In addition, movie smaug is much larger than he is in the book, being over 140 meters in length, or twice the size of a 747. The movies followed the basic plot, keeping all of the main pointing in the story as. The way it develops in the desolation of smaug makes the diversions in an unexpected journey worth it. The desolation of smaug book vs movie add a difference. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the dwarf kingdom of erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. Differences between the film and novel for the hobbit. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit. Tolkiens 1937 novel the hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest. The complete confrontation between barrelrider and the chiefest and greatest of calamities from the hobbit. Parents need to know that the desolation of smaug is the second installment in director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit. Dec 18, 20 the desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large and larger than these, and unlike the first hobbit film, the events of the second one depart from the book significantly. The desolation of smaug is a little less long and a little less boring.
Dec 14, 20 well, in keeping with our comparison between an unexpected journey and fellowship of the ring, well examine the desolation of smaug and the two towers with regard to five different aspects. He too criticised the decision to turn tolkiens book into three films and felt. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs meeting here turn your speakers off because theres some annoying midi music that plays automatically, so you can read it and compare it to the movie version. The fact of the matter is, smaug has a lot of money a nearly unassessable amount. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the dwarf kingdom of erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. The setup is considerably different in the desolation of smaug, but thats only. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of. What was gandalfs original plan to defeat smaug in the book the hobbit. Coming a year after the underrated and underappreciated the hobbit.
After a brief prologue featuring an excellent flashback conversation between thorin oakenshield and the wizard gandalf, the movie hits the ground. The dragon makes his full appearance in the second part. The desolation of smaug is very difficult to view or to take on its own terms. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. The plot was supposed to cover the events between the end of the first movie where the crew escapes from goblin mountain and the death of.
A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by the wizard gandalf and the. It also has over 9 hours of behindthescenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the incredible world of middle earth to the screen. 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. The second movie, made in 20, is called the hobbit. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. The movies followed the basic plot, keeping all of the main pointing in the story as they were but the did leave out a few things, mostly all of the songs and poems, and they did add in quite a few things. Now, more than 70 years after tolkien first published those words, the hobbit.
Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. Why is the hobbit movie trilogy so bad, compared to the lord of the rings. The desolation of smaug, uninterrupted as it damn well shouldve been to begin with. Thrain confirms gandalfs fears of smaug being subservient to another unseen evil force, later revealed to be sauron.
It also has over 9 hours of behind the scenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the incredible world of middle earth to the screen. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. 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. Desolation of smaug will contain 25 minutes of new scenes, in contrast with an unexpected journeys minutes. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. May 22, 2014 the complete confrontation between barrelrider and the chiefest and greatest of calamities from the hobbit. Fifty differences between the desolation of smaug and tolkiens. The battle of the five armies is released in an extended version a year after its theatrical release. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of.
Even one of its staunch defenders said that a closing scene was unnecessary. The desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back. Of course, the way it concludes in the third hobbit film, there and back again, will prove if the addition of the subplot was needed or if it was just nothing more than time padding. Well, in keeping with our comparison between an unexpected journey and fellowship of the ring, well examine the desolation of smaug and the two towers with regard to five different aspects. In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks. 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. There are many similarities in the two novels as well as film adaptations of the two novels. The movies many changes have been compared to the biggest and.
An unexpected journey, peter jackson strikes again with the years best movie the hobbit. Dec 09, 2014 smaug, as performed by benedict cumberbatch in the hobbit. A compendium of differences between peter jacksons the hobbit. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. If you can look past the fact that its not an entirely faithful film adaptation of the book you will most likely enjoy it for what it is a big the hobbit. 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. This comparison is between the book the hobbit, and the movie the hobbit. It built at a great pace and was a fun, actionpacked adventure. Smaug, as performed by benedict cumberbatch in the hobbit.
The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. It also has over 9 hours of behindthescenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the. 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. Comparison and contrast of the hobbit and the hobbit films the hobbit. The desolation of smaug and of course the lotr saga before that, the hobbit. Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of laketown, and the dwarves now have the mountain to themselves. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of bagginess, writes mark. Dec 16, 20 it built at a great pace and was a fun, actionpacked adventure.
There is a third movie to be released that will be called the hobbit. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. What are the differences between the book and the film version of. 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.
With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. It is a hugely enjoyable twoandahalf hours of cinema, an endlessly fun and. In the movie smaug initially seems to sense bilbos ring and bilbo takes it off out of fear, becoming visible, whereas in the book smaug doesnt say anything about the ring and bilbo remains invisible, but after that their initial conversation with bilbos riddling descriptions of himself is basically an abridged version of the dialogue in the book, taking a lot of specific lines from it, as you can see here. They are jealous of what the other one has, the lonely mountain and it. Tolkien would have in mind if he was the one to direct these movies. Tolkiens famous book the hobbit as well as the detailed appendices in tolkiens the lord of the rings, the prequel trilogy, the desolation of smaug feels more like a piece of. The book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on.
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 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. Jan 14, 2014 the way it develops in the desolation of smaug makes the diversions in an unexpected journey worth it. 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, however, the careful pacing of the first film seems to have gone out the hobbiton window, leaving behind a film that is, in parts, jawdroppingly spectacular seriously, my jaw actually dropped. Tolkiens in comparison with his lord of the rings, follows its predecessors in its release strategy. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014. Despite its questionable plot lines and dialogue, it ticks the boxes as an actionpacked, visually stunning feature. This film is far from a direct translation from page to screen, however. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. Bside three beers ratings what a difference a dragon makes. What are the differences between the book and the film. The desolation of smaug visual companion jude fishers visual companion is the most basic of the three books, although that does not make it less enjoyable. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j.
A comparison between the theatrical edition and the extended edition represented by their respective. In the movie smaug initially seems to sense bilbos ring and bilbo takes it off out of fear, becoming visible, whereas in the book smaug doesnt say anything about the. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added to. Tolkiens fascinating parallel universe has already been described in the version comparison of the hobbit. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit compare. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs meeting here turn your speakers off because theres some annoying midi music. Lord of the rings and the hobbit are two very famous novels written in the genre of higher fantasy by j r r tolkein, a popular writer and professor at oxford university. The desolation of smaug is the very enjoyable 2nd part of a fantasy movie trilogy. The desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large and larger than these, and unlike the first hobbit film, the events of the second one depart from the book significantly. The desolation of smaug and weaknesses in the source material.
The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. Jun 30, 20 the book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. As such, we see the character in both the desolation of smaug and the battle of. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014, respectively. The hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. Warner bros the dragon soars overhead, its underside armoured with gems from its hoard. Peter jackson to keep every original concept that j. 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.
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