By: Andrew Foster

THE HOBBIT – NOVEL/FILM COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Part 1: Elements of the Hobbit1. Plot Summary/ Title 2. Setting3. Characters4. Conflict5. Theme Part 2: Elements of Unexpected Journey1. Music, Costumes and Makeup, Special Effect,

Scenery/Shooting Location2. Genre, Target Audience3. Setting Part 3: Comparative Analysis1. Actors2. Plot

ORDER

Meeting

HOBBIT: PLOT SUMMARY

Adversaries

SmaugWar

Middle Earth

SETTING: MIDDLE EARTH

Peaceful

Land of the Hobbits

Perfect

HOBBITON/GREAT EAST ROAD

Rock Golems

Rain

Goblins

MISTY MOUNTAINS

Dark SpidersHome of the Mirkwood elves

Kingdom

MIRKWOOD

Heat leaving the Mountain

Dessert like sourrounding

The loud snores of Smaug

LONELY MOUNTAIN

Ordinary Hobbit

Leader

Cleaver

Humble

Small

Enjoys eating

Hairy

CHARACTER: BILBO BAGGINS

Evil

Confident

Dragon Tongue

SMAUG

CONFLICT

Man vs Man: Adversaries

Man vs Self: Bilbos belief in his abil it ies

“Change and greatness are two of the same you must

allow one to achieve the other.”

THEME

Bi lbos growth as a person changes his v iews on h imse l f a l lowing h im to he lp defeat Smaug

Music http : / /www.youtube .com/watch?v=-cCHo I93tso Hi l l o f so rce ry

Costumes and Make up per iod l ook ing fi lm

Special effects http: / /www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQcgX108xw

AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Shooting/ Scenery New Zealand

Lots of battles Including gore

and violence

Disturbing Golem

GENRE/ TARGET AUDIENCE

Some Comedy

Martin Freeman The Hobbit(Bilbo Baggins)

Brought out cleverness with an edgy feel

Ian McKellen Gandalf

Brought wisdom

Richard Armitage Thorin

Found to angry

ACTORS

Orcs

DIFFERENCES

Non existent in book Given roles of goblins in

situations

For the LOTR Fans

Radagast the BrownWarns the Group of NecromancerMore story of NecromancerExplanation of Gandalfs departure