Firstly, we must examine that the story itself as presented in the book is bilbos edited version of events, thus jacksons film adaptation is the true story, in. The second of peter jacksons movie adaptations of the hobbit is in the cinemas now, but is it a faithful adaptation of the book. History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. Sure, the book is the prequel to the epic lord of the rings trilogy, but its also famously short and written for children. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. Peter jacksons movie does not challenge the novels supremacy any more than the distinguished book illustrations by howe, lee et al were meant to replace tolkiens descriptive words. For our age, reading the book will have a major impact on our life ahead, how we look at the world, and how we look at others. Some of us may be unhappy that we are reading the book and not just watching the movie, but we need to realize, that not only with the hobbit but with all movies, they are vastly different from the books. The new hobbit trailer for peter jacksons the hobbit. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic and the movie. No amazing music or singing like there was in the first trilogy. What are the similarities and differences in the hobbit on. Compare and contrast a book and movie activities my first year teaching when i was constantly running on empty i slipped several movie watching afternoons into my lesson plans.
Hobbits are small people with hairy toes and big bellies. The lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. What are the differences between the book and the film. Start a discussion discussions about divergent book to film differences books versus movies. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit. 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 there are two major plot threads in this story that are presented very differently between the book and the screenplay. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the. 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 be some modifications.
Our trailer analysis with book to film comparisons. Ori keeping a journal in the hobbit and in the lord of the rings. Even though bilbo baggins has spent his whole life living under the hill. 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. In this panel interview presented by michael cathcart, academics mark atherton and lynette porter talk about the things that influenced j.
While perched atop the tree, bilbo notices something shaking the trees in the distance, and its growing closer. Comparing harry potter with the lord of the rings essay sample. I defended this as educational, claiming that we were going to compare and contrast the book and movie. He tries to shout a warning to the others but trips and falls. Some book fans found this entire sequence unnecessary.
If you look you can see ori writing in it, in the background when bilbo tells gandalf that he wont go. It is oris writing in book of mazarbul that gandalf reads to the fellowship. In the movie tris and for crawl up in the ferris wheel but tris is not about to fall for the second time. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. There are many similarities in the two novels as well as film adaptations of the two novels. As for what impact the differences could have in the third film, that involves some spoilers so anyone who doesnt know the plot of the hobbit and would rather be surprised should stop here, but basically these changes are all just giving smaug knowledge of plot points that were in the books but that he didnt know about there perhaps so he. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad. All the similarities between the lord of the rings and. In the book, bilbo baggins lives in a hole under the hill. Paintings, drawings, animations and at last the feature films all augment our appreciation of lord of the rings. 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. Bookmovie differences the hobbit, lord of the rings.
How faithful are the hobbit films to tolkiens books. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. Have you ever read a book and then seen the film version of it. For the next part of our hobbit book to film series, we will examine the changes made to the general plot of tolkiens text. When it was announced that it was being made into a trilogy, the response was one of. 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. Similarities between the hobbit book and movie essay example. 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. As far as smaller differences go, in the book the keyhole to get into smaugs chamber was lit by the sunset, whereas in the movie the keyhole was lit by the light of the moon.
Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different. Posted in calendar, creations, fans, hobbit book, the hobbit, today in middleearth. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. Divergent book to film differences divergent wiki fandom. 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. It was said by critics, fans, and countless others to be a fantastic, intriguing read for any age. Yazneg, the orc who had previously led the pack, apologizes to his master for the dwarves escape. Comparing the book and the film of the hobbit 7,8 english. Lord of the rings and the hobbit are two very famous novels written in the genre of higher fantasy by j r r tolkein, a popular writer and professor at oxford university. 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. 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 paper discusses the themes of dispossession, wealth and prosperity, revenge, power, governance and heroism in both versions of this tale, and then highlights the similarities and differences in the treatment of these themes.
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. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. Why is the hobbit movie trilogy so bad, compared to the. Alex jones in september 21, 1937, the fantasyfiction writer j. Book and film differences tuesday, november 4, 2014. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. However, in the movie, a pretty large battle took place between the dwarves and smaug. I would like to begin by describing the major differences in harry potter and the lord of the rings. Events of the first movie are set in presentday britain, while the latter takes place in a fantasy world of middleearth.
The hobbit an unexpected journey, lost in adaptation the. However, it is noteworthy some minor plot structures and characterizations were changed, and this altered the scope of the environment and feel in the movies. Compare and contrast essay alexs collective writing. Did you think it was well done or could it have been done differently. Differences in the book and movie version of the hobbit. At weathertop, the pack of orcs and wargs that had chased thorins company earlier congregate and discuss their hunt. Its him though, and peter jackson seized on this tiny thread to capitalize on both legolas and orlando blooms popularity. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. Where he is a respected pillar in the hobbit community. An unexpected journey book vs movie add a difference. The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried easter. When it comes to comparing the movie trilogy and the original books, the overall plot structure of the movies followed faithfully to the original.
Here is a compare and contrast essay dealing with the hobbit book and movie. However, i find that it makes some nice continuity with the lord of the rings films for viewers unfamiliar with the hobbit, instead of overwhelming viewers with new characters they have frodo and bilbo to ease the transition. For examble, the hobbit features several characters from the lord of the rings who were not in the former. The three end credit songs in the first trilogy were incredible. The paper examines and compares the book and movie versions of the hobbit, and identifies the themes that are common to both works.
But the movies definitely feature special twists from peter jackson. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. The character who is legolas does in fact appear in the hobbit book, though he is not named and is literally only mentioned once, simply as the son of the king of the wood elves. Mark atherton and lynette porter talk about the things that influenced j. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. The dom and calluna discuss what went right and what and wrong with the first movie in peter jacksons the hobbit adaptation. The hobbit movie vs movie essay 1473 words bartleby. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children.