Top Ten Differences Between the Hobbit Book and Films
Differences between JRR Tolkien's novel and Peter Jackson's movie trilogy.I'd like to say, the Hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they aren't bad, the book was better.
But they are only mentioned a few times in the book. In fact, Azog is supposed to be dead from the start.
I don't really remember these guys from the book, to be honest.
In the book, it is hinted that Gandalf goes to Dol Guldur to investigate the Necromancer. This scene is seen in more detail in The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies.
I thought he was great in the films.
A stupid idea that adds nothing whatsoever. Tauriel was a new character that was created simply for this.
This was such a bad idea and executed badly at that.
This is the worst romance ever.
In the book, they keep the lids on the barrels, and it's all very peaceful. In the movie, they are attacked by Bolg and his pack of orcs.
The character of Legolas does in fact appear in The Hobbit book, though he is not named and is literally only mentioned once, simply as the son of the king of the wood elves. It's him though, and Peter Jackson seized on this tiny thread to capitalize on both Legolas and Orlando Bloom's popularity.
Probably to appease Lord of the Rings fans. But really, I think it was because Jackson wanted to spend all his CGI budget.
This angers Smaug and prompts him to destroy Laketown. In the book, Bilbo steals a cup, which angers Smaug, so he flies off. Bilbo and the dwarves originally don't know where he went, but it is revealed in Chapter 14 that he went to destroy Laketown.
In the book, he does not appear until chapter 14, when he kills the dragon with a black arrow.
The biggest difference is also the most obvious, so I saved it till last.
He's one of the most vocal dwarves in the book, too. I liked him in the movie, though.
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Bilbo in the book is hit by a rock, but in the movie, he never is.
Sorry, but it's goblins, wargs, dwarves, elves, and men. There were no orcs, and Azog is dead. Tauriel and Legolas aren't in it.
While the movie had many potatoes growing in the background, if you take a closer look, there were none mentioned in the book.
They left it out of the film! (Except the extended version) I was so mad they didn't keep it in the final cut. This was a very important scene, especially since so much focus was on Thorin in the last two films, instead of Bilbo.