Tolkien, full of fantastical fun and adventurea modern day epic. Specifically, i wanted to compare the length of the hobbit movie to that of the source text, and run the same analysis for the three lord of the rings. John ronald reuel tolkien the hobbit, or there and back again. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Chapter 1 of the 2019 theatrical audiobook of the hobbit. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. He appears at the battle of five armies and fights the goblins. It seems that she was created to provide a strong, relatable female character that doesnt really exist in the hobbit book, and considering her performance was highly praised across the board, it was a move that went rather well. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature. The outlines are printed obviously, and with great notes on what they are. While the lord of the rings was targeted at a much older audience, i think that the hobbit appeals more to younger people. The desolation of smaug on times top 10 best movies list starlight is a cold light, someone says to tauriel as she gazes out at the heavens. It is one of the few books which completely absorbs you into the story and. While these works by tolkien are obviously related, they are very, very different.
Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. An unexpected journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the. Despite being the most poorly received it stands as my favorite. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. We find how the book was composed, and what was changed between releases. Gandalf and bilbo spend yuletide with him on their way back to the hobbitlands. However, confident that his book would one day be divided into a dozen movies, author jrr tolkien also provided 125 pages of hobbit backstory, billed as the appendecies, in a later edition of. The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. There is a gentle line of excitement of more content to be able to view about the hobbit, accompanied with fear that perhaps there is too much movie for one book.
It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. The hobbit audiobook free online read by rob inglis. Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. And afterward the comments valuable, connecting with, and exceptionally well done. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. However, since each tome blitzed the 100,000 word mark the fellowship of the ring has177,227 words, the two towers. The hobbit is a book full of adventure, but it also has an underlying theme of perseverance and how former foes can work together to defeat a common enemy.
An unexpected jorney 182 mins the desolation of smaug186mins and the battle of the five armies 174mins. Guillermo del toro had originally signed to direct the movies, but due to various delays and conflicts with schedules, announced that. In hours, how long is the hobbit trilogy, and the lord of. Before bilbo is really able to improve upon the situation, gandalf has invited himself to tea and when he arrives, he comes with a company of dwarves led by thorin. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different ways. The paper book was first published on september 21, 1937, and is set in the years 2941 to 2942 of the third age before the events of the lord of the rings audiobook. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to the return of the king, which expand on the story told in the hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films.
An unexpected journey, gandalf uncovers the blade on the floor of the cave as he was about to leave and gives it to bilbo, who is waiting outside. Then there were threehobbit movies the hobbit movie. This holds true with the fans who have spoken on here. Tolkiens approach, tone, style and intended audience was a different. There is a trap, however, in reading the hobbit after reading the lotr. Jackson made the lord of the rings trilogy with a one book to one film ratio. It takes place 60 years before the fellowship of the ring, and serves the purpose of filling in details that previously went unexplained.
The hobbit is a movie trilogy that acts as a prequel to the popular lord of the rings trilogy. A dramatic way to experience the classic story by j. It was originally dismissed as juvenile by many of his friends. Like lord of the rings, if lord of the rings was written by grade schoolers. It is the first installment in a threepart film adaptation based on j. When judging the hobbit, it is tempting to grade it straight against the lotr trilogy. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down. Bilbo baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther. He enjoys a peaceful and pastoral life but his life is interrupted by a surprise visit by the wizard gandalf. As tolkiens work progressed on the successor the lord of the rings, he made retrospective accommodations for it in the hobbit. The battle of the five armies is the best of the three hobbit installments, in that its not horrible. Movie length in adapted franchises we crunched the numbers on novel length vs.
Theres a reason tolkien begins both novels by getting his hobbit. R tolkien is a fantasy novel that has acquired increased interpretation and attention since it was first published. It had evolved from stories he told his children into a fulllength tale he shared with his discussion group. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. Tolkiens the hobbit would be split into three films. However, confident that his book would one day be divided into a dozen movies, author jrr tolkien also provided 125 pages of hobbit backstory. He is hospitable to gandalf, bilbo, and the dwarves on their way to the lonely mountain and gives them ponies and provisions for their journey. Movie length, part 2 does the density of a movie adaptation of a book have any effect on its quality. In his transformation of the book into a trilogy of bigbudget. Tolkien 18921973 was an english author best known for his high fantasy novels including the lord of the rings, the hobbit and others. They live in the shadow of the lord of the rings movies and simply paled. The hobbit movies are the only films with more minutes of film than book pages.
The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. The hobbit, or there and back again an unexpected party 3 chapter i an unexpected party in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. The hobbit is set within tolkiens fictional universe and follows the quest of. Learn the hobbit book with free interactive flashcards. I feared it was being done so to milk the franchise and lets be. It also shows how undertaking different experiences allow people to grow in ways they did not think possible. And he certainly went to great length creating the languages of the different peoples of this world, as well as all of the other incredible details. Since the publication of the hobbit in 1937, critical readers have argued over whether the book is a fantasy, a fairy tale, a fable, a romance, an epic, or a novel.
A collective groan shook the world in 2012 when it was announced that peter jacksons adaptation of j. If you create a followup book or hobbit with an ensemble cast, make sure its an allbritish cast thats been classically trained. I simply couldnt figure out how it could be turned into a trilogy. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. The final hobbit film is an unprecedentedly gratuitous stretch of. Listen and download free lotrs the hobbit audiobook by j. Former oxford students encouraged the professor to complete his work with his own illustrations. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. The battle of the five armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy film directed by peter jackson and written by jackson, fran walsh, philippa boyens, and guillermo del toro. Is there an ideal length of a movie based on the books word count. The hobbit is the story of bilbo baggins, a hobbit who lives in hobbiton. The hobbit was tolkiens first book, first published in 1937.
This lesson discusses literary criticism of the hobbit by. The hobbit cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. How many pages do the lord of the rings books have altogether. The top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The hobbit film trilogy the one wiki to rule them all. The hobbit trilogy is too long ways to shorten the. I was distinctly underwhelmed by the first two hobbit movies, i thought they were good but just that good. Do you think the hobbit dramatized needs a followup book. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. The publisher was encouraged by the books critical and financial success and, therefore, requested a sequel.
It is followed by the desolation of smaug 20 and the battle of the five armies 2014, and together, they act as a prequel to jacksons the lord of the rings film trilogy. I really, really cant wait to finish the hobbit, and then read the lord of the rings series, and all of his other books. Aside from being an author, tolkien was also a poet, university professor and philologist. Individually, each of those books is longer than the hobbit, and yet they. Tolkien, following an unexpected journey 2012 and the desolation of. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the whole text. A great modern classic and the prelude to the lord of the rings. The third and final installment of the hobbit series hits theaters. T his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. I fixed a lot of pronunciation issues there and also faced some unexpected technical problems while doing so. The hobbit was the very first book i read back in the mid 80s and i adored it. Tolkiens the hobbit, distributed by new line cinema.
Herewith, some arguments in the little books favor. Already made a dozen of versions of this book and now i believe this is the final one. Reading length provides a calculation for the word count of this book, find out how long it will take you to read. The hobbit to be split into three movies because peter.
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