Desolation of smaug will contain 25 minutes of new scenes, in contrast with an unexpected journeys minutes. In the movie there is no femaile woodland elf named tauriel. While not being mentioned in the original book, frodo elijah wood, saruman sir christopher lee, legolas orlando bloom and several others have cameo appearances in the film. The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by j. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. Smaug, for those who havent read the book, seen the first movie, or watched the 1977 tv special, is the dragon who has laid waste to the homeland of a tribe of dwarfs, and has been jealously guarding their hoard of. 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 dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug.
The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. The borders of the desolation harboured a little clinging greenery and life, but its heart was scorched and utterly barren. The desolation of smaug continues the adventure of the title character bilbo. A compendium of differences between peter jacksons the hobbit.
The desolation of smaug s ending occurs after the titular dragon escapes from the lonely mountain and flies towards laketown where he plans to wreck havoc. In general, the 3d is shot for depth not popout gimmicks, and aside from a distracting sequence with a honey bee flying at the screen, most of the thirddimension effect is used for subtle immersion. The trend of squeezing multiple movies out of one book, begun with harry potter, has continued with twilight and is in the works for the hunger games. The hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. An unexpected journey, lee pace, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly, luke evans and. The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film trilogy. Desolation of smaug loses tone of book december, 20 rebecca cusey patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. And please remember to sign your posts here on this talk page. Browse other questions tagged tolkienslegendarium thehobbit adaptationcomparison desolation of smaug or ask your own question. The fact of the matter is, smaug has a lot of money a nearly unassessable amount.
Because of a squirmy toddler living in my house, we have no ability to see movies when they arrive in. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically in addition to the previous cast from the hobbit. For reasons not relevant here, the valar the divine man. One of the first things viewers will notice about this film compared to the first are the visual effects. It took the dwarves over a week from when they left laketown until they found the secret entrance to the lonely mountain. 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 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. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added to. The dwarves slink around town aided by bard, the barge driver. Parents need to know that the desolation of smaug is the second installment in director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit. The desolation of smaug is once again playing as both 3d and 3d hfr high frame rate premium presentations. 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.
The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of. For an epic like peter jacksons film trilogy of the hobbit, whose source material has a major and rabid fanbase, theres going to be a lot of dissection of the adaptations thats why it helps to. The first part, an unexpected journey, came out last december. The dwarves are held captive for a day or two, all close by each other. The whole story could have been told in a single, twohour movie. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically. 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. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. The desolation of smaug to the original tolkien book. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of j.
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 the second film of the hobbit film series. I see fire from the hobbit the desolation of smaug. Pianovocalguitar, sheet original sheet music edition by ed sheeran dec 1, 20 4. Fifty differences between the desolation of smaug and tolkiens.
Jun 30, 20 the book is never explicit with any solid number, but its enough for the massive dragon to comfortably lay on. 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. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. 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. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation of smaug have. The golden statue is there any speculation that the golden statue in the. The desolation of smaug as peter jackson ventures further from j. I am saddened to report that the desolation of smaug is freighted with the same problems as the first movie, and more. To answer this question, one must leave the movieverse and enter the book verse. Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. On arrival in laketown and after being released from the barrels by bilbo, the dwarves publicly announce themselves to the city master and crowd.
Tolkiens the hobbit and easily surpasses its predecessor in overall quality. The desolation of smaug is the second movie of the hobbit trilogy an adaptation of tolkiens book being produced and directed by peter jackson. It tells the tale of bilbo and his journey to the lonely mountain with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named gandalf the grey, to reclaim the treasure stolen by smaug the dragon. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. That he could pimp out over the span of 3 movies for money. The elves originated far to the east of the lands that figure in lotr. 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. And it seems that the hobbit will be the same kind of film. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. The desolation of smaug extended edition is out today as a download from itunes. The setup is considerably different in the desolation of smaug, but thats only. Differences with the book couldnt you add a section that lists the differences between the book and the movie.
The desolation of smaug is the 20 epic fantasy adventure film and the second installment in the hobbit motion picture trilogy based on the novel by j. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. The desolate lands extended southwards some miles along the banks of the river. Even one of its staunch defenders said that a closing scene was unnecessary. The first part, an unexpected journey, came out last. What are the differences between the book and the film version of smaug and bilbos conversation. What are the differences between the book and the film. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. What deviations from the book did the movie the desolation.
Nov 26, 20 this book gives excellent insight into the work happening behind the scenes we see in the movie. 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. 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. Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at 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. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The unexpected journey which was marred by cartoonish orcs and.
The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. Thranuil and other elves, leave the palace to go hunting, feasting or on business while the dwarves are captives. Unlike the streamlined adaptations of each of the three lord of the rings novels, the hobbit is expanded beyond the source material with. Thorin was hidden deep and far from the rest and was the last rescued.
It took the dwarves one day to get from laketown to the mountain and find the secret entrance. What are the differences between the book and the film version of. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. They are both greedy because they have a love of gold and they both get dragon sickness and do bad things. The desolation of smaug, in my opinion, was even better than the first prequel because the antagonist smaug was brilliantly portrayed and highly relevant to the previous older works his character, personality, and dialogue was brilliantly executed.
They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25. Many tolkien loyalists are outraged that director peter jackson added female characters to the classic novel the hobbit, but jackson didnt stop there. The remaining two films, the desolation of smaug and there and back again, will be released in winter 20 and summer 2014, respectively. While the dwarves were prisoners of the elves, bilbo wore the ring the entire time. The desolation of the dragon or the desolation of smaug was the wasted, unpeopled lands around erebor and dale, charred and blackened by the burning breath of smaug the dragon. Other than the fact that a character in the movie is in fact a hobbit. There are some differences between the book and movie versions of this arrow. To answer this question, one must leave the movieverse and enter the bookverse. As we did last year with an unexpected journey ee, tor. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies.
Tolkiens own drawing of smaug has a much smaller pile of gold, but its hardly fair to say that peter jacksons interpretation is wrong. How the books differ from what is depicted in the films. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. The desolation of smaug is the second part in the adaption of j. The desolation of smaug book vs movie add a difference. The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. Peter jackson, though, has raised the bar in moviesplitting, by dividing the shortest novel yet into the most pieces, with his threepart adaptation of j.
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. He changed his name to rex as a young boy, knowing it was the latin word for king. The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. They are jealous of what the other one has, the lonely mountain and it. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off.
This film is far from a direct translation from page to screen, however. 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. I look forward to such a discussion in the future, and hope you, dear readers, will indulge me in a different conversation at the present moment. The dwarves were captured by the elves who were hunting spiders. The dwarves were held captive for one or two weeks in different parts of the elves palace. The secret entrance was hidden and a barely recognizable trail led to it. In both the movie version and book version of the hobbit, the dragon smaug is defeated by an arrow the black arrow. Tolkiens original text, the source material becomes harder to pin down but. The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The author knows the crew since the time of the lord of the rings and delivers a string of interesting interviews with cast and crew, as well as great photos documenting the making of process. Newest desolationofsmaug questions science fiction. Jacksons first mistake, of course, was to puff up j. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. 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. In it peter jackson and co might explain why they deviated from the book. The desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back. Check out these cinematic restylings and decide for yourself if they make the story more or less magical. Rex harrison was born reginald carey harrison in huyton, lancashire, england, to edith mary carey and william reginald harrison, a cotton broker. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs meeting here turn your speakers off because theres some annoying midi music.
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