The Hobbit Book Vs Movie

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If a movie was made based on a book, does that mean the book is really good? The short answer is yes, but making a movie more detailed than the book makes the story captivating. Background noise, more drama, and more characters make one great movie. Well, ‘The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey’ movie is better than the book ‘The Hobbit’ because of two reasons. In the movie The Hobbit, the director gave me a preferable description of Bilbo’s adventure, unlike J. R. R. Tolkien. I know this because of how the director, Peter Jackson, shows me all of the thoughts/emotions of the characters and the dramatization of the story. Although Tolkien does use strong language to make the reader intrigued by the story, the book could not really prove to me that …show more content…

For example, when Thorin and company escape from goblin town, they encounter many labyrinths, bridges, and other obstacles. When the team was crossing the bridge, the Goblin King appears right in front of them. Luckily, Gandalf is able to kill the king with his sword. Hundreds of goblins are killed during their escape. On the other hand, in the book, there were no such details that showed how they flee goblin town. The difference is that when in the movie Gandalf appears to save the dwarves from being killed, he only helps by telling the dwarves to fight. Meanwhile, in the book, the goblins rather get scared of Gandalf’s entrance, due to the fire and the sparks. Rather than leading to a dramatic escape/battle, the dwarves fight off a couple of goblins and are managed to kill the goblin king much sooner. “Suddenly a sword flashed in its own light. Bilbo saw it go right through the Great Goblin as he stood dumbfounded in the middle of his rage. He fell dead, and the goblin soldiers fled before the sword shrieking into the darkness” (Chapter 4). Right before Thorin and company reach Rivendell, they get ambushed by Fimbul and other warg riders. Luckily, they find a hole and get in there. Right after that, the elves chase the orc hunters away. However, in the book, there was no such character by the name of Fimbul and no warg riders pursuing the dwarves. The background noise, the amount of action each scene displays, and how each character acts in their own way make the movie more exciting to

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