The Hobbit: by J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit was written in 1937, and the first third was made into a movie in 2012. The first movie is called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The second movie, made in 2013, is called The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. There is a third movie to be released that will be called The Hobbit: There and Back Again. This comparison is between the book The Hobbit, and the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The beginning of the movie takes place in the future, 60 years before the time of when the book takes place. There is an older Bilbo Baggins, the main character, and a character that was in the prequels to this trilogy, Frodo Baggins; the prequels being The Lord of The Rings trilogy (Frodo does not make any other appearance in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey). This section of the movie does not take place in the book. The book starts off: “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (3). This line is in the movie, however. It is in this beginning part where there is old Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. This part is like a build up to the story. The war is spoken about in this bit, and the line “in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” makes its appearance. However, it is still future tense of which the book takes place.

After this prologue is over, it then goes back 60 years to the present time of the story. Mr. Baggins is met by Gandalf and their following conversation is quite on point with the book. There are a few lines missing, but nothing major. Except for when Gandalf schedules tea on Wednesday with Bilbo. It is not a huge part of the book, so it is not surprising that it was not included.

Once the encounter with Gandalf is over, the dwarves begin to pile in. After finding the symbol...

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... it did not take place in the book. It could not have taken place in the book because in the book Azog died. He was killed many years ago in the book. This was most likely included for cinematic purposes. To include more action than what was in the book.

Overall, the film adaptation and the novel version of The Hobbit are quite different. However most of the differences are understandable and plausible. For reasons such as character development, cinematic effect, and sheer comedy and action. But to be kept in mind, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey does not cover the entire book The Hobbit. These changes might have been done to benefit this fact. Either way, the book is a fantastic piece of literature, and the film a wonderful adaptation of a fantastic piece of literature.

Works Cited

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966. Print.