The Hobbit Movie Vs Book

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The Hobbit was a very popular book in the twentieth century it would make sense it would have an movie, but the movie was not exactly like the novel in fact it had big changes in the scene of the trolls, but why would Peter Jackson the director do this. Why would he change Tolkien the author book and his events. It was to make the movie more believable and it was very effective. Tolkien novel The Hobbit main story plots was about a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins goes on an adventure with an wizard and dwarfs to reclaim their lost gold from Smaug a dragon that took their precious gold. Two changes Peter Jackson made to the film compare to the film was how Bilbo Baggins was captured by the trolls and how they escaped by the help by Gandalf the great …show more content…

In the novel how Gandalf save Bilbo and the dwarfs were very different from the movie. In the novel of The Hobbit Gandalf saves them by mocking the trolls so Bilbo and the dwarfs can escape and the trolls turn into stone by the sunlight. “No good boiling em! We ain’t got no water, and it’s a long way to the well and all.” said a voice” (Tolkien 40). In the novel it was Gandalf who mock the trolls so they would fight so Bilbo and the trolls can escape. Tolkien intent was to make Gandalf very wise and let the reader see that trolls are that dumb. In the movie it was very different. In fact Gandalf didn't mock the trolls at all. In the movie the trolls were hit by the sunlight by Gandalf crack a rock in half with his magic. (Jackson) Peter Jackson did this because they want the viewers to see Gandalf more of an wizard than an wise old man. In the novel he act more of an wise old man than an wizard. Jackson taught that Gandalf act too much as a old man than a wizard. That why Jackson change it to make Gandalf to look and act more like a wizard. This made Gandalf look more like a wizard and made the character more believable. This was very effective because in the novel he didn't act like an wizard. Gandalf seem more like a wise man and the book. Peter Jackson didn't want the viewers to think of him as a wise man and think of him more of an wizard. This also made Gandalf look powerful before defeating the …show more content…

They did make Gandalf more of an wizard than a wise man but maybe Tolkien trying to teach us a lesson. You don't have to be a warrior to do good. Look at the Gandalf and Bilbo. There not much in the beginning but as the story progressed they became an hero and maybe that what Tolkien trying to teach us. It okay to not be a wizard or a warrior but if you do well and good in the world that all that matters. This was uneffective as well because the trolls were nothing but an obstacle that they defeated. Nothing big really happen with the

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