Smaug is a dragon whose evil, like gollums, is indicated by his isolation. I include not only alterations to the books plot, but also book scenes that are not included in the films as. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three.
The dwarves did not start up gold furnaces to fight smaug. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of. Even rote fantasy blockbusters can and usually do feature the showdown of good and evil. Tolkiens playful childrens book, says robbie collin 2. 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. The desolation of smaug has a few beautiful moments, but.
Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed. The desolation of smaug complete broll 20 lotr movie hd duration. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the. Ars resident tolkien nerd explains why deviating from the book can be a. What are the differences between the book and the film. 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. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation of smaug have.
The desolation of smaug is a little less long and a little less boring. 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. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. 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. Also, we get to see a much discussed scene involving a a white stag here. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery. Thorin was hidden deep and far from the rest and was the last rescued. The desolation of smaug as peter jackson ventures further from j. Tolkiens original text, the source material becomes harder to pin down but. The desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back. What are the differences between the book and the film version of. The desolation of smaug is based off of the middle section of the novel the hobbit by j. The dwarves were held captive for one or two weeks in different parts of the elves palace. Here are the main deviations of the second movie from the original.
To conjure true darkness, however, is a trickier feat. He lives alone in the lonely mountain, his only purpose to guard the treasure he stole from the. As i said before, i have not quite finished the book, so i dont know of any other possible differences, but. 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. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation of.
The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. The desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. 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. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. Welcome back to the chapterbychapter reread of the hobbit, which ive reopened so we can talk about the movie the hobbit. The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A compendium of differences between peter jacksons the hobbit. I must have read the hobbit a dozen times, and never realised that. As such, we see the character in both the desolation of smaug and the. The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur. Smaug has left the mountain to wreak havoc on the men of.
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