The Hobbit: Comparing The Book And Movie

Bilbo Baggins is given the responsibility of saving the dwarves from being eaten by Smaug, the dragon, just like when he saved the dwarves from multiple terrible situations such as saving them from the trolls. The title of this book is The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien and the director of the movie “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug” is Peter Jackson. The book and movie are about a hobbit named Bilbo who is called to go on an adventure. In this adventure Bilbo, 13 dwarves, and a wizard will go kill the dragon who tore apart the dwarves’ city and took all of their treasure long ago. Bilbo is growing as a hero in the movie and the book but there are many differences too, the differences in the movie are all changed by the director Peter Jackson
For example, “...‘-but anyway I think I will go and have a peep at once and get it over. Now who is coming with me? He did not expect a chorus of volunteers so he was not disappointed’” (Tolkien 213)… “In the meanwhile his friends did their best to cheer him up; and they were eager for his story, especially wanting to know why the dragon had made such an awful noise, and how Bilbo had escaped” (Tolkien 227-228). This shows Bilbo went down by himself and came back by himself. Bilbo had not been dependent on anybody in this scene. Bilbo made some mistakes, but he did do it without causing any deaths or dying himself. Bilbo is becoming a great hero because he does not need Gandalf or the dwarves to save him, and he doesn’t get into more trouble than he believes he can handle. In the movie Bilbo goes down by himself, but when the dwarves hear Smaug they come down to rescue Bilbo (Jackson). This is effective because it changes the whole scene. Jackson’s purpose for changing the scene is to make it full of action and to grab the viewer’s attention. Bilbo is not by himself so he didn’t grow as a character. If he expects to be rescued every time then he will be killed when he isn’t. The director shows different shots of Smaug to show how large and frightening he is. The lighting in the room makes everything about Smaug very creepy and scary. The lighting also makes the viewer on edge for Bilbo because it is so dark and dungeon-like. This shows Bilbo is dependent on the dwarves in this scene. Bilbo is the hero so he is supposed to be independent and not rely on someone to rescue him. Thorin and company rescue Bilbo and make him dependent on