After writing my last post on redesigning the hobbit i decided to follow up with some other major differences that i believe need addressing. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. Well, considering that they took about 25 pages of the book and turned it into a 2 hour movie, not terrible. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. 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. But i feel like some points of the movie were pretty good or even superior than the book. Id been wanting to read it, but unlike many classics, it wasnt free on my kindle, so i put it off. Some people will never let go of the differences between the movies and the books, and i find that unfortunate. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. Radagast is indeed one of the five wizards, or istari, whom the valar sent to middleearth in the guise of old men to aid the free peoples against the return of sauron. For example the star wars films, in storychronology, released as films 4, 5, 6 then 1, 2, 3 and the latest is film 7, to be followed by 8 and 9.
He is one of the wood elves who take thorin and the others captive. Any work of the scale of peter jacksons the lord of the rings movie. Jul 18, 20 t his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. The best movies are ones that stick closely with the plot of the source book, and the hobbit movies didnt exactly do that. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book. Dec 19, 2014 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. While the three movies had a large number of minor and trivial differences from the book, there were quite a few substantial differences as well. And i know legolas isnt meant to be there in the first place, but when thranduil tells legolas to seek out a. Lord of the ringshobbit book characters vs lotrhobbit. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. 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.
Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. 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. 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 book vs movies im pretty sure at this point everyone is aware that the book version is far superior than the movie adaptations. Wow, everyones being very nice about this so i guess ill be the tony montanastyle bad guy. 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. He tries to shout a warning to the others but trips and falls. However, radagast appears in the hobbit only by name when gandalf mentions his good cousin radagast who lives near the southern borders of mirkwood to beorn. Bilbo baggins, is set to appear in a third movie inspired by the book.
Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic and the movie. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. Why are the hobbit movies considerably different from the book. I thought that a separate thread would be good as to not expose anyone to spoilers in the movie from another persons thread.
History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. The hobbit, or there and back again the hobbit book vs the. Which trilogy is better, the hobbit or the lord of the rings. This article is going to focus on chapter 3, a short rest, of j. Jan 14, 2014 the expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different ways.
A meek hobbit from the shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful one ring and save middleearth from the dark lord sauron. Of the two editions for both trilogies, which versions of each respective movie do you enjoy. Tolkien, the world of middleearth has captured the imaginations of readers and been the setting for some of the worlds best loved. Mar 28, 2018 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.
So so excited to go back to peter jacksons middleearth. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. Radagast is portrayed as absentminded, manic, and a friend to all animals. The extended edition, in fact, really pushes up violence. This book was all that i expected, it has different information, if you compare it to the other art books of the movie the hobbit. Its not much of an exaggeration to say that each of these movies are among the least faithful booktoscreen adaptations of all time, not least because they miss the themes, the tone, and the very message of the novel. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to the return of the king, which expand on the story told in the hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. He is a wizard, like gandalf or saruman, but wears brown robes instead of gray or white. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book.
The hobbitbook vs movies im pretty sure at this point everyone is aware that the book version is far superior than the movie adaptations. Peter jacksons movie does not challenge the novels supremacy any more than. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. While the three movies had a large number of minor and trivial differences from the book.
Lord of the ringshobbit book characters vs lotrhobbit movie characters march 25, 2014 at 9. Its been some 30 years since i read the hobbit, but im pretty certain she was exaggerating. 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. And finally, the third part of the book versus the third movie, subtitled the battle of the five armies.
In fact, it has been made into a three part movie series, two of which have already been released. Elijah wood, ian mckellen, orlando bloom, sean bean. 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. The hobbit, or there and back again the hobbit book vs. 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. While there are some changes in sequence, the storyline is well aligned between the two sources. There were plenty of unnecessary and lame alterations here and there to the plot, charact. 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. I havent read the books, but aragorn was born 10 years before the events of the hobbit, and given the fact that hes therefore 70 in lord of the rings im assuming middle earth years are somewhat faster than years as we know them. Seemingly extraneous flourishes clog up what many remember as. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book.
For readers of the hobbit, which became an almost overnight classic following its 1937 debut, the new movie may elicit some puzzlement. While perched atop the tree, bilbo notices something shaking the trees in the distance, and its growing closer. The hobbit movies seem to have completely erased this aspect of the hobbit book that of being dorothy in oz. Book and film differences tuesday, november 4, 2014. Like star wars, the lord of the rings series came out over a long period of time and not exactly in sequence. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. The book is pretty much always going to be better than the movie. Nov 06, 2012 this book was all that i expected, it has different information, if you compare it to the other art books of the movie the hobbit. T his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. Oct 26, 2016 the book is pretty much always going to be better than the movie.
Differences between the hobbit movie and book creativity. Any work of the scale of peter jacksons the lord of the rings movie screenplay was going to exhibit differences from the source material. In addition, he wears a distinctive hat, much like gandalf the gray. Tolkiens son, christopher, loathed the lord of the rings movies. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different. It is the perfect time to show how good the movie is and how many unnecessary sub plots are pushed into it to make it a full length trilogy, all before the very. 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.
Apr 25, 2017 if peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy were truly based off a book, thats how the source material would start. It has great interviews different from the ones in the chronicles books, so it kind of fun to know about the production. Speaking with the trademark eloquence of his father, christopher reflected, tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed into the absurdity of our time. The expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story. 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. 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. He even went so far to accuse peter jackson of eviscerating the book and turning it into an action flick for college students. Personally, after i watched the second movie, i was wondering how the movie makers were going to do a hundred pages in a two and a half hour movie, but it seems like they did. Why is the hobbit movie trilogy so bad, compared to the lord of the rings. 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. What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie. 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. A reluctant hobbit, bilbo baggins, sets out to the lonely mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon smaug.
I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. And it seems that the hobbit will be the same kind of film. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. Even the most threatening scenes such as that with the trolls is played for comic relief. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. As previously mentioned there were many differences in chapter 1, the unexpected party, and chapter 2, roast mutton. Dec, 20 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. Instead, its the story of the dwarves, something more like braveheartchasing out a villain thats taken your territory. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. The hobbit there and back again is an absolutely wonderful classical book.
Peter jackson did a decent job on the lord of the rings movies. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added to. While the lord of the rings was targeted at a much older audience, i think that the hobbit appeals more to younger people. Peter jacksons the lords of the rings lotr and the hobbit movie trilogies have been great commercial successes. Jackson then fell back to tolkiens text and resurrected a character who is long dead.
There are many similarities in the two novels as well as film adaptations of the two novels. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. Why are the hobbit movies considerably different from. Radagast is portrayed as absentminded, manic, and a friend. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland. Then i heard about the movie, and decided to wait until after seeing part 1 before reading.
I agree, but book aragorn is also a tremendously dull character. How faithful are the hobbit films to tolkiens books. While frodo and sam edge closer to mordor with the help. Jun 05, 2015 and finally, the third part of the book versus the third movie, subtitled the battle of the five armies. Whether you love or hate the movies, most will agree on one thing. 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. Jan 03, 20 for readers of the hobbit, which became an almost overnight classic following its 1937 debut, the new movie may elicit some puzzlement. Why is the hobbit book better than its movie adaptation.