This summer saw the arrival of several noteworthy booktofilm adaptations in theaters and moviegoers can expect plenty more this fall. Top 7 changes for the hobbit book vs movie youtube. Bilbo and thorin along with gandalf the gray and 12 other dwarves. Peter jackson explains where the hobbit would have been split. Aug 12, 20 i was mostly looking for a statistical basis to express my displeasure at the hobbit. Now originally i heard it was going to be split into 2 films and i thought its not a big book but okay, then it was announced it was going to be a trilogy and i just thought great theyre going to milk the hobbit dry and at least 2 of the 3 films are going to suffer for it. Tolkien intended the hobbit to be a childrens book j. The biggest book film adaptation of the moment is of course peter jacksons the hobbit. Tolkiens book, the two towers, and peter jacksons the lord of the rings. 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. Sep 17, 2016 yeah, sometimes you have to change stuff from book to film. Scenes and characters added to the hobbit films fandango. 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 been some 30 years since i read the hobbit, but im pretty certain she was exaggerating. You get to see your favorite characters once again in a new or not so new storyline. Hobbitinspired popup book is the worlds biggest creative bloq. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. Here are 16 films inspired by books hitting theaters this fall. The book has no passages about gandalf visiting dol guldur. Direct dialogue from the book makes it to the movie too, but, quite frankly, most of the conversations in the book are told to us, not shown. It tells the tale of bilbo baggins and the dwarven king thorin okenshield.
The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. Dec 30, 2012 all the events in the book are there in the movie. They do not enter into lake town without overcoming various obstacles, therefore the barrel scene in the movie and the book are completely different. Tolkiens book into three films and felt jackson is mostly stalling for time. Feb 11, 2015 but whether or not the film makes it over the hump, the hobbit trilogy has been incredibly successful on a domestic and worldwide stage. Speaking of villains, the necromancer is only alluded to in the book. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. Comparison and contrast of the hobbit novel and the hobbit films. May 18, 2020 the hobbit book details the political actions of the characters more clearly than the film because the adaptation removed key events present in the book. The second and third films were recorded in new zealand. Gandalfs experiences at dol guldur are described only in the lord of the rings council of elrond chapter an in the appendices pro. 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 second of peter jacksons movie adaptations of the hobbit is in the cinemas now, but is it a faithful adaptation of the book.
Its not much of an exaggeration to say that each of these movies are among the least faithful book toscreen adaptations of all time, not least because they miss the themes, the tone, and the very message of the novel. Take a trip down memory lane thatll make you feel nost. An unexpected journey book vs movie add a difference. 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. Cost of directors three film adaptation of jrr tolkiens book exposed after a budget report was filed in new zealand.
Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. Movie was written and submitted by your fellow student. The desolation of smaug has just rolled into theaters, and with it the battle over whether or not the story should have been. If ever there was a film that would fall victim to the infamous tomb raider trap, it is this one. Lets all hope the next movie is a lot more like this cover. In the book, kili goes with the other dwarves, entering smaugs lair. An unexpected journey, in which events andor dialogue were very faithfully transferred from book to film. Unfortunately the movie, which came out last week, falls short of our expectations. There are two major plot threads in this story that are presented very differently, which are. I enjoyed this film, as i did the first, but the truth is that if jackson had made only two films and done a good bit of editing, the hobbit could have.
The films are based on the 1937 novel the hobbit by j. Martin freeman, who portrays bilbo, doesnt look that old at all. He has also starred in the film green street 2, which was released in 2009. Heres why old classic books are better than new books. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the.
In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. Although the age of legolas is never clearly specified, the lord of the rings drops hints that he may be several thousand years old and thus would have been alive during the. In the film an unexpected journey, gandalf finds a short bladed weapon while searching the trolls cave. If peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy were truly based off a book, thats how the source material would start. Books, both old and new, are great things, but our culture emphasizes that newer things are often better.
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. The dwarves escape the elvenkings hall by floating down the forest river inside barrels, with their heads sticking out of the open end of each barrel they are riding in. Movies based on books are very rarely 100% faithful to the text, so those who havent read the hobbit might be interested to know some more of the differences between the book and peter jacksons movie adaptations,and weve added an extra 5. Dns1onpgmis sir peter jacksons lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit trilogy has no doubt put new zealand on the map. Freeman also had a cameo performance in episode 1 of black books. However, in the movie, a pretty large battle took place between the dwarves and smaug. An extensive history and bio of cast members of the hobbit movies, part 1 and part 2. In honor of the amazon kindles 10year anniversary, our who knew. The two towers are very difficult to document because of substantial differences in plot sequence.
Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. Some of the greatest stories from the world of film and television have originated from the page, and judging by what lies ahead in 2020, we have plenty of brilliant book adaptations to look forward to. Bilbo baggins, the heroic hobbit, and the band of dwarfs ar. Film blog the hobbit 2 is anything but desolated atop prechristmas uk box. The hobbit there and back again is an absolutely wonderful classical book. The book cover of the hobbit from the 80s is hilarious and terrifying. Tauriel was a sheelf that created a love triangle between kili and legolas. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie.
The five most irritating ways peter jacksons the hobbit. By the time i got past the first movie, though, i was used to the style and could read the last 2 3 with ease. Sometimes, however, the sequels seem to go on forever. Hobbits are small people with hairy toes and big bellies. Azog the defiler and bolg feature as major antagonists in the movies. Jed brophy is currently working on adapting a screenplay based on a book and spending time with his two children and the rohan. The hobbit, or there and back again the hobbit book vs the. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. Showcasing its incredible beauty, filled with nature and aweinspiring landscapes, the country almost sna. Movie spoilers expected this topic is currently marked as dormantthe last message is more than 90 days old. Recording sessions for the first film began on 20 august 2012, at abbey road studios. 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. Gandalf infiltrating the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur.
Although the wizard radagast sylvester mccoy is briefly. So when a book is adapted into film often directors receive grief because they didnt do it right. The second installment of peter jacksons hobbit trilogy, the hobbit. In the movie, the prologue is depicted as a dream of frodos as he lay sleeping on a mountainside in the emyn muil. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start.
In 2007, he had a cameo in the popular movie hot fuzz, a film written by shaun of the dead writers simon pegg and edgar wright, and also made a brief appearance in shaun of the dead as yvonnes boyfriend, declan. For examble, the hobbit features several characters from. Well, considering that they took about 25 pages of the book and turned it into a 2 hour movie, not terrible. But whereas the changes in the original lord of the rings trilogy had to do with cuts no time for hippies, tom bombadillo siento faramireowyn shippers, jackson has gone the other way this time. In general, ive found that if theres a book and a movie, watching the movie first, then reading the book, leads to less disappointment than reading the book first and then watching the movie. The outcome of the entmoot in the book was that the ents chose to go to war, but in the movie, they chose not to. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the rings and. The music of the hobbit film series was composed, produced and in the case of the first film orchestrated and conducted by howard shore, who scored all three the lord of the rings films. Dec 28, 20 days ago, over on our forums, ringer barrowwight started a topic, including a list of many moments throughout the hobbit. I wish that they put that in the movie, maybe even by cutting down some battle time.
The two movies that have been released will be what i am covering in this report. Even though bilbo baggins has spent his whole life living under the hill, adventure wounds up at his. Mar 29, 2018 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 before it was published. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott.
During may 20, additional shooting for the film and the hobbit. 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. An unexpected journey disappointed a large number of hardcore fans. 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. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. An unexpected journey, the beginning of bilbos threepart adventure into middle earth, has just been released. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. Tolkien as a childrens book and first published in great britai. Dec, 20 though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. Although the movies are a beautiful remake of the original book, there a.
If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the. Apr 25, 2017 if peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy were truly based off a book, thats how the source material would start. Jun 05, 2015 this happens in the book, and in the end of the book, bilbo and gandalf do get back. Where he is a respected pillar in the hobbit community. Thorin arrives at bilbos along with three other dwarves. View entire discussion 161 comments more posts from the lotr community. 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.
The dwarves are sealed inside the barrels until they arrive near lake town, where bilbo releases them from their uncomfortable vessels. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices. Read full profile books, both old and new, are great things, but our culture. In the book, bilbo baggins lives in a hole under the hill. 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. Though they kept the same feeling, scenes and characters occurred even though they were never included in the novel. The hobbit acts as a prologue for the great trilogy the lord of the rings by j. The complete list of film changes for the lord of the rings. Some people dont quite like it, but feel there is a good movie in there somewhere. The movie tells the story of david played by jonathan.
698 827 181 132 511 679 710 250 443 732 184 783 468 1219 1514 721 1227 38 111 1070 66 143 665 1120 1512 1201 1470 16 325