For this comparative essay I decided to take on the task of a very famous book trilogy that came out in the 1950’s, Lord of the rings. Due to the fact that this novel is very lengthy in lore and story I will give the assumption that you are familiar with the story and world. As I watched the movies and read the books of Lord of the rings, I have noticed many things that were changed and deleted from the original story. most changes that were made ranged from small to large. Out of all of these changes I have seen one that stuck out the most and that is the personality of the hobbits and other characters. In the books the hobbits are portrayed as very level headed and very mindful, but as many people know in the movies they are very rambunctious …show more content…
this would make the story itself very different depending how you chose to learn the it, either by book or film. in the movie all of the books are intertwined into one coherent story that follows all the characters at one time. In the book trilogy each story is following its own set of characters meaning there is a lot of suspense build up since there are many characters that you don't know the whereabouts of for quite sometime. this change to the story timeline was most likely made to make the movie series more interesting as it follows all the characters at once keeping the audience's attention. Though many changes were made between the book and the movie ( even though that is expected of most movie adaptations of books) I personally enjoyed both renditions of the story. I would recommend to others that they read Lord of the rings and then watch the movie because it gives an interesting twist in the way they intertwine the stories together. all in all I found this assignment and the assessment I did very educational on the way people transfer stories to different forms of
Comparing the book to the movie you can clearly tell what certain things are different. For example, Sydelle Pulaski worked for Mr. Westing in the movie but only talked over the intercom. This not only caused a lot of drama but more depth to the plot. Also, Crow didn’t go to jail but they did talk about most of the consequences of her going to jail. This made a little bit more serious and emotional instead of just letting it go.
When most people think of J.R.R. Tolkien, they often think of his great imagination and his world of great dragons, warriors, orcs, hobbits, wizards, dwarves and elves. But most people forget about the deeper meaning behind his stories and his controversy towards society. Tolkien was a British, fantasy, writer during the mid-1900s. Through his love of languages, religion, and country, J.R.R Tolkien’s works of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are controversial but masterpieces because Tolkien represents “good” as a fuller, more imaginative reality than evil.
The main difference between the novel and the movie is that in the novel you are introduced to more characters and there involvement in the story is explained. The movie doesn't really introduce u as well as the novel does and this makes it harder to follow what is going on in the movie version. It is harder in a movie to introduce a character but it seemed that it was poorly don in "The Pelican Brief" movie version. I can understand why its easer for a novel to describe how and what they what you to know about a particular character. Now in a movie it's your own perception that you make of a character.
The first difference that you can see is that the book was in first person and the movie was in third. This being said, there were scenes added into the movie that was not in the book. I wasn’t disappointed
Foremost, it is very recognizable that the overall flow of the story is same, but most of the plot events are not the same. Though, there were same events happening in both novel and the movie. For example, in both
“The Hobbit”, a thrilling novel with numerous amounts of varying characters, contains so many different archetypes. Ranging from dwarves to dragons, “The Hobbit” has such a large variety of characters starting with Bilbo Baggins who gets led into an adventure by a wizard named Gandalf. Along with the aid of dwarves, Bilbo must go on a journey to defeat Smaug- the large dragon who guards the treasure. Together they face many struggles along the way, but they finally defeat the dragon. And a large amount of characters and archetypes are introduced in this novel. They include Bilbo who shows growth and bravery, Gandalf who invites Bilbo to the hero’s journey, and Smaug who symoblizes fear and challenges Bilbo’s courage. In “The Hobbit”, Bilbo Baggins plays the
The differences between the movie and the book include time, setting, the visual aspect of the movie, differences in characters, and certain added or deleted
The Hobbit book came first which means the movie was based on the book. So, the book had the original order of everything and the original plot of the story. The beginning of the book flowed really well, it didn’t jump into the book right away. It slowly got into the plot by telling about hobbits and Bilbo’s family. “The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him.” (P.G. 4). This tells more about how hobbits in general. In the movie, When it started it was bit confusing because it started off with Bilbo Baggins writing a letter and there was this character named Frodo, which wasn’t in the book, and I had no idea what was really happening. After that scene, the movie immediately starts, which made it even more confusing, without any details on anything. The movie was just out of place in some scenes, since the movie added a lot of different scenes and took away a lot of scenes it got confusing. It isn’t a bad thing to add or get rid of some scenes, but The Hobbit movie got rid of so many and added so many it was out of place. Therefore, the book is better because it flowed better and made more sense than the
In the story of “The Hobbit”, each character takes on a specific characteristic. In each of these characters identity on the surface is decided more by their race, family and their past rather than anything else in the beginning of the story. By making definite choices each character comes to define their own fate and challenge their own destiny and the outcome of their adventure.
To start of, the two versions have many similarities. There is a basic story line and plot that the movie keeps in common with the book. All the events happen in the same
There are few worlds more richly imagined than that of Middle Earth. Both the depth of the setting, and the charming nature of the inhabitants, immediately sparks interest as one begins to peruse Tolkien’s work. Adding a flair of humor to an otherwise timeless adventure novel, The Hobbit is a classic that continually appeals to those with a love of fantasy work. From the beginning, to the end, we see remarkable character development that brings to mind the themes of heroism and humility.
Little things in the book were taken out to draw the attention more to the important parts of the plot. For example, trips by car and taxi, trips to libraries, extra people that they meet, and private thoughts of the characters. All of these things add impact in the book, but if it were in the movie it would just distract the audiences and extend unimportant parts to the movie instead of focusing on the important ones.
The Hobbit contains many different characters such as Bilbo, the dwarves, and the elves of Rivendell, all of which have their own opinions. Thoughts about Rivendell and the expedition vary from wonderful to foolish. Since the preferences of the characters are so diverse, that also means that the elves admire different value, such as their love for music and their consideration for others.
Have you ever thought how the characters relate to each other? Is it the behavior, culture, attitude or values. Well, all those things make ones similar and different from others. In his book, “ The Hobbit”, the author J.R.R Tolkien describes the hobbit, dwarves, and elves. In “ The Hobbit”, the characters all have traits that they have in common yet also have traits that are different. About the hobbit in chapter 1, it is said that “They are little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded Dwarves.” By looking at this detail, one may know that a hobbit is a little person that is half a size of a human or smaller than a dwarves. This can be or may said that there may be characters that are the same size or not as a hobbit and maybe not. With some differences between the hobbit, dwarves and hobbits are rare, the similarities are pronounced.
The novel The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien is set in a fanciful world filled with strange creatures and magical happenings, but not everything is so unlike our world. Many of the characters change over the course of the story, just as we do over the course of our lives. Frodo, the main character and the carrier of the magical ring, is part of the mythical race of Hobbits, yet he is remarkably human. He has the same values as we do, and his small size hides his big heart. His journey throughout the novel changes his life and his outlook on life. In the beginning he is content with his quiet life, and his voyage leaves him lusting after adventure. Of all