The Hobbit: Similarities Between Book And Movie

Film adapt and screenplay writers take some of the biggest risks for better or worst. Most film adaptations of popular and beloved books get butchered in many ways. What makes these flicks fail on the big screen is that they can’t accurately transcribe their source material to a visual format, which ruins it for fans who have read the book, eager to see it visually with popcorn in hand. With the constant changes and bad quality of the film, this causes a ripple effect of making the film from bad to worst. Because they make so many alterations from the book, this ultimately ruins the “mental image” of what the reader had envisioned before.However, there are some that break the habit and surprise their viewers. It’s not just that the movie itself

A film however, shows what the director has in mind; which adds in their own unique twist in things. A prime example of this is how JJ Abrams directs his movies and always adds in perfectly timed lense flares and how Michael Bay adds a lot of explosions and moving camera angles in his movies. Peter Jackson, is no different, for he purposely changes from the source material with some unique twists but does it in a way where it appeals to not only the theatre-casuals but also the book fans. The Hobbit, written by J.R.R Tolkien is a prequel epic to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The story tells the tales of Bilbo Baggins, a hidebound hobbit who lives a quiet and peaceful life. One day he finally breaks breaks the habit by doing what mosts hobbits won’t such as going on adventures. Bilbo joins a crew of 13 dwarves (Thorin, Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Oin, Gloin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bombur, and Bofur) and an inconspicuous wizard named Gandalf the Grey to go reclaim the Lonely

However, little did Bilbo know that this adventure would break away and become something more meaningful. After success and receiving critical acclaim from making and adapting the Lord of the Rings trilogy into the big screen, legendary director/producer/screenplay writer Peter Jackson worked on making a film adaptation of the prequel story, The Hobbit. Peter Jackson is a very intelligent man and director, and wouldn’t break away from the source material unless he sees it as a more effective resultant. Accurately pinpointing to chapter 12, “Inside Information”, we can see Peter Jackson alter the story in a wide scale. In this chapter, 2 key points that Jackson has altered was the tone of Bilbo Baggins’s voice and then literally added a battle set between the dwarves and