Jun 30, 20 the book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. They are both greedy because they have a love of gold and they both get dragon sickness and do bad things. After seeing this latest installment of bilbos tale i no longer ruminate on peter jacksons adaptation of j. This film is far from a direct translation from page to screen, however. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes.
It took the dwarves one day to get from laketown to the mountain and find the secret entrance. And the title is the hobbit the desolation of smaug after my viewing i believe they should have dropped the hobbit from the title entirely. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. But there are two other things you also need to know about the hobbit. The desolation of smaug is almost unrecognizable as part of the hobbit the love story between the dwarf and the wood elf, the bizarre rewriting of the escape from the wood elf stronghold, the battle between the handful of dwarfs and smaug in the mountain in which the dwarfs nearly get the better of smaug are just some of the egregious. What are the differences between the book and the film version of. Sure, there are some differences, but theyre mostly minor. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. The setup is considerably different in the desolation of smaug, but thats only. Tolkiens fascinating parallel universe has already been described in the version comparison of the hobbit. Dec, 20 desolation of smaug covers roughly the middle third of the book, as the hearty dwarf band and one hobbit continue their quest to recover the dwarves lost underground kingdom from the dragon. They tell the story of a group of dwarves who are travelling to a faraway mountain and who are planning to fight a huge dragon. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j.
Now, more than 70 years after tolkien first published those words, the hobbit. The elves originated far to the east of the lands that figure in lotr. In the book as in the films, smaug is a cunning beast. The dwarves were held captive for one or two weeks in different parts of the elves palace. Amazons choice for the hobbit the desolation of smaug. And the title is the hobbit the desolation of smaug after my. Tolkiens the hobbit and easily surpasses its predecessor in overall quality. As far as i can tell that the hobbit movies dont seem to be necessarily true to the book. I admit i was first a bit confused after viewing the first one, but after a second viewing plus having watched all the behind the scenes material i was convinced. Other than the fact that a character in the movie is in fact a hobbit. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. Action steals the spotlight in peter jacksons return to middleearth. This was a really good scene to show, even if it wasnt in the hobbit. Jan 03, 20 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j.
The travesty that has lost all of tolkeins magic and wonder. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer. Nov 26, 20 if you love the lotr and hobbit movies, i can only recommend to read this book, particularly if you are interested how your favourite characters or scenes were made to come real. They are jealous of what the other one has, the lonely mountain and it. The fact of the matter is, smaug has a lot of money a nearly unassessable amount. The secret entrance was hidden and a barely recognizable trail led to it. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. An unexpected journey, lee pace, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly, luke evans and. That he could pimp out over the span of 3 movies for money.
The desolation of smaug should never have been made and doesnt deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as jacksons the lord of the rings trilogy. What are the differences between the book and the film. This book features the character sketches, production design and concept art of the desolation of smaug. A threepart comic book adaptation with script by chuck dixon and sean deming and illustrated by david wenzel was published by eclipse comics in 1989. The hobbit the desolation of smaug just a heads up. In the movie there is no femaile woodland elf named tauriel. The hobbit is a book in an age of innocence, before middle earth realizes the darkness thats coming. However, the movies story differs from its origin and the hobbit. In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks. Second, it is arguably the most violent of the five tolkien movies hes made thus far. It also has over 9 hours of behindthescenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the.
Dec 16, 20 the hobbit is a very different kind of book, written in a fairy tale mode for young adults, whereas the lord of the rings is epic and written for adults. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. Unlike the streamlined adaptations of each of the three lord of the rings novels, the hobbit is expanded beyond the source material with additional characters and story lines. First, it is peter jacksons most audacious departure yet from tolkiens original source material. There are plenty of high quality images that fans of the film will be interested in. Tolkien so i hoped that i would be able to follow the story of the desolation of smaug. Thranuil and other elves, leave the palace to go hunting, feasting or on business while the dwarves are captives. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically. I absolutely enjoy reading this book, i also bought the official movie guide of the unexpected journey, but havent read it yet i trust it is of the same quality. Though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added to. If only his character received the same level of attention from the end of desolation to his death in the battle of the five armies.
The book makes no mention of thorins purpose in bree, only that he was returning west from a journey. The changes brought about by peter jackson, director of the hobbit trilogy, add depth to the story and more or less meet the expectations of fans of the lord of the rings films. The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film series. As we did last year with an unexpected journey ee, tor. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. It was very different as they spent a lot of time with tauriel and kili and legolas, the first and last of which were not even in the book. The tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j. The book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. Fifty differences between the desolation of smaug and tolkiens. The dwarves were captured by the elves who were hunting spiders. The desolation of smaug is the second part in the adaption of j. Desolation of smaug directed by peter jackson was a interpretation of the book written by j.
One of the first things viewers will notice about this film compared to the first are the visual effects. Even one of its staunch defenders said that a closing scene was unnecessary. For an epic like peter jacksons film trilogy of the hobbit, whose source material has a major and rabid. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically in addition to the previous cast from the hobbit. For reasons not relevant here, the valar the divine man. 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. Coming a year after the underrated and underappreciated the hobbit. An unexpected journey, peter jackson strikes again with the years best movie the hobbit.
While the dwarves were prisoners of the elves, bilbo wore the ring the entire time. A short cloaked figure is seen walking through the city of bree in the. I loved the lotr trilogy, and i hadhave some insane high hopes about the hobbit trilogy. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider. The movie has impressive cgi, acting talents and provides an atmosphere like no other. The hobbit is a very different kind of book, written in a fairy tale mode for young adults, whereas the lord of the rings is epic and written for adults.
After a brief prologue featuring an excellent flashback conversation between thorin oakenshield and the wizard gandalf, the movie hits the ground. The second movie of the hobbit carries on almost directly a short prologue aside from the first, with our heroes having descended from the carrock and travelling on eastwards towards the lonely mountain in comparison to the book, the events in the desolation of smaug start a few pages into chapter 7 queer lodgings and carry us through to the beginning of chapter 14 fire and water. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. I continue with the beginning of the fellowship of the ring from lotr and focus a lot on the film and book differences, but i also explain the lore behind pipeweed and some of the hobbit. For examble, the hobbit features several characters from the lord. The desolation of smaug extended edition is out today as a download from itunes.
The trilogys storyline draws on material from the appendices at the end of the return of the king novel, especially dwarven history and the white councils dealings with the necromancer, who proves to be sauron. The desolation of smaug continues the adventure of the title character bilbo. A proper film adaptation could have preserved these differences, instead of trying to torture the hobbit into a trilogy of epic grandeur like the lord of the rings. As with any adaptation, there have been changes made from the source material to transition from the media of books to cinema. The desolation of smaug is the second part of a threepart adaptation of the novel the hobbit, or there and back again by author j. To answer this question, one must leave the movieverse and enter the book verse.
Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of laketown, and the dwarves now have the mountain to themselves. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014, respectively. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film trilogy. Parents need to know that the desolation of smaug is the second installment in director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit. The desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery. Desolation of smaug covers roughly the middle third of the book, as the hearty dwarf band and one hobbit continue their quest to recover the dwarves lost underground kingdom from the dragon.
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 board, it was a move that went rather well. In comparison to the book, the events in the desolation of smaug start a few pages into chapter 7 queer lodgings and carry us through to the beginning of chapter 14 fire and water. The desolation of smaug has a few beautiful moments, but. Check out these cinematic restylings and decide for yourself if they make the story more or less magical. A proper film adaptation could have preserved these differences, instead of trying to torture the hobbit into a trilogy of epic grandeur. The unexpected journey which was marred by cartoonish orcs and. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation. It took the dwarves over a week from when they left laketown until they found the secret entrance to the lonely mountain.
Dec, 20 this is the 3rd book in what will be a 6 book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. Desolation of smaug will contain 25 minutes of new scenes, in contrast with an unexpected journeys minutes. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014.
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 battle of the five armies extended edition mpaa rating. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. The hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. Tolkiens own drawing of smaug has a much smaller pile of gold, but its hardly fair to say that peter jacksons interpretation is wrong. Many tolkien loyalists are outraged that director peter jackson added female characters to the classic novel the hobbit, but jackson didnt stop there. Theres a lightness and playfulness to the adventure, magic in the dialog and scenes. The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by j. Thorin was hidden deep and far from the rest and was the last rescued. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs.
How the books differ from what is depicted in the films. 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. To answer this question, one must leave the movieverse and enter the bookverse. Then in the movie scene below smaug talks about how bilbo is being used by thorin oakenshield, whereas in the book smaug doesnt mention the name of thorin oakenshield and note that the first answer to this question suggests this is a mistake, since although smaug could have been familiar with thorin, thorin didnt get the name oakenshield until after smaug had already taken the treasure. 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 cast. The desolation of smaug is my favorite peter jackson tolkien movie so far. For instance i have heard that duel between sauron and gandalf didnt happen, and that the dwarves didnt even face the dragon.
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