Do you have what it takes to be a hobbit? The Hobbit is an adventure story written by J.R.R Tolkien, that involves Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit, Gandalf the wizard, and several other creatures including dwarves, elves, and a dragon. On the other hand, a man named Peter Jackson made a movie based by the book called, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In both the book and the movie, shows Bilbo’s character development. From Chapter 9 in The Hobbit and the movie, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug shows several differences, such as how Bilbo’s actions were, and the scene where Bilbo and the rest of the group were floating down the river.
To begin with, one of the differences between the book and movie was the scene or part where Bilbo is planning
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In the book it states, “Out they went under the overhanging branches of the trees on either bank...The luck turned all right before long: the eddying current carried several barrels close ashore at one point and there for a while they stuck against some hidden root… Before long barrels broke free again and turned and twisted off down the stream, and out into the main current.”(Tolkien, 185-186). The impact of having a peaceful, calming environment with having the barrels bobbing down the river calmly. Tolkien may have done this to help sequel of what will happen next at then on from the river and out. On the contrary, Jackson made the scene or part a bit more exciting with orcs, and Bilbo killing one. As the river’s water is raging, a pack of orcs came then suddenly starts attacking them while, in the barrel, along the way an orc jump on the barrel that Bilbo was on, and Bilbo stabbed it in its neck(Jackson). This helps the story because it adds interest and thrill to the audience, rather than having a calm, peaceful scene, with just barrels all clump together because of a hidden root. Also, by that it creates a more thrilling movie. These differences are effective because it gives more thrill that the audience members probably