Douglas anderson includes plenty of careful footnoting, citing works of mythology, legend, and careful usage of other books by tolkien to. The hobbit book article should be about the book work. 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. I mean, the hobbit films are great, if you havent read the book, and i will still probably love them simply for how they were made. The next day, he is visited by dwarves who believe bilbo can be of use to them in their journey to the lonely mountain to reclaim their ancestral treasure, now in the possession of smaug the dragon. 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. Tolkiens original tale to bump up the action and even add a little romance. The lord of the rings film trilogy 20012003 is a cinematic adaptation of what is probably the greatest fantasy novel ever written. This book was written in 1937 and even today it is a best seller all over the world.
Mistakes and inconsistencies in tolkiens works tolkien gateway. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. The hobbit, or, there and back again analysis shmoop.
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. The annotated hobbit is a special treat for tolkien fans, or just people who want to know more about this book and about tolkiens middleearth. Dec 18, 20 the movie greatly expands both of these characters, mostly to serve the third film and to tie the hobbit movies more closely to the lord of the rings moviesthranduil is more than a little. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. In a way, thats not an entire betrayal of the book, because the story of smaug was never really a hobbit story. T his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. Peter jackson carried the burden with aplomb, breathing life into tolkiens rich world of middle earth while adding some of his own artistic flourishes. Hobbit trailer scene of the great goblins body falling on the dwarves. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25. The first movie, an unexpected journey, contained bundles of nerdy references and was largely faithful to j.
For example, the term the shire is never used at all, anywhere, in the hobbit. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the. 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. 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. As previously mentioned there were many differences in chapter 1, the unexpected party, and chapter 2, roast mutton. Dec 17, 2012 the movie version again smooths out these inconsistencies, bringing the hobbit characters who appear in both books more in line with their lotr renderings. But i feel like some points of the movie were pretty good or even superior than the book. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. After writing my last post on redesigning the hobbit i decided to follow up with some other major differences that i believe need addressing. Peter jacksons adaptation of jrr tolkiens hobbit was not a faithful one. Dec 19, 2014 the book does address this, albeit briefly dain, the random redbearded dwarf briefly introduced in the battle, ends up being king under the mountain, but the movie completely fails to wrap. The hobbit, or there and back again the hobbit book vs the.
So im finally getting around to reading the books im bad i know. There are a lot of inconsistencies between the hobbit and lotr. The hobbitbook vs movies im pretty sure at this point everyone is aware that the book version is far superior than the movie adaptations. Heres why we want to join bilbo baggins in his cozy hobbithole. The hobbit movies seem to have completely erased this aspect of the hobbit bookthat of being dorothy in oz. Finally, this also counts as a comingofage story because it depicts the. 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. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. What inconsistencies, if any, appear in the hobbit, lord of. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature.
What inconsistencies, if any, appear in the hobbit, lord. Since the publication of the hobbit in 1937, critical readers have argued over whether the book is a fantasy, a fairy tale, a fable, a romance, an epic, or a novel. 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. The hobbit is a movie trilogy that acts as a prequel to the popular lord of the rings trilogy. Its hard to miss that the hobbit is a fantasy novel, what with all of the elves and goblins and trolls and things.
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 is my ongoing project to list all the reported differences between peter jacksons hobbit and lord of the rings films and the j. 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. Bilbo is said to live in bag end, underhill, hobbiton. In retrospect, stretching the tiny book and some supplementary pages that thin may have been helped.
It was followed by the desolation of smaug in 20 and by the battle of the five armies in 2014. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic and the movie. Dec 06, 2012 with the imminent release of the first of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit, i revisited j. Now with the hobbit, one and two, its like that to the power of 10. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the hobbit. The hobbit was somehow filmed as a trilogy aka the hobbit.
While the three movies had a large number of minor and trivial differences from the book. Tolkiens the lord of the rings trilogy, theres bound to be casualties when moving from the page to screen. Notice on the left part of the frame, along the path they are traveling, a couple of students. As for faithfulness to the book, christopher tolkien said when discussing other action sections that peter jackson added to his lord of the rings films. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. 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. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer.
The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. Jul 18, 20 t his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. The movie greatly expands both of these characters, mostly to serve the third film and to tie the hobbit movies more closely to the lord of the rings moviesthranduil is more than a. There are some dramatic changes, and they may have cut the movie into two parts, but i for one cant wait for the second half of the hobbit to come to the big screen. Ive just overhauled the structure of the page a little, hopefully placed the inconsistencies in the historical context of tolkiens writing the lotr, removed some nonnop, flagged up the original research and downplayed the movie adaptation saga, as most of it is recounting rumour, if someone would like to create a hobbit movie page. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. It was released on 14 december 2012 in north america. The hobbit is a timeless classic, which is a tale of bilbo baggins, the wizard gandalf, gollum, and the spectacular world of middleearth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon smaug the magnificent. It takes place 60 years before the fellowship of the ring, and serves the purpose of filling in details that previously went unexplained.
It explains certain aspects of both the book and movie that were previously left up to the imagination of. While the lord of the rings was targeted at a much older audience, i think that the hobbit appeals more to younger people. This content is intended for adult audiences and is. Movie mistakes goofs, bloopers, pictures, quotes and. And it seems that the hobbit will be the same kind of film. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. Jackson then fell back to tolkiens text and resurrected a character who is long dead. The third and final installment of peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy opened this week.
In the movie ending, the three main characters and two main actors are walking off together following will smith sr. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. With the imminent release of the first of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit, i revisited j. Most are revealed after more than one reading of the book and. If ever there was a film that would fall victim to the infamous tomb raider trap, it is this one. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book.
An unexpected journey disappointed a large number of hardcore fans. It is the first few chapters of the hobbit book which are booth equally amazing. 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. Apr 30, 2020 this was the very first book by his father that christopher tolkien edited for posthumous publication and it is therefore fitting that it appear on the same day as the paperback of the fall of gondolin, christophers final book, celebrating a legacy spanning over 40 years devoted to bringing the work of j. It was action packed, had good drama, and legolas, a fan favorite, came in. 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. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children. How faithful are the hobbit films to tolkiens books. And the hobbit is also clearly a quest because the whole engine of the book is thorin and the dwarves plan to seek their stolen gold in the lair of the dragon smaug. It was grandiose, and all that, but whatever was subtle, in the first movie, gradually got lost in the second and third. Is the hobbit the desolation of smaug, a good movie.
History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. Like all great works, critics have scrutinized the movies since the release of the first installment in 2001 and identified what appear to be, in addition to a litany of unresolved questions about the storyline, inconsistencies in the flow of the plots logic. The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. Bilbo baggins, differences between the movie and the book of the hobbit, j. What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie. Tolkien paid a great deal of attention to detail in his secondary world to preserve a realistic consistency however his work has been admired, studied and analyzed by tolkienists over the years in various aspects and levels. But the book gives bilbo this entirely different persona then the one i was perceiving in the movie. The hobbit book and the hobbit film are 2 completely things.
Instead, its the story of the dwarves, something more like braveheartchasing out a villain thats taken your territory. The hobbit, or there and back again the hobbit book vs. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. An unexpected journey what parts of the hobbit book are covered by this film. An unexpected journey is the first of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. The hobbit, or there and back again read the book before. Aug 24, 2017 the annotated hobbit is a special treat for tolkien fans, or just people who want to know more about this book and about tolkiens middleearth. Jan 14, 2014 the expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story. Apr 15, 20 the book and the movie are very different. Tolkiens 1937 novel, which i had not opened since i was a teenager. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people 15 to 25. That and the fact that he turned down the offer to return as aragorn in the hobbit.
Mistakes and inconsistencies in tolkiens works tolkien. Scenes and characters added to the hobbit films how did one little book become three epic blockbusters. The hobbit book is great on its own, and these films take into account the story established in the book, the hobbitrelated portions of tolkiens appendices writings, and meshing well with the. Pictures tolkiens own are included in the middle of it. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. Its been some 30 years since i read the hobbit, but im pretty certain she was exaggerating. The hobbit trilogy edited down to one movie by a fan. In retrospect, stretching the tiny book and some supplementary. Bilbo baggins, is set to appear in a third movie inspired by the book. 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. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different. The expansion of the plot also required a new antagonist for the story.
Any work of the scale of peter jacksons the lord of the rings movie. A jaw dropping movie that is so entertaining great to have to bluray. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. The hobbit is being adapted to film in several parts, the first of which is titled. Read the hobbit absolutely for free at readanybook. Scenes and characters added to the hobbit films fandango. This article is going to focus on chapter 3, a short rest, of j. This was the very first book by his father that christopher tolkien edited for posthumous publication and it is therefore fitting that it appear on the same day as the paperback of the fall of gondolin, christophers final book, celebrating a legacy spanning over 40 years devoted to bringing the work of j. I dont think legolas of tauriel have been in the book yet either. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. Book summary bilbo declines, reluctant to leave the safety and comfort of his hobbithole. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book.