It happens every time. The movie based off of the book is mostly always different whether it is ineffective or not. Between The Hobbit and the movie, there are more than just a few differences. Written by J.R.R Tolkien, and directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit is a miraculous journey and development of a small Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He faces countless life threatening situations in his journey to the fearless dragon, Smaug at the end who holds all of the dwarves’ treasure in his lair. Specifically in chapter 5, Riddles in the Dark, Bilbo wakes up and is alone under the mountain with only his sword and a mysterious ring and is searching through the tunnels under the mountain. A couple clear changes that Peter Jackson made to the film were the introduction of how we met Gollum and enhancing Gollum’s desire to eat Bilbo during the movie, both of which are ineffective for different reasons.
In this very section of The Hobbit, the way that the viewers meet Gollum is different that the movie version. As proved in the novel, “ Suddenly Gollum came up and whispered …show more content…
But when we see him peek out, we get more of a scary and terrifying impression that makes the audience uneasy and nervous. We can see his eyes glowing in the darkness of the scene and him breathing silently under his breath, whereas in the book, the first impression is a creepy and weird feeling. These two different first impressions are very different in the way that we can see Gollum’s character.
Although there are always differences between every book and movie that aggravate the audience, overall the book was excellent and very enjoyable, as was the movie. I still believe that the book was more effective because words allow the author to describe with great depth and meaning. Most importantly, I learned about a hero’s journey, and how he/she becomes a hero which I have never learned about
In this very section of The Hobbit, the way that the viewers meet Gollum is different that the movie version. As proved in the novel, “ Suddenly Gollum came up and whispered …show more content…
But when we see him peek out, we get more of a scary and terrifying impression that makes the audience uneasy and nervous. We can see his eyes glowing in the darkness of the scene and him breathing silently under his breath, whereas in the book, the first impression is a creepy and weird feeling. These two different first impressions are very different in the way that we can see Gollum’s character.
Although there are always differences between every book and movie that aggravate the audience, overall the book was excellent and very enjoyable, as was the movie. I still believe that the book was more effective because words allow the author to describe with great depth and meaning. Most importantly, I learned about a hero’s journey, and how he/she becomes a hero which I have never learned about