Dec, 20 an unexpected journey took 182 minutes to tell, and covered only about 125 of tolkiens 375 pages in my version of the book, anyway. Newest desolationofsmaug questions science fiction. An unexpected journey took 182 minutes to tell, and covered only about 125 of tolkiens 375 pages in my version of the book, anyway. The desolation of smaug is the 20 epic fantasy adventure film and the second installment in the hobbit motion picture trilogy based on the novel by j. The desolation of smaug really ought to be a pretty simple sell for peter jackson and his amiable band of kiwi storytellers. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter. In the movie there is no femaile woodland elf named tauriel. Nov 12, 2014 also one should point out an additional sequence in mirkwood which adds up to the psychedelic atmosphere which had been beautifully described in the book. What are the differences between the book and the film version of smaug and bilbos conversation. What are the differences between the book and the film. Desolation comes upon the sky now i see fire inside the mountain i see fire burning the trees and i see fire hollowing souls i see fire blood in the breeze and i hope that you remember me oh, should my people fall in surely ill do the same confined in mountain halls we got too close to the flame calling out father hold fast and we will. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord of.
With that out of the way, it saddens me to say that the rest of the hobbit the desolation of smaug is a disaster of mindblowing proportions. The desolation of smaug is more related to peter jacksons king kong than the original trilogy, and one is left to wonder how the fellowship of the ring would have looked like, if it had been made with the same creative philosophy as the desolation of smaug. Dec, 2014 to answer this question, one must leave the movieverse and enter the book verse. The action is none like weve seen in any middleearth installment. Warner bros pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select. First of all yes thus isnt like the book and does stray from the source material but in order to get three films out of it this was always going to be the case. How the desolation of smaug should have ended youtube. In an interview with joe letteri, smaug s design was changed to the form shown in the film after the crew saw how benedict cumberbatch. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically.
The runtime is specified by the following scheme theatrical edition bluray extended edition bluray. The desolation of smaug demonstrate courage and curiosity. Profiles and rules for the good and evil miniatures in the hobbit. The desolation of smaug visual companion jude fishers visual companion is the most basic of the three books, although that does not make it less enjoyable.
The desolation of smaugs cliffhanger ending is one of the most climactic finishes to a middle earth film. Second, it is arguably the most violent of the five tolkien movies hes made thus far. Newest desolationofsmaug questions feed to subscribe to this rss feed, copy and paste this. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery. He infiltrates the necromancers stronghold in dol guldur. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of bagginess, writes mark. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug.
What does desolation mean, and why is the movie entitled. Smaug is, bar none, the best cinematic dragon of all time. For an epic like peter jacksons film trilogy of the hobbit, whose source material has a major and rabid fanbase, theres going to be a lot of dissection of the adaptations thats why it helps to. The desolation of smaug is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The desolation of smaug is the second part of a threepart adaptation of the novel the hobbit, or there and back again by author j. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott.
The desolation of smaug is the second movie of the hobbit trilogy an adaptation of tolkiens book being produced and directed by peter jackson. The desolation of smaug and weaknesses in the source material ars resident tolkien nerd explains why deviating from the book. Also, we get to see a much discussed scene involving a a white stag here. But there are two other things you also need to know about the hobbit.
A hobbit, some dwarves, and a wizard walk into a mountain. The desolation of smaug is out in theaters now, while the final film, there and back again, arrives in theaters on december 17, 2014. The desolation of smaug is streaming, if the hobbit. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of j.
Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. In the movie smaug initially seems to sense bilbos ring and bilbo takes it off out of fear, becoming visible, whereas in the book smaug doesnt say anything about the ring and bilbo remains invisible, but after that their initial conversation with bilbos riddling descriptions of himself is basically an abridged version of the dialogue in the book, taking a lot of specific lines from it, as you can see here. Except for a flashback which shows gandalf ian mckellen and the exiled dwarf king thorin oakenshield richard armitage joining forces in a dark and beersoaked pub straight out of chaucers canterbury tales, the desolation of smaug picks up where the last one left off, with bilbo martin freeman and the posse of rowdy dwarves deep into their journey to reclaim the lonely. The desolation of smaugs quest to transform the hobbit. The desolation of smaug should never have been made and doesnt deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as jacksons the lord of the rings trilogy. The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. Smaug, for those who havent read the book, seen the first movie, or watched the 1977 tv special, is the dragon who has laid waste to the homeland of a tribe of dwarfs, and has been jealously guarding their hoard of treasure ever since, and whom the hobbit protagonist bilbo baggins must face.
The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer. It becomes clear that legolas pointed ears tingle whenever tauriel is around. The desolation of smaug, jackson revisits his style of elaborate escapist cinema, the visual vitality and expansive storytelling methods to convey tolkiens visionary landscape of. Smaug appears as the titular antagonist in the second film, the hobbit. The vanyar and the noldor all make it to the undying lands. Fifty differences between the desolation of smaug and tolkiens. Many tolkien loyalists are outraged that director added female characters to the classic novel the hobbit, but jackson didnt stop there. I absolutely enjoy reading this book, i also bought the official movie guide of the unexpected journey, but havent read it yet i trust it is of the same quality. Smaug is a topic of discussion among the white council as gandalfs reason to support thorin oakenshields quest. The extended edition of desolation of smaug turns the film into a flabby affair, but the tenplus hours of bonus features could still make this purchase worthwhile for tolkien fans. The borders of the desolation harboured a little clinging greenery and life, but its. The setup is considerably different in the desolation of smaug, but thats only. Make the hobbit part of your english language arts class plans with this study guide to the complete novel, with activities exploring character, setting, and plot that tiein with the second part of director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of j. The desolation of smaug continues the adventure of the title character.
When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif. Well, theres a site with the books scene of bilbo and smaugs meeting here turn your speakers off because theres some annoying midi music. Why do you think the filmmaker decided to insert a little bit of a romancelove triangle into the story. 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.
Weta workshop was thrilled to return to middleearth once again, contributing design, specialty props and specialty costumes to all three films. The desolation of the dragon or the desolation of smaug was the wasted, unpeopled lands around erebor and dale, charred and blackened by the burning breath of smaug the dragon. In general, the 3d is shot for depth not popout gimmicks, and aside from a distracting sequence with a honey bee flying at the screen, most of the thirddimension effect is used for subtle immersion. Along the way, the adventurers encounter trolls, orcs, goblins and the mysterious gollum. The desolation of smaug is a production of new line cinema and mgm, with new line managing production. The hobbit trilogy bilbo baggins is swept up into an epic quest to reclaim the lost dwarf kingdom of erebor from the fearsome dragon smaug, in the company of thirteen dwarves and the wizard gandalf the grey. How the books differ from what is depicted in the films. What are the differences between the book and the film version of.
If you havent read the book yet, does the movie make you want to start tolkiens classic. In the movie the sealed barrels are collected a little ways downstream by river elves and lashed into rafts, which they then drive to laketown. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. The director, peter jackson, made many changes and also added to. A gallery showcasing several hobbyists collections of citadel miniatures, inspired by the warriors of middleearth and the events of the movies. Thats because after two hours of setup involving bilbo baggins martin freeman as he hobbits along with the. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of. The desolation of smaug is filled with beautiful and fun photograph stills from the movie and lots of interesting text about the characters.
The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy and adventure movie. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. The desolation of smaug as peter jackson ventures further from j. The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. I see fire from the hobbit the desolation of smaug. They are both greedy because they have a love of gold and they both get dragon sickness and do bad things. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film series. For an epic like peter jacksons film trilogy of the hobbit, whose source material has a major and rabid. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. It is safe to say that film two, the desolation of smaug, overcomes any of these reservations, delivering, without doubt, the premier cinematic spectacle of the year. The sealed barrels are collected a little ways downstream by river elves and lashed into rafts, which they then drive to laketown. The desolation of smaug is another grand entry in the tolkien saga, raising the emotional and physical stakes while revealing more of. The elves originated far to the east of the lands that figure in lotr.
The desolation of smaug addresses a few issues that seemed mysterious in the first film, and one of these is gandalfs acquisition of the map and key from thorins father, and specifically the fact that in an unexpected journey, thorin didnt seem at all curious about how this happened. Also not in the original hobbit story is the lord of the rings character legolas orlando bloom, who appears in the film. The dwarfs, bilbo and gandalf have successfully escaped the misty mountains, but bilbo has gained the one ring. Tolkiens the hobbit, brought to the big screen in an epic trilogy. Tolkiens fantasy adventure masterpiece, the hobbit.
The desolation of smaug is very difficult to view or to take on its own terms. An unexpected journey in the same way attack of the clones was technically better than the phantom menace. Then in the movie scene below smaug talks about how bilbo is being used by thorin oakenshield, whereas in the book smaug doesnt mention the name of thorin oakenshield and note that the first answer to this question suggests this is a mistake, since although smaug could have been familiar with thorin, thorin didnt get the name oakenshield until after smaug had already taken the treasure. Desolation of smaug extended edition has 25 new minutes.
The two biggest issues i had with an unexpected journey were the jarring visual effects and the propulsiveyetsomehowmundane narrative arc, which mostly consisted of the heroic ensemble scurrying from one perilous threat only to wind up in another. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. The desolation of smaug is sure to satisfy those who thought the first installment dragged its feet. First, it is peter jacksons most audacious departure yet from tolkiens original source material.
Though big in the book, the movie portrays the dragon as the size of two 747 airplanes. A compendium of differences between peter jacksons the hobbit. Considering the place from whence it came to borrow a rings phrase, it is perhaps natural that these new adventures should be viewed through the prism of jacksons first opus. It tells the tale of bilbo and his journey to the lonely mountain with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named gandalf the grey, to reclaim the treasure stolen by smaug the dragon. Alike the first, impressive but not ground breaking. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. The desolation of smaug hits bluray in november, and it will have 25 minutes added to the film. We have made a sacrifice to the gods of online video and are now able to bring back to life our sins video for the hobbit. Ha delle stupende immagini allesterno con davanti gandalf, dietro altri 3 personaggi della storia. The desolation of smaug is the first middleearth adaptation made by peter jackson not to implement a volume or chapter title from one of the original novels, which i.
When the end credits finally roll, you truly are left wanting more and, no, i wont tell you what scene it ends on even if you have read the book. Oct 03, 20 the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by j. The desolation of smaug is a little less long and a little less boring. Unlike the lord of the rings trilogy, where each film was based on an individual book with a distinct linearity linking them, there. Jan 01, 20 reading the movie guides to the hobbit films at least so far has given me an appreciation of how a rather sparelywritten story whose prose style is out of date can be translated into a wonder of a modern fantasy tale in a visual format.
It is a hugely enjoyable twoandahalf hours of cinema, an endlessly fun and. The lord of the rings trilogy blew me away, they were truly outstanding masterpieces that deserved every bit of recognition they got. The desolation of smaug is technically better than the hobbit. Nov 26, 20 if you love the lotr and hobbitmovies, i can only recommend to read this book, particularly if you are interested how your favourite characters or scenes were made to come real. The desolation of smaug and the book, the hobbit, or there and back. The elves that do follow the summons the eldar collectively are members of three different kindreds.
An unexpected journey is out now on extended edition bluray, 3d bluray, and dvd. The desolation of smaug and weaknesses in the source material ars resident tolkien nerd explains why deviating from the book can be a good thing. Tolkiens original text, the source material becomes harder to pin down but. The movie is about bilbo baggins going with thorin oakenshield and his dwarves to reclaim lonely mountain from the dragon smaug. It took the dwarves one day to get from laketown to the mountain and find the secret entrance. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children. The desolation of smaug is slightly shorter, but still runs a.
From new line cinema, peter jackson and warner bros. With an introduction by richard armitage, this is a book that any fan of the hobbit will enjoy. No dwarves were injured between mirkwood and laketown. The desolation of smaug is once again playing as both 3d and 3d hfr high frame rate premium presentations.
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