The hobbit trilogy consists of three films an unexpected journey, the desolation of smaug, and the battle of the five armies. The dwarves were held captive for one or two weeks in different parts of the elves palace. How, then, did the battle of the five armies become even remotely tethered to. But his madness in battle of the five armies is still striking. The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried easter. Unlike what you see in the movies, bard had managed to form an actual army in the book. Its impossible for a 12yearold boy or girl to resist a movie subtitled the battle of the five armies, and thats surely why the producers changed it from the whimsical there. Apr 25, 2017 though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. History of middle earth detailing the hobbits past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story.
Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic and the movie. The battle of the five armies is revenge of the sith. The battle of the five armies is the worst peter jackson hobbit movie return of the king vs. The five armies are the elves, the men, the dwarves, the goblins and wargs and the eagles. Different editions have been illustrated in diverse ways.
The battle of the five armies, david bratman makes the astute observation that the title of the film goes unexplained. An unexpected journey, is the one that seems to have pulled the short straw in terms of content. The battle of the five armies is the third part of a threepart adaptation of the novel the hobbit, or there and back again by j. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer.
Why are the hobbit movies considerably different from the book. Battle of five armies the one wiki to rule them all fandom. A threepart comic book adaptation with script by chuck dixon and sean deming and illustrated by david wenzel was published by eclipse comics in 1989. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. The battle of the five armies is 20 percent inspiration, 80 percent desperation.
If only his character received the same level of attention from the end of desolation to his death in the battle of the five armies. In truth, the hobbit occurs in the third age in 29412942. But the movies definitely feature special twists from peter jackson. This discussion is, naturally, full of spoilers and also capslock. Oct, 2015 5 hobbit extended editions scenes that actually make the movies better. Obligatory link to 538 comparing how many minutes per page were expended in a number of recent book adaptations. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. Azog acts as commander, rather than bolg, and set up a signal post on raven hill to coordinate the battle. Who are the armies in the battle of five armies anyway.
The battle of the five armies marks the end or nearly the end of a film journey that began more than a dozen years ago and now spans six films that, when all. While there are some changes in sequence, the storyline is well aligned between the two sources. The battle of the five armies is released in an extended version a year after its theatrical release. May 01, 20 or, if peter jackson wanted to make things more personal for thorin, he could have used bolg, azogs son, who leads the goblin army in the battle of the five armies.
And it is the the best depiction of a dragon to ever grace a film, without a doubt. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit compare. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. The battle of the five armies begins with the battle against the dragon smaug. Battle of the five armies is a soulless end to the flawed. The story reaches its climax in the battle of five armies, where many of the. Thorin is a flawed and tragic figure from the beginning, at once proud and bold and petty. The hobbit movies were awful, and now we know why the verge.
All the similarities between the lord of the rings and. The changes brought about by peter jackson, director of the hobbit trilogy, add depth to the story and more or less meet the expectations of. As with bilbo, the climactic chapter of the hobbit. Wow, everyones being very nice about this so i guess ill be the tony montanastyle bad guy. Oct 11, 2019 wow, everyones being very nice about this so i guess ill be the tony montanastyle bad guy. Here we take a look at the film adaptation, and compare it to its source material. And history teaches us that no matter how faithful or unfaithful a film adaptation is with respect to its original source, someone will complain about the movies unfaithfulness to the books. After bard killed the dragon smaug, the men of the lake and the woodelves both laid siege to the dwarves in the lonely mountain, the thirteen dwarves of the lonely mountain under thorin ii. Unless the extended edition changes this when its released presumably in november 2015 viewers will have to decide for themselves which groups peter jackson considered one of the five armies. Aragorn was born in the third age in 2931, making him between ten and eleven years old at the end of the battle of the five armies, and unlikely to be a ranger. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. Peter jackson did a decent job on the lord of the rings movies. I continue with the beginning of the fellowship of the ring from lotr and focus a lot on the film and book differences, but i also explain the lore behind pipeweed and some of the hobbit.
However, theres a slight discrepancy between the timelines of the movies and the novels. In the book, men and elves and dwarves didnt get to fight each other. With war approaching, the themes and motifs that were established in an unexpected journey and the desolation of smaug are pushed down dark, tumultuous avenues. Covering material from only the first six chapters of tolkiens novel, this required a lot of padding and extra content to justify the runtime. The hobbit battle of the five armies blu ray3d like star wars, the lord of the rings series came out over a long period of time and not exactly in sequence. All the similarities between the lord of the rings and the. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit. In the hobbit, jrr tolkien mentions a wizard named radagast the brown only a couple of times. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. The lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. 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. Elves dwarves men orcs who was the 5th army in the hobbit.
It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. Reportedly the mpaa has given an rrating to the hobbit. The battle of the five armies covers roughly the last 60 pages of the book, chronicling the demise of the dragon smaug benedict cumberbatch and the struggle to gain dominion over the lonely mountain and its treasures. The final hobbit film is an unprecedentedly gratuitous stretch of. Thorin was hidden deep and far from the rest and was the last rescued.
Dec 19, 2014 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book. If theres any proof a book shouldnt be ripped apart into multiple movies, its the hobbit. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter. Tolkiens book the fellowship of the ring and the peter jackson film screenplay of the same name are fairly easy to document because, in both the book and film, the story maintains a single thread from beginning to end. The only changes that were made are those that are necessary to making a successful movie adaptation. The secret entrance was hidden and a barely recognizable trail led to it. The five armies are made up of the dwarves, the men of laketown, the mirkwood elves, the orcsgoblins and. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur.
Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. The desolation of smaug and of course the lotr saga before that, the hobbit. The art of war, just as it sounds delves into all the battles and major fights that occur in the film and as you can tell from the title, the battle of five armies contains quite a few of them. The five armies are described as elves, men, dwarves, and two armies of orcs one from dol guldur and the other from gundabad. Why are the hobbit movies considerably different from. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. Gwaihir, lord of the eagles, sees the fire from his perch far. Though most of the hobbit trilogy looks cartoonish, smaugs cgi is without question the best of the series. Dec 15, 2014 the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. In the film, peter jackson expands on his role hugely, allowing him to interact with the likes of gandalf and bilbo, while starring in his own scene in which he helps avert a group of goblins from following the main characters. The hobbit is set within tolkiens fictional universe and follows the quest of homeloving bilbo.
The battle of the five armies is one of the first greatest fantasy battles of all time, brought to life by jrr tolkien in his masterpiece, the hobbit, which was the precursor to the lord of the rings. The battle of five armies was a battle waged between the orcs and the wargs of the misty mountains and the grey mountains against the men of dale, elves, dwarves, on and near the lonely mountain. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. At 144 minutes, its half an hour shorter than its dragass predecessors.
Theres little he can do as the eagles soar away, flying throughout the night. In the book as in the films, smaug is a cunning beast. The battle of the five armies is the third of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. Sep 16, 2018 go to or text thedom to 500500 to get a free book and 30 day free trial. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. Dec 18, 2014 spoilers for peter jacksons rendition of the hobbit follow. It premiered in london on 1 december 2014, and saw release in most of europe on 10 december and north america on 17 december. The eagles drop thorins company off on top of a huge rock.
For example the star wars films, in storychronology, released as films 4, 5, 6 then 1, 2, 3 and the latest is film 7, to be followed by 8 and 9. The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the bookand mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to. There are many similarities in the two novels as well as film adaptations of the two novels. In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks. Well weve come at last to the mountain, to the titular battle of the five armies, and to the end of the road both for bilbo and his. Bolg would have a personal vendetta against thorin for killing his father in peter jacksons adaptation, and his villainy would have lasted until the end of the new trilogy. He is one of the wood elves who take thorin and the others captive. The director, who is responsible for all six films in the franchise, added new characters, storylines and battle sequences to amp up the epic series and his mark can be spotted in multiple scenes from the last. In the movie it took the dwarves over a week from when they left laketown until they found the secret entrance to the lonely mountain. There were plenty of unnecessary and lame alterations here and there to the plot, charact. It took the dwarves one day to get from laketown to the mountain and find the secret entrance.
In comparison, he spent years prepping the original lord of the rings trilogy, and on the hobbit things got so bad that when they started shooting the titular battle of five armies itself they. The desolation of smaug 20 covers the seventh through the. The third and final installment of the hobbit series hits theaters. Azogs son, who leads the goblin army in the battle of the five armies. The final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but.
The complete list of film changes is my ongoing project to list all the reported differences between peter jacksons hobbit and lord of the rings films and the j. Tolkien, following an unexpected journey 2012 and the desolation of smaug 20, and. See more ideas about the hobbit, lord of the rings and middle earth. The dom and calluna return to middle earth to see how.
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