This was a really good scene to show, even if it wasnt in the hobbit. Tolkiens book the fellowship of the ring and the peter jackson film screenplay of the same name are fairly easy to document because, in both the book and film, the story maintains a single thread from beginning to end. Another short little thing i wrote about a year ago when i was writing about a dozen different hobbit aus. To make the book into three films, the writers added legolas into the. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign.
No, legolas does not appear in the original text of the hobbit, even though thorins company does go through mirkwood and meet the woodelves and their king. The battle of the five armies picks up where the desolation of smaug left off. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether i personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial. Tolkien high fantasy lord of the rings lotr the hobbit elfgasm avoyagetoarcturus. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Tolkien s fictional universe of middleearth, mainly the elves of mirkwood and lothlorien. Bookmovie differences the hobbit, lord of the rings. As tolkien later established in the rings books, legolas is the son of the elvenking thranduil, who is in the hobbit novel, and since elves are immortal, it stands to reason that he would have. He is a major antagonist in the desolation of smaug and the secondary antagonist of the battle of the five armies. Dec 16, 20 legolas was immortal, so it makes sense that he would appear in the hobbit movies. Bolg is an orc warrior and the son of azog the defiler. In fact, the king isnt even named in the book, not to mention any sons he might have, and the description of the woodelves is a far cry from that of the elves in the lord of the rings. At the beginning of the lotr filming orlando bloom was 22 years old, a young man full of energy. How does legolas in the movies differ from legolas in the.
He was wellknown for becoming friends with the dwarf. Legolas orlando bloom the hobbit movie the hobbit production more than a decade has now passed since the filming of the original lord of the rings series, however, orlando bloom has the task of having to look younger in his role of legolas, considering the hobbit takes place much earlier. The contradiction in this is that thranduil was not of the finfarin house. This content is intended for adult audiences and is not suitable for children. In the first age the elves of ossiriand, or laiquendi, were also referred to as woodelves.
Silvan elves are mainly nandor in descent but also mixed with avari. Considering theres another film set for release in 2014, its no spoiler to reveal the hobbit. In the palace, legolas remarks that kili has been looking at tauriel in a different. Nov 04, 2014 the book makes no mention of thorins purpose in bree, only that he was returning west from a journey. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy.
I know theirs quite a few differences between the source material and peter jacksons work but so far i see why he didnt include some parts or tweaked others. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the hobbit book. Tolkien the hobbit, or there and back again is a fantasy novel by english author j. How desolation of smaug adds elves who dont appear in the. The complete list of film changes is my ongoing project to list all the reported differences between peter jacksons hobbit and lord of the rings films and the j. The first variant of legolas, appearing in 9473 the mines of moria, depicts him in traveling apparel. He occasionally makes a coughing noise that sounds like gollum. The name legolas greenleaf first appeared in the book the fall of gondolin, one of the lost tales, circa 1917.
Legolas behind the scenes legolas stunts legolas in laketown part 1 duration. Just because she wasnt mentioned in the lord of the rings, doesnt mean that she wasnt waiting for him back in mirkwood. How desolation of smaug adds elves who dont appear in. Those who have read both the lord of the rings as well as the hobbit know that there is a great difference in the tone and the tenor of the two novels, but with peter jackson being in charge of the first two films made under the name of hobbit, there is a conscious attempt to replicate the success of the earlier trilogy of lord of the rings by. Opening scene movie differences between the hobbit book and movie. Legolas orlando bloom fights bolg conan stevens and goes on an orc killing spree, while thorin richard armitage begins his final battle with. Legolas, who also wasnt in the original story as son of thranduil he. Differences in the book and movie version of the hobbit. The lost tales were the first versions of what would become tolkien. Its the right size and the styling is pretty intricate. The plastic isnt the sturdiest, but its strong enough that you can poke and hit your friends without worrying that youll break it in half.
The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the. Ever since her parents died she has longed to return to the shire and be around the kinder hobbitfolk. All the similarities between the lord of the rings and the. Sure, there are some differences, but theyre mostly minor. The battle of the five armies legolas s rampage scene 810 movieclips duration. Lord of the rings vs the hobbit battles comic vine.
For examble, the hobbit features several characters from the lord of the rings who were not in the former. Difference between lord of the rings and the hobbit compare. While not being mentioned in the original book, frodo elijah wood, saruman sir christopher lee, legolas orlando bloom and several others have cameo appearances in the film. Peony baggins does not feel like she belongs in the mountain. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. So im finally getting around to reading the books im bad i know. Flies and spiders, legolas may therefore, have inherited the golden hair of his father. The character, who guides some survivors of the sack of the city to safety, is mentioned only once and is likely unrelated to legolas in the lord of the rings. In the film, he takes glorfindels place in the flight to the ford. Differences between the hobbit book and movie prezi. The folks over at the tolkien fan site the one ring have brought attention to a list, created by fan gary appenzeller, of the differences and similarities between the hobbit book and its 3film. Orlando bloom talks about being younger legolas the. Although legolas does not appear anywhere in the novel the hobbit, he has.
Bilbo baggins, is set to appear in a third movie inspired by the book. See more ideas about legolas and gimli, legolas and the hobbit. Although the age of legolas is never clearly specified, the lord of the rings drops hints that he may be several thousand years old and thus would have been alive during the. History of middle earth detailing the hobbit s past and the dwarves present state are revealed throughout the context of the story. Thranduil is believed to have been the very same elven king in the hobbit who kept bilbo and his dwarven companions imprisoned during their journey to confront smaug. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. How does legolas in the movies differ from legolas in the books. The director, who is responsible for all six films in the franchise, added new characters, storylines and battle sequences to amp up the epic series and his mark can be spotted in multiple scenes from the last. Of all the movie sets in all the world, how the hell did legolas end up in the.
Legolas is no different, as he only helped the dwarves because his. Legolas the one wiki to rule them all fandom lotr wiki. Book and film differences tuesday, november 4, 2014. I know theirs quite a few differences between the source material and peter jacksons work but so far i see why he. Unfortunately, the hobbit movie had happened almost 20 years later than the lord of the rings. Unfortunately, that is just the way movie making goes.
The battle of the five armies the final chapter in peter jacksons trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried easter. He is a wizard, like gandalf or saruman, but wears brown robes instead of gray or white. Technically, legolas does not appear in any version of j. While there are some changes in sequence, the storyline is well aligned between the two sources. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the two towers and what it means. However, christopher tolkien, writing in the book of lost tales i suggests that the golden hair was given only to those elves of noldor descent. The desolation of smaug ends on a massive cliffhanger.
Thranduil, legolas and tauriel are all on different flight paths which makes it much more interesting ability for fran walsh and i to tell the narrative through their eyes. With his keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, and excellent bowmanship, legolas was valuable to the fellowship in their journey across middleearth. A sindarin elf of the woodland realm of mirkwood, legolas was the son of the elven king, thranduil. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. There is a prologue before the story begins that lays out the history for the viewer. It didnt occur to bilba that dwarves might feel and think otherwise. The complete list of film changes for the hobbit and the lord. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. Many decades passed between the hobbit saga and the lord of the rings trilogy. The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the book and mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to be some modifications.
Why does legolas seem so different in the hobbit movies than. Legolas is a minifigure based on a key character in the lord of the rings movies, an elf who helped free middleearth from the dark lord sauron. Most know the hobbit as the beloved novel by jrr tolkien, but the movie trilogy adaptation deviates from the source material in different ways. In addition, he wears a distinctive hat, much like gandalf the gray. Hair doesnt mean much to hobbits, unless you count the hair on their feet.
But the movies definitely feature special twists from peter jackson. Similarly thranduil character, the elvenking in the hobbit book in lotr is retconned to be given name and son legolas as those elements are not mentioned in hobbit proper narrative, and the version of him coming to start his kingdom from west is only drafted in appendices. An unexpected journey book vs movie add a difference. Orlando bloom on the return of legolas in the hobbit and.
Booklegolas is a vague and cryptic character into whom ive always thought. Orlando bloom on legolas lord of the rings orlando bloom when legolas received his new lothlorian bow orlando bloom legolas looked like a kid on christmas morning. Thorin, bard and tauriel fight the best lord of the rings has to offer as they take on the fellowship. Nov 28, 2018 with that said, here are 20 wild things legolas did between the hobbit and the lord of the rings. Dec 15, 2014 the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies are, of course, based on j. They are also known as grey elves and were kind of treated like nobles by the lesser elves. Shes sooo beautiful but i just feel bad rn because thrandy my poor baby. Gollum is humanoid, emaciated, with large pale eyes. The minifigure was introduced in 2012 in the lord of the rings theme and was later released in a different variant for the hobbit, also in 2012. Jan 25, 2015 thranduil and legolas deleted scenethe hobbit dos. A compendium of differences between peter jacksons the hobbit.
I liked the subtle darker contacts they used in lotr much more than those creepy psychopathstarelight blue ones they used in the hobbit. In the movie the story is narrated by the author as an omnicient voice. Some people have expressed concern that peter jackson is departing from the spirit of the books by expanding the story of the hobbit to cover two three movies. Book legolas is a vague and cryptic character into whom ive always thought tolkien put the least thought compared to other characters. Dec 19, 2014 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit. Another substantial difference between the book and movies is that in the book, the dwarves and hobbit werent aware of smaug leaving or being killed for that.
I cant help but think of mandos sitting alone in his halls with nienna and vaire, during the years of the. Whats the difference between the hobbit the book and the hobbit. No, legolas does not appear in the original text of the hobbit, even though thorins company does go through mirkwood and meet the woodelves and their. Jan 25, 2015 76 videos play all the hobbit the battle of the five armies teresa tsz ki chow the hobbit. Radagast is portrayed as absentminded, manic, and a friend. Legolas was a sindarin elf who was part of the fellowship of the ring in the third age.
It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the. The elves legolas, tauriel, and galadriel played very prominent roles in the book in helping the dwarves and hobbit on their journey, yet they ceased to exist in the original text. This change is significant because it explains thranduils words to legolas at the end of the hobbit. Is there much difference between legolas in the hobbit.
He is a sindarin elf of the woodland realm and one of the nine members of the fellowship who set off to destroy the one ring commentators have noted that legolas serves as a typical elf in the story, demonstrating morethanhuman abilities such as seeing further than anyone else in rohan. I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. Also, to rehash the earlier discussion, i think pj changed legolas eyes in the hobbit to distinguish him from from the silvan elves of mirkwood, as thranduil and his son legolas are both of the sindar sindarin. Son of the elvenking thranduil of mirkwood, legolas was mirkwoods prince, a messenger, and a master archer.
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