The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. If an unexpected journey was the journey to the top of the roller coaster, then the second hobbit installment is the thrilling plunge that follows afterwards. He was brave, strong and a good captain of the guard. It picks up with hobbit bilbo baggins martin freeman in possession of the allpowerful ring. In the extras of the extended edition it is told that this happened during the first take, and the scene was reshot many times. Tolkien and prequel to the lord of the rings film trilogy. The desolation of smaug, director peter jackson has unveiled one last production blog to take fans behind the scenes of the second. The desolation of smaug is another grand entry in the tolkien saga, raising the emotional and physical stakes while revealing more of the sinister forces that we know will ultimately. It has been laid waste and now occupied by the giant dragon smaug. As for the story, i had only a vague idea of the hobbit stories of j.
Parents need to know that the desolation of smaug is the second installment in director peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. The desolation of smaug is three hours long, but it felt like only 45 minutes. Boasting a real clip of film from the movie, the hobbit the desolation of smaug the lonely mountain bookmark features a beautiful scene with bilbo baggins standing in the midst of the desolate lonely mountain. The desolation of smaug official movie guide by brian. Perhaps theres enough material for two films, but the story line is. Home entertainment has released the first trailer for the hobbit. The desolation of smaug, the second film in the trilogy adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by jrr tolkien. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. But i quickly became immersed in the production process with the authors. An unexpected journey, the second the desolation of smaug and the third the battle of the five armies. The desolation of smaug is now playing in theaters. Welcome back to the chapterbychapter reread of the hobbit, which ive reopened so we can talk about the movie the hobbit.
He lives alone in the lonely mountain, his only purpose to guard the treasure he stole from the dwarves during the reign of thorins grandfather. The desolation of smaug, the middle chapter of the new middle earth adventure trilogy that stars martin freeman as bilbo baggins, an unassuming hobbit who leaves the comfort of his hobbit hole to face the large and very perilous world of monsters and men. Peter jackson freely admits the hobbits production was a shambles. There are plenty of high quality images that fans of the film will be interested in.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the hobbit. The letter h is the only thing the words honesty and hollywood share in common. Its a cutthroat business, but most of it happens behind closed doors and we can only speculate later on what may or may not have happened when movies work, or dont. I came from the end of bag, but no bag went over me. Tolkiens the hobbit, smaug the dragon is the big bad guy, living in the old dwarf kingdom under the lonely mountain. The lord of the rings, all 480,000plus words of it, was already a fairly. Tolkiens playful childrens book, says robbie collin 2. The battle of the five armies the lord of the rings movies 255 61. The desolation of smaug is another grand entry in the tolkien saga, raising the emotional and physical stakes while revealing more of. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery.
Reading the movie guides to the hobbit films at least so far has given me an appreciation of how a rather sparelywritten story whose prose style is outofdate can be translated into a wonder of a modern fantasy tale in a visual format. Jan 02, 2014 welcome back to the chapterbychapter reread of the hobbit, which ive reopened so we can talk about the movie the hobbit. Director guillermo del toro answers your hobbit questions blog. It also has over 9 hours of behindthescenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the. Smaug is a dragon whose evil, like gollums, is indicated by his isolation. Following the first clip that debuted last month, warner bros.
Preproduction began around august 2008, with del toro, jackson, walsh. 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. An unexpected journey behind the scenes ii duration. Hopefully, well get thrown for some wild loops along the way during the again, with fingers crossed satisfying denouement, the hobbit. He lives alone in the lonely mountain, his only purpose to guard the treasure he stole from the. This book features the character sketches, production design and concept art of the desolation of smaug.
The desolation of smaug extended edition, which arrives on bluray. Yes, even before peter jackson sat down to make the film, we knew what would happen after the hobbit. Tolkienrelated films, but it is still peter jacksons take on tolkien. In this official production blog from the hobbit director peter jackson takes us on a tour of stone street studios in new zealand where much. In the beginning of the scene in the master of laketowns house, alfrid tries to empty a chamberpot through the open window. Tolkien, so it took me awhile to catch on to what was happening. The hobbit full production video blogs 16 lord of the rings hd movie. The desolation of smaug official movie guide ebook written by brian sibley. The desolation of smaug book vs movie add a difference.
A fivedisc release of peter jacksons latest clocks in at three hours long, just in time for the third and final film. More than 220 pages long and including a special foldout unique to this book, it is packed. The desolation of smaug 20 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. It is an adaptation of the a novel the hobbit of the same name by j. The desolation of smaug addresses a few issues that seemed mysterious in the first film, and one of these is gandalfs acquisition of the map and key from thorins father, and specifically the fact that in an unexpected journey, thorin didnt seem at all curious about how this happened. That makes it better than most scififantasy films by a. The desolation of smaug practically close enough to touch, a new production blog has arrived from peter jackson and his sprawling team of middleearthmovers, shot across several. Its really quite amazing the kind of tale that just draws you in, so that you lose track of time and almost everything else. The desolation of smaug the hobbit the negrification of middle earth having never read either j. With a little over a week to go before the release of the hobbit. Desolation of smaug will contain 25 minutes of new scenes, in contrast with an unexpected journeys minutes. The desolation of smaug continues the adventure of the title character bilbo baggins as he journeys with the wizard gandalf and thirteen dwarves, led by thorin oakenshield, on an epic. The desolation of smaug is a production of new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer pictures mgm, with new line managing production.
Tolkiens the lord of the rings or the hobbit, i cannot write as a great authority on this subject, but i am a fan of director peter jacksons portrayal of. The hobbit full production video blogs 16 lord of the rings hd movie duration. The appendices the appendices parts ix and x showcase an immersive multipart history of the filming of the hobbit. Mar 25, 20 i come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. I am the cluefinder, the webcutter, the stinging fly. Undoubtedly the biggest movie of the holiday season is the hobbit. The desolation of smaug 20 having survived the first part of their unsettling journey, bilbo baggins martin freeman and his companions ian mckellen, richard armitage continue east. Measuring 6inches tall x 2 inches wide, this is the ultimate bookmark for the hobbit and the lord of the rings fans. Thus, this thesis focuses on the reception of global audiences to the technological aspects of the second film of the hobbit franchise, the desolation of smaug 20, focusing on whether 3d hfr quantifiably alters viewers viewing experience in terms of improving perceptions of realism and immersion. 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. Smaug manages to feel like a threat not just because he is a massive fire breathing dragon with a bad temper, but he feels capable of outwitting the party.
As a warrior rydyns was a powerful fighter, no one could control him not even his homeland. The hobbit comes in three parts to the first is titled the hobbit. After seeing the desolation of smaug i reread the original novel, realizing several things when i was done. I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. The desolation of smaug footage and event recap and production diary posted on tuesday, november 5th, 20 by angie han monday, november 4 was a fine day for tolkien nerds. The desolation of smaug, covering preproduction in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, training, the work done on set and in the world of its digital effects.
As we approach release, we want to show you a bit more of what weve been shooting. Were trying to make the desolation of smaug work on multiple levels. Cause each movie you want each movie to be a piece of entertainment in itself, obviously. Peter jackson freely admits the hobbits production was a. Smaug is a big bad because he is a legitimate opponent on every level. We saw the second installment to peter jacksons hobbit trilogy tuesday night in 3d and enjoyed it a lot. The second movie of the hobbit carries on almost directly a short prologue aside from the first, with our heroes having descended from the carrock and travelling on eastwards towards the lonely mountain in comparison to the book, the events in the desolation of smaug start a few pages into chapter 7 queer lodgings and carry us through to the beginning of chapter 14 fire and water. The desolation of smaug extended edition adds 25 minutes. Dec, 20 this is the 3rd book in what will be a 6book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. The desolation of smaug, the middle chapter of the new middle earth adventure trilogy that stars martin freeman as bilbo baggins, an unassuming hobbit who leaves the comfort of his hobbit hole to face the large and very perilous world of monsters and men since new zealand is quite a long way away unless youre a new. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the dragon, smaug. The desolation of smaug feels like a raucous pop gem thats been remixed to death, its vital essence drained by good intentions gone awry.
The desolation of smaug practically close enough to touch, a new production blog has arrived from peter jackson and his sprawling team. During this, the window half closes, so much of the contents of the chamberpot splash on the inside of the window and windowsill. Tolkiens the lord of the rings or the hobbit, i cannot write as a great authority on this subject, but i am a fan of director peter jacksons portrayal of these epic sagas in his recent films. Jan 01, 20 reading the movie guides to the hobbit films at least so far has given me an appreciation of how a rather sparelywritten story whose prose style is out of date can be translated into a wonder of a modern fantasy tale in a visual format. It also has over 9 hours of behind the scenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the incredible world of middle earth to the screen. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the dragon, smaug movie coming out in december 20 worldwide. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter. The desolation of smaug is three hours long, but it.
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