Adaptation of the Hobbit

Film Adaption Analysis of The Hobbit

I chose to write about The Hobbit as my film adaption analysis. I decided on this one because I enjoy both reading and watching films on fantasy based stories. I think the Hobbit has a lot of interesting factors that can be examined in the literary versus novel form. In comparing the book to the movie, I did notice some significant changes such as added characters in the movie, a love triangle; an added injury will be discussed here in this analysis. My goal in this analysis is to discover whether these changes are successful, discovering any flaws with these differences, or suggesting what would have been better.

In viewing what the film writer Peter Jackson interpreted from author J.R.R. Tolkien’s written version of The Hobbit, I think Jacksons choice in the setting and the camera views were excellent. The filming took place in the New Zealand (north and south areas) and the scenery it provided really added to that fantasy-like vibe. There were a lot of up close shots of the characters which really allowed for depth without words but rather with the use of facial expressions. An example would be Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit character in the movie. He did a great job silently expressing his struggles and curiosity with the ring he found from the first film: An Unexpected Journey and hung onto in the sequel film: The Desolation of the Smaug.

Another example is how Tauriel viewed one of the dwarves. You could tell by her facial expressions that she was intrigued by him and something special was developing.

The lighting throughout the film consisted of a dim lighting which included cloudy skies and a sticky wet and cold environment, which really added to that medieval fantasy like setting with glimpses of brightness during exciting moments or lots of action like the dragon shooting fire. There was a lot of green scenery with the dwarf scenes and dark colors which made their environment seem natural and rustic. In the elf...