trilogy, gimli is a stalwart. 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. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. That sense of all hope is lost was always there and it worked. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the. The characters were always about to lose, but they still won in the end. Sep 20, 2017 the bilbo who returns to bag end in the end is a very different hobbit than the one who originally set out with gandalf and dwarves.
Winner of classicauthors alternative ending contest. In the hobbit films, gandalf only learns of the necromancer when he speaks to radagast, which is what peter jackson uses as the reason for. In the end, the movies just dont align with the book. The company is instead trapped by a group of wargs who live in the area. Though this is different from the book, it is some great fan service as it means that viewers get to see some more of their favorite characters from the lord of the rings movie trilogy, as well as adding some more depth and drama to the plot. In the book, azog manu bennett has been slain by the dwarf dain in the years since. The goblin king and the whole fight scene was over the top and cartoonish, a total turnoff. For examble, the hobbit features several characters from the lord. Tolkiens high fantasy, the hobbit, the hobbit in the title refers to the character, bilbo baggins.
Not a nasty, dirty wet hole full of worms and oozy smells. Whether it is really good i think it is until the end is of course another question. Explain the ways bilbo has changed from the start of chapter. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. The hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. Given every other character gets a proper ending, its strange to assume sarumans fate in the film. It is very hard to pick a favorite part of a story that i hold so strongly in my mind but if i had to choose i would have to say that the instant that thorin realized that bilbo had thwarted him just before the battle of five armies. I include not only alterations to the books plot, but also book scenes that are not. On top of all that, he brings the film full circle, ending his hobbit trilogy where the lord of the rings begins it was sheer brilliance. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring. This is the book where it all started from for me and for tolkien in a more worldly way.
Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel. Mar 19, 2007 the end end end is that bilbo finally goes back to the shire with all his treasures, if you can call it so. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. The old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. Before bilbo is really able to improve upon the situation, gandalf has invited himself to tea and when he arrives, he comes with a company of dwarves led by thorin. The hobbit was a book written for children, in childrens terminology based on the growing body of fantasy tales and background material called middle earth that j. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the rings and.
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