The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically. The desolation of smaug continues the adventure of the title character bilbo. Apr 25, 2017 though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. With an introduction by richard armitage, this is a book that any fan of the hobbit will enjoy. As far as i can tell that the hobbit movies dont seem to be necessarily true to the book. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. 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. Thorin was hidden deep and far from the rest and was the last rescued. The setup is considerably different in the desolation of smaug, but thats only.
Jul 31, 2014 i dont have a problem with the addition of relevant backstory, but desolation of smaug did not do justice to in my opinion the best part of the book. The dwarves were held captive for one or two weeks in different parts of the elves palace. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. 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 meeting of the white council is mentioned in the appendices of return of the king, but it is never discussed or even alluded to in the hobbit. The fact of the matter is, smaug has a lot of money a nearly unassessable amount. 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. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter.
The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically in addition to the previous cast from the hobbit. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. The hobbit is a book in an age of innocence, before middle earth realizes the darkness thats coming. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start.
Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs. 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. The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by j. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. Other than the fact that a character in the movie is in fact a hobbit. 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. Reviewed in the united states on february 15, 2014. 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. We are given something very similar at the start of the hobbit, and even though it didnt happen in the book, it does actually help get a grasp on the world before diving in. In the book as in the films, smaug is a cunning beast. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott.
The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. As such, we see the character in both the desolation of smaug and the. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation of smaug have. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel. 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. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. I include not only alterations to the books plot, but also book scenes that are not included in the films as. For instance i have heard that duel between sauron and gandalf didnt happen, and that the dwarves didnt even face the dragon. 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. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug.
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. As such, that little bit of background from the start of the fellowship of the ring is an absolute godsend. Theres a lightness and playfulness to the adventure, magic in the dialog and scenes.
What are the differences between the book and the film. And the title is the hobbit the desolation of smaug after my. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the. The desolation of smaug covers the seventh through the th chapters. The book smaug is not as frightening as the film s.
Excellent documentation of the moviemaking process and a must read for all moviehobbit. After sitting through two and a half painful hours of this rather juvenile, hamhanded attempt at moviemaking i have only one comment to make. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. The desolation of smaug extended edition is out today as a download from itunes. The desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back. 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.
Tolkiens fascinating parallel universe has already been described in the version comparison of the hobbit. A proper film adaptation could have preserved these differences, instead of trying to torture the hobbit into a trilogy of epic grandeur. The film smaug holds you breathless because it is so magnificently terrifying. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of. As we did last year with an unexpected journey ee, tor. Ars resident tolkien nerd explains why deviating from the book can be a. The travesty that has lost all of tolkeins magic and wonder. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of. Nov 21, 2018 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. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. Though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. I dont have a problem with the addition of relevant backstory, but desolation of smaug did not do justice to in my opinion the best part of the book. Tolkiens own drawing of smaug has a much smaller pile of gold, but its hardly fair to say that peter jacksons interpretation is wrong. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point.
He is one of the wood elves who take thorin and the others captive. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. Meanwhile, with the levity of the first film a distant memory, the overall mood here is dour and oppressive. A compendium of differences between peter jacksons the hobbit. 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. There are plenty of high quality images that fans of the film will be interested in. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. The desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large. 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. The tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j. Even one of its staunch defenders said that a closing scene was unnecessary. The white council does meet around this time, but to plan an attack on dol guldur.
It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. The book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. An unexpected journey, lee pace, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly, luke evans and. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery. 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. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j.
Jan 03, 20 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j. What are the differences between the book and the film version of. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The desolation of smaug is filled with beautiful and fun photograph stills from the movie and lots of interesting text about the characters. The desolation of smaug feels like a raucous pop gem thats been remixed to death, its vital essence drained by good intentions gone awry. In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks. Dec, 20 this is the 3rd book in what will be a 6 book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. 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. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign.
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 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. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. Jun 30, 20 the book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on.
The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of bagginess, writes mark. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. 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. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. 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.
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. 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. 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. Does peter jacksons change of the hobbit in the desolation. After thorin and company enter in mirkwood and encounter the wood elves, many changes take place consecutively. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. 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. The dwarves are held captive for a day or two, all close by each other.
Smaug the dragon, brilliantly played by benedict cumberbatch hats off. The world of lord of the rings is a particularly complex, often borderline nonsensical one. 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. That he could pimp out over the span of 3 movies for money.
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