I really loved the Hobbit. When I was younger I played an elf in a kid adaptation. Ended up for whatever reason getting my wand for behavior or something. So what I noticed about the Hobbit is the "we and us" Tolkien is inserting himself into the story. Which in fact is what he does after realizing that this was meant to be an oral story that he told to his children which that I thought that this story needed. Was an oral telling. Honestly, had I known I would have audio booked it.
Regardless, so having seen the movie and doing the play before reading the book. There is so much that they actually changed about the book to be able to fit the movie adaptation. One thing I particularly found odd was the far less mention of Bilbo's mother, the elves themselves, the lack thereof women as characters, and the brown wizard vs. what they did with him in the movie. I mean, to be fair a majority couldn't help but have to be changed for the sake of Hollywood and making it appropriate enough for people who have never read the book and only seen the movies help them understand and accept the film. Overall it was just sad in terms of adding to the book for the sake of adding more to the movie.
What I really enjoyed about the book is that it is very much Bilbo, this portly middle-aged looking man, trying to overcome his nature of fear that is butted against his fairy blood for adventure. It comes to parts where Bilbo actually chooses the sword himself and makes that choice. It isn't like a mentor/mentee situation but an actually determination to empower his character. That is what I personally liked about the story. A focus on the hero while still retaining and entertaining the rest of the entirety of the cast. The exclusion of women is definitely odd and I questioned that but the adventure was fun.
Regardless, so having seen the movie and doing the play before reading the book. There is so much that they actually changed about the book to be able to fit the movie adaptation. One thing I particularly found odd was the far less mention of Bilbo's mother, the elves themselves, the lack thereof women as characters, and the brown wizard vs. what they did with him in the movie. I mean, to be fair a majority couldn't help but have to be changed for the sake of Hollywood and making it appropriate enough for people who have never read the book and only seen the movies help them understand and accept the film. Overall it was just sad in terms of adding to the book for the sake of adding more to the movie.
What I really enjoyed about the book is that it is very much Bilbo, this portly middle-aged looking man, trying to overcome his nature of fear that is butted against his fairy blood for adventure. It comes to parts where Bilbo actually chooses the sword himself and makes that choice. It isn't like a mentor/mentee situation but an actually determination to empower his character. That is what I personally liked about the story. A focus on the hero while still retaining and entertaining the rest of the entirety of the cast. The exclusion of women is definitely odd and I questioned that but the adventure was fun.
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