Hobbit Movie Comparison

The Hobbit was the first of Tolkien’s story of Middle Earth and was thought as a children’s book. “The Hobbit” explains, the main plot of the storyline is a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins goes on an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to reclaim the dwarves’ homeland in The Lonely Mountain from an evil fire-breathing dragon named Smaug. On the way the company encounters goblins, giant spiders, trolls, and many other undesirable things. While on the quest, Bilbo finds a magic ring which he steals from a slimy creature corrupted by the ring named Gollum. (95-101). The main characters include Bilbo Baggins (main hero), Gandalf the Grey, Thorin Oakenshield (leader of the dwarves), Balin, Dwalin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, Ori, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin (the other 12 dwarves), Elrond (leader of the elves), Goblins (captures the company), Gollum (creature that Bilbo takes the ring from), Wargs (giant evil wolves). Bard (kills Smaug) (“The Hobbit” 95-101). The major themes of The Hobbit include the struggle between Good and Evil, Fate and Chance, Friendship, Death, and Valor (“The Hobbit” 95-101). “The Lord of the Rings was his second major piece of literature and was more sophisticated and considered a more adult trilogy. The Lord of the Rings” states, the major plot of The Lord of the Rings is that a hobbit named Frodo Baggins goes on an adventure to destroy an evil ring

It is very clear in both the Hobbit and the Hunger Games that when the hero had resolved the struggles that were being faced internally the story will come to an end. The external conflict in the Hobbit was to defeat Smaug. When Smaug died, the story was coming to an end. The internal struggle of Bilbo was when he had to decide who to give the Arkenstone to. Bilbo has the option of hiding it or he could give it to Thorin.

Greed is a common, yet detrimental factor in society today. All around the world people experience this type of attribute, whether it is for power or for the simple concept of desiring more in life. In order to further this prevalent theme, Peter Jackson created the film The Hobbit-Desolation of Smaug, in 2013. In this film, he continued the adventure of Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves and set them off to reclaim their ancient dwarven city guarded by the dragon, Smaug. Throughout the entire movie, the characters face many tough obstacles, those being orcs, elves and most importantly the evil dragon. Those elves actually came to their rescue later on in the movie, proving their loyalty. Those noble elves were Tauriel and Legolas. Also, a major character in the movie was Gandalf, which was the powerful wizard. In the movie, he aided in their adventure by leading them to the proper trail while also providing them with many struggles they may encounter on the way. While all of the characters and setting play a key role in shaping the movie as a whole, the theme of greed is a much greater aspect throughout the film. Peter Jackson implements personification, symbolism, and foreshadowing in his movie in order to point his audience towards the bigger message, greed is the root of all evil.

I just watched The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey directed by Peter Jackson and would like to give my honest opinion about it. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a fantasy screen adaptation based on the book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Accroding to Dictionary.com fantasy can be defined as the faculty or an activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable. In a fantasy book or movie, like the definition states things that are used in the movie or the book tend not to be real. But that 's un-realness almost makes it seem real and makes you want to be a part of the movie of the book. The movie takes place in Middle Earth. Middle-Earth is a made up place created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien used Middle Earth in most of his fantasy books. The moral of the book and movie is to go outside of your comfort zone and just have a good time.

Looking. Searching. Seeking. There is just nothing like it for getting to conclusions. Finding. “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after” (Tolkien). Certainly, when E.M Forster wrote A Passage to India or J.R.R Tolkien wrote The Hobbit or Kurt Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse -Five they were not looking for anything. However, they ended up finding a crucial link in their books–links to society at the time their books were published. 1924, 1937, 1969 or is it 1890, 2157 (Shire reckoning), 1945-It is not possible to be entirely sure. And it is this ambiguity that reveals a major aspect of literature. Literature has a tendency to represent the prevailing collective outlook. Forster highlights the growing discontent, of both Indians and the British, with the way the sub-continent is handled. Tolkien represents, very allegorically, the hardy nature of the people surviving the great depression, naming them hobbits. Vonnegut expresses the general disillusionment of the post-war years and Billy Pilgrim’s fatalist nature provides a grim undercurrent to the cheery “good war” (Jarvis 62). Thus, as seen through Forster, Tolkien, and Vonnegut’s books A Passage to India, The Hobbit, and Slaughterhouse -Five (respectively) authors tend to mimic

To me, both Tolkien and movie producers in Hollywood captured many of the different aspects and angles of the timeless classic The Hobbit. Although I pictured some scenes and characters different in my mind, both the movie and the book outdid themselves with lovely yet gruesomely fascinating detail. I myself am not sure if I favor the movie or the book better. Each did a great job of benefiting details to the story by either giving great descriptions of high quality imagery. Both the movie and the book both portrayed the story perfectly in their own ways.

The Hobbit written by JRR Tolkien is a fantasy novel that follows the quest of sensible hobbit Bilbo Baggins and the thirteen dwarves to win a share of the treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. Bilbo's journey takes him from isolated surroundings into more threatening territory. Throughout the novel Bilbo changes dramatically, he develops a greater understanding of the world around him, he gains a sense of adventure and he also develops a desire to live a comfortable life without the thought of others. Throughout the novel Bilbo changes remarkably, one of the most remarkable changes he makes was his greater understanding of the world around him.

How can an author write a story which appeals to a present day audience? Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that gives an answer to this very question. Tyre explains how most kids today choose to read books like the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. An existing theory that Tyre came up with explains that each of these books, along with many others, have one thing in common: 6 plot elements. Not only do these stories contain the same 6 elements but those elements are in the same order! Tyre states that “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected.” (Tyre 2). J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit. The Hobbit revolves around one hobbit in particular named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo embarks on a journey with 14 others to recover a treasure that is guarded by a dragon. Along the way Bilbo faces many challenges that range from running into huge trolls, to taking part in fierce battles. Due to it’s main character hunting for treasure, facing most of the dangers alone, battling during the wee hours of the night, eventually finding the treasure, after sweating/crying/and enduring injuries, just to have the treasure revealed to him as not what he expected, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is undoubtedly a perfect example of Tyre’s 6 plot elements.

When a book is written well, producers and directors idolize it and want to make a film of it. However these movie spinoffs often omit scenes or change scenes that were very important in the book. This is where the hobbit comes in. The Hobbit was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, and the movie was directed by Peter Jackson. In the story Bilbo is a hobbit from the shire that one day gets chosen by Gandalf (a magical wizard) to become a part of an adventure. He is called to be a burglar and to steal gold from a dragon that took from dwarves many years ago. I believe that in the movie, the scene where Bilbo encounters Smaug there are two main differences between the book and the movie that really weakened

The Hobbit is an award winning novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The book relates a lot to Tolkien’s life and supports modern values. Tolkien hated war. He and his friends went to war and although Tolkien made it out alive, few of his friends did.

Facing evil orcs, savage wolves, and giant spiders, with unknown dangers Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit faces an unparalleled experience that may or may not endanger his life. The book The Hobbit written by J.R.R Tolkien and directed by Peter Jackson is about a Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who is unpretentious, settled, and has great manners whom wanted to be left at his quiet comfortable home. Is then greeted one day by a wizard named, Gandalf, who introduces Bilbo to thirteen other dwarves for a chance to go on a once and a lifetime adventure. Two of the trigger factors that show the movie is not effective are;Thorin becomes the true hero at the end of the day because it did not show how Bilbo started to grow as a character. Along with the dwarves and Bilbo sleeping inside the Lonely Mountains, which created suspense at the end of the chapter.

Although the movies are a beautiful remake of the original book, there a quite a few distinct differences between the two. These differences can be very simple: like the fact that Gollum only has six teeth in the book and nine in the movie, or very complex: like the fact that whole new characters were added to the movie that were not originally in the book. The elves Legolas, Tauriel, and Galadriel played very prominent roles in the book in helping the dwarves and hobbit on their journey, yet they ceased to exist in the original text. Another substantial difference between the book and movies is that in the book, the dwarves and hobbit weren’t aware of Smaug leaving (or being killed for that matter) until they were alerted of this news by the crows. However, in the movie, a pretty large battle took place between the dwarves and Smaug. As far as smaller differences go, in the book the keyhole to get into Smaug’s chamber was lit by the sunset, whereas in the movie the keyhole was lit by the light of the moon; the movie showed Bard’s children and the book didn’t; and in the book it talks of Gandalf throwing pinecones lit with fires of many color, but in the book they were all one color; and the movie featured an attack

The Hobbit is a fantastic piece of literature and succeeds greatly in being a book suitable for all ages. The book evokes an array of emotions thoughout, getting bleak, but not straying too far away from the lighthearted adventure it should be. A perfect mix with a mood to match, just like Tolkein intended to write the story. The story only falters because of it’s constraints with a lack of detail, especially in some of the characters like Bard, but nothing at all unforgivable, and nothing to make the story any less enjoyable . All around, the book is what other short novels should strive to

From hobbits to dwarfs to wizards, an amazing fantasy movie. The movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey directed by Peter Jackson, also a film adaptation by J.R.R Tolkien. It may not be for everyone. But if you are into magical creature like characters than boy is this the movie for you. It may be slow in the beginning but towards the end it gets better. Not because it is over but, because the action in it.

In “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy there are two characters of similarity that play a key role in both narratives. Thorin II Oakinshield and Aragorn II Elessar are two would be kings who come into their crowns in time for their own respective books or series to end. Both dwarf and man have a journey to their individual thrones and in particular the genesis, the journey and the end of their adventures share a great deal of commonality and precarious differences, variables that with or without their crowns says and awful lot about them.