History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of laketown, and the dwarves now have. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The book is pretty much always going to be better than the movie. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. The best movies are ones that stick closely with the plot of the source book, and the hobbit movies didnt exactly do that. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. 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 battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. Leaving the hobbit as one film and then separating each of the. The hobbit there and back again is an absolutely wonderful classical book. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better.
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. The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the bookand mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to. Why are the hobbit movies considerably different from the book. Of course, like with all adaptations, there are quite a few differences between the book and the movie. In fact, it has been made into a three part movie series, two of which have already been released. The two movies that have been released will be what i am covering in this report. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy. Tolkiens the lord of the rings trilogy, theres bound to be casualties when moving from the page to screen. Tolkien may be known for his exploration of good and evil, but those dramatic elements emerge much later in the lord of the rings.
There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. 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. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. Why is the hobbit book better than its movie adaptation. 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 isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. Had i left every scene and line of the text intact in the movie, it would not have. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. The hobbit was a very different book from the lord of the rings. And it seems that the hobbit will be the same kind of film. The dom and calluna discuss what went right and what and wrong with the first movie in peter jacksons the hobbit adaptation.
Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic and the movie. Why is the hobbit movie trilogy so bad, compared to the lord of the rings. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25. Peter jackson carried the burden with aplomb, breathing life into tolkiens rich world of middle earth while adding some of his own artistic flourishes. Fifty differences between the desolation of smaug and tolkiens. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. 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 hobbit an unexpected journey, lost in adaptation the. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children. 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. Movies can be very faithful to the book, and one of the criticisms that my harry potter fan friends who had read the books before watching the. In his transformation of the book into a trilogy of bigbudget hollywood. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story.