After seeing the desolation of smaug i reread the original novel, realizing several things when i was done. I will point out that the meat of the story lies beyond those places, so they wanted to move. 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. With an introduction by richard armitage, this is a book that any fan of the hobbit will enjoy. 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. The desolation of smaug is technically better than the hobbit. 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. That makes it better than most scififantasy films by a. Dec 14, 20 the desolation of smaugs ending occurs after the titular dragon escapes from the lonely mountain and flies towards laketown where he plans to wreck havoc. This is the 3rd book in what will be a 6 book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. The ultimate insider look at the filmmaking process of the hobbit. Action steals the spotlight in peter jacksons return to middleearth. The desolation of smaug, the second part of peter jacksons extendedplay adaptation of j.
The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film trilogy. I will differ with ted saydalavong that the book never mentions anything related to the lord of the rings storyline. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. The first time he saw smaug and took a cup back to the dwarves. The desolation of smaug hardcover april 1, 2014 by daniel falconer author visit amazons daniel falconer page.
In 1990 a onevolume edition was released by unwin paperbacks. The desolation of smaug is the second film of the hobbit film series. Tolkiens 1937 novel the hobbit will be livelier, ruder and less slavishly faithful to its source than last years initial episode, an unexpected journey. 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. December is upon us, which means its time for the next installment in oscarwinning filmmaker peter jacksons second middleearth trilogy, the hobbit. The desolation of smaugs ending occurs after the titular dragon escapes from the lonely mountain and flies towards laketown where he plans to wreck havoc. Tolkiens childrens book, bilbo baggins has a sword called. This officially licensed sheet music collection features 19 piano renditions of howard shores masterful score.
Jan 01, 20 after seeing the desolation of smaug i reread the original novel, realizing several things when i was done. Meanwhile, the film better establishes why thorin oakenshield richard armitage is perceived by. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. The desolation of smaug official movie guide sibley, brian on.
Pianists will have both classic and new themes from the epic journey right at their fingertips as they play. Was sauron ever mentioned in the hobbit book, as he was in. Jackson may not actually wink at the audience, but his fleeting presence in the opening scene of the desolation of smaug seems to announce that this second of three film adaptations of j. Smaug is also perceived as a threat to the free peoples by gandalf, who fears an allia. Dec 14, 20 in the desolation of smaug, we get the pleasure of watching bilbo baggins martin freeman continue his evolution as a character, gaining more courage and sharpening his wits but remaining a polite and pleasant if bumbling hobbit at his core. 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.
The desolation of smaug is once again playing as both 3d and 3d hfr high frame rate premium presentations. The desolation of smaug, a continuation of the two of the worlds biggest motionpicture franchises, the hobbit, and the lord of the rings, by one of the worlds most notable directors, peter jackson. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. As the dragon passes over bilbo, the hobbit spies the bare spot on smaug s chest where the black arrow shot by bards ancestor knocked a scale loose. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. I was requested by alex bernhardt to do a full reading of an excerpt from the book the hobbit. The desolation of smaug is the second movie in the hobbit trilogy. Parents need to know that the desolation of smaug is the second installment in director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon smaug. The desolation of smaug is filled with beautiful and fun photograph stills from the movie and lots of interesting text about the characters.
It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. 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. The next day on his second trip, bilbo talked with smaug. The dwarves heard him coming and hid in the tunnel and smaug ate 6 of their ponies. While still slightly hamstrung by middle chapter narrative problems and its formidable length, the desolation of. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Unlike the streamlined adaptations of each of the three lord of the rings novels, the hobbit is expanded beyond the source material with additional characters and story lines. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically. I guess it is rather superfluous to mention that the movie is based on the book the hobbit by tolkien. Book overview the ultimate insider look at the filmmaking process of the hobbit. An unexpected journey in the same way attack of the clones was technically better than the phantom menace. The desolation of smaug, a continuation of the two of the world s biggest motionpicture franchises, the hobbit, and the lord of the rings, by one of the world s most notable directors, peter jackson. When smaug realized this, he flew out to find the theif.
The desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large and larger than these, and unlike the first hobbit film, the events of the. The film is the fifth middleearth film adaptation to be released, and the second chronologically in addition to the previous cast from the hobbit. The first film in the new trilogy, an unexpected journey, was very good, with one problem ill mention later. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Apr 01, 2014 my only quibble with this book is that it could have, and i think should have, been a chapter in the hobbit. Tolkienrelated films, but it is still peter jacksons take on tolkien. This is a photo gallery of the costumes, props and set dressing, including armour, weapons and. An unexpected journey, lee pace, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly, luke. First, the movie series greatly embellishes the story, inserting the plot line involving azog and expanding the role of bard, for example. The second epic installment of peter jacksons trilogy the hobbit. Bilbo baggins the hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor gandalf the wizard drops in one night. The desolation of smaug, audiences worldwide were transported back to middleearth for more thrills and adventure. Tolkiens playful childrens book, says robbie collin 2. The hobbit bilbo baggins, the wizard gandalf and dwarves led by thorin oakenshield continue their journey to reclaim the dwarf kingdom of erebor.
Sets based on this movie are expected late 20, two sets however have been released with the the hobbit. The desolation of smaug as peter jackson ventures further from j. After setting out from the safety of bag end, bilbo baggins has journeyed through middleearth with his fourteen companions, fighting through fire, wargs, goblins and even escaping. Dec, 20 the stakes are raised and evil rises as part 2 of the hobbit trilogy hits theaters. This is where the dragon smaug finds bilbo baggins in. The battle of the five armies, might have been a little shortsighted as now that most readers of and other rabid tolkien fans have seen the film sorry australia friends, paddle over to new zealand. The battle of the five armies is flowing gold in opening week. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off. The desolation of smaug is almost unrecognizable as part of the hobbit the love story between the dwarf and the wood elf, the bizarre rewriting of the escape from the wood elf stronghold, the battle between the handful of dwarfs and smaug in the mountain in which the dwarfs nearly get the better of smaug are just some of the egregious. The desolation of smaug is more of a bad steven seagal clone than an adaptation of wellread literature.
Starring ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, evangeline lilly and orlando bloom. After climbing down the carrock, thorins company encounters the bear form of a charging skinchanger. Tolkiens fairly straightforward hobbit novel into a sprawling fantasyadventure movie trilogy featuring additional plot. The desolation of smaug will see the company of thorin oakenshield encounter even greater perils in their quest to claim their longforgotten gold. While the hobbit was written before the main trilogy, and it is clear from reading both it and. Desolation of smaug directed by peter jackson was a interpretation of the book written by j. The desolation of smaug official movie guide name author. He is the main villain in the book, the main reason the dwarves recruit bilbo to go with them on their quest to retake erebor. The desolation of smaug book vs movie add a difference. The desolation of smaug spoilers for both the book and films, obviously fast forwarding through beorn and the mirkwood journey i can understand this one, as it seemed like not much time was spent on either. With an introduction by richard armitage, this is a. The stakes are raised and evil rises as part 2 of the hobbit trilogy hits theaters. What is the importance of smaug in the book the hobbit. Ebook the hobbit the desolation of smaug as pdf download.
With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott. There are plenty of high quality images that fans of the film will be interested in. Dec 18, 20 the desolation of smaug makes changes and additions as large and larger than these, and unlike the first hobbit film, the events of the second one depart from the book significantly. Jan 04, 2014 time to do something a little different here. The movie has impressive cgi, acting talents and provides an atmosphere like no other. Smaug wants bilbo to steal it the dragon knows that thorin will fall under the same influence as his grandfather and be overcome by greed.
This book features the character sketches, production design and concept art of the desolation of smaug. In the movie there is no femaile woodland elf named tauriel. Mild hobbit, hired by a wizard to aid in the recovery of a sacred dwarvish stone, aids his dwarvish allies against a dragon action, classic, an excellent buy. Desolation of smaug, howard shore, lord of the rings, lotr movies, music, studios, the hobbit, the hobbit. Tolkiens original text, the source material becomes harder to pin down but. Journey deeper into the magical world of the hobbit, bilbo baggins. My only quibble with this book is that it could have, and i think should have, been a chapter in the hobbit.
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