The hobbit the desolation of smaug book differences

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. After sitting through two and a half painful hours of this rather juvenile, hamhanded attempt at moviemaking i have only one comment to make. He is one of the wood elves who take thorin and the others captive. The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. How the books differ from what is depicted in the films. 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. While still slightly hamstrung by middle chapter narrative problems and its formidable length, the desolation of smaug represents a more. Even one of its staunch defenders said that a closing scene was unnecessary. Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of laketown, and the dwarves now have the mountain to themselves.

The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. Desolation of smaug will contain 25 minutes of new scenes, in contrast with an unexpected journeys minutes. The dwarves were held captive for one or two weeks in different parts of the elves palace. Other than the fact that a character in the movie is in fact a hobbit. 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. 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. The desolation of smaug extended edition is out today as a download from itunes. The desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large. Gandalf says that he has been thinking about the dragon of erebor.

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. There and back again2014 this is the order of the hobbit series. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. The tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j. Apr 25, 2017 though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. Does peter jacksons change of the hobbit in the desolation. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added to. 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. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014, respectively. That he could pimp out over the span of 3 movies for money. 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. It also has over 9 hours of behindthescenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the. Tolkiens the hobbit and easily surpasses its predecessor in overall quality one of the first things viewers will notice about this film compared to the first are the visual effects.

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. Tolkiens fascinating parallel universe has already been described in the version comparison of the hobbit. This film is far from a direct translation from page to screen, however. In the book as in the films, smaug is a cunning beast. 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 desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film trilogy. A proper film adaptation could have preserved these differences, instead of trying to torture the hobbit into a trilogy of epic grandeur.

I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. 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. The desolation of smaug has a few beautiful moments, but. As we did last year with an unexpected journey ee, tor.

The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An unexpected journey, lee pace, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly, luke evans and. 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 film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the. What are the differences between the book and the film. 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. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. Theres a lightness and playfulness to the adventure, magic in the dialog and scenes. In the book it is hinted that gandalf goes to dolguldur to investigate the necromancer, but is seen in more detail in the desolation of smaug and the battle of the. The desolation of smaug is the second part in the adaption of j. 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. 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 desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back.

The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. 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 hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. Fifty differences between the desolation of smaug and tolkiens. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of bagginess, writes mark. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. 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.

Dec 12, 20 a followup to last years underwhelming the hobbit. The travesty that has lost all of tolkeins magic and wonder. Now, more than 70 years after tolkien first published those words, the hobbit. There is no mention of the two men or anybody following thorin, or a bounty on his head. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j.

After a brief prologue featuring an excellent flashback conversation between thorin oakenshield and the wizard gandalf, the movie hits the ground. 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. 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 fact of the matter is, smaug has a lot of money a nearly unassessable amount. The setup is considerably different in the desolation of smaug, but thats only. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation.

The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. An unexpected journey, peter jackson strikes again with the years best movie the hobbit. 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. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. 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. 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. 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.

Jun 30, 20 the book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. Thorin was hidden deep and far from the rest and was the last rescued. And the title is the hobbit the desolation of smaug after my. As such, we see the character in both the desolation of smaug and the. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs.

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 second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur. The desolation of smaug covers the seventh through the th chapters.

The desolation of smaug feels like a return to form for the man who made his name directing. As far as i can tell that the hobbit movies dont seem to be necessarily true to the book. For instance i have heard that duel between sauron and gandalf didnt happen, and that the dwarves didnt even face the dragon. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. As such, that little bit of background from the start of the fellowship of the ring is an absolute godsend. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. 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. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of. 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. What are the differences between the book and the film version of. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter. 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.

A short cloaked figure is seen walking through the city of bree in the. The world of lord of the rings is a particularly complex, often borderline nonsensical one. 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. Parents need to know that the desolation of smaug is the second installment in director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit. A similar scene is described in return of the king, appendix a. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today.

Coming a year after the underrated and underappreciated the hobbit. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. In the book, thorin approaches gandalf in bree and asks him for help. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation of smaug have. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. 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. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. 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 book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. 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. What are the similarities and differences in the hobbit on.

The desolation of smaug book vs movie add a difference. Though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. 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. Ars resident tolkien nerd explains why deviating from the book can be a. In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks.