A few months ago, I read the original novel of The Hobbit, and that was the first time I read Tolkien's book. After reading it, I feel completely different from what I expected before. It's not that there is anything wrong with this book, but I was expecting to read a magnificent epic, but I didn't expect it to be just an honestly telling a fantasy story that is difficult to call a grandiose. Although the writing is lively, witty and interesting, but in the final analysis, it is still a young children's book.
In the months between reading the book and seeing the movie, I often flashed back in my mind: for a while, it was the children's story in the original novel, and the other was the grand scene of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. There is no doubt that the original novel is a narrow door. How can one start from such a narrow door and get out of a "Lord of the Rings" fantasy masterpiece? My imagination can't do anything about it.
Until tonight I sat in the cinema for more than two hours. When I walked out of the theater, my whole body was still burning.
The original work is only more than 300 pages, a novel of ordinary thickness. At the end of the first part of the movie, it is estimated that it was less than half of the original plot. It can be seen how broad the film has come from starting from the narrow gate.
And this expansion is by no means watered pork. Thinking back after watching the movie, it is not difficult to find that many characteristics of the original work make it have good scalability. For example, the original work is a children's book, and the storyline is advancing rapidly. So many plots, if they appear in a grown-up novel, it is not difficult to write several times the length. For another example, the plot of the original book is a one-line advancement, and the main body is clear, so it is not difficult to add to the main body.
For example: thirteen dwarves made a breakthrough in the Orc City, which is not long in the original novel. This kind of action group drama is a natural weakness of literary works, but it is exactly where movies are used. This scene is almost one of the most thrilling scenes in the whole movie.
The movie is basically loyal to the original, and the adaptations are improved compared to the original. The role of the pale orc is not in the original book. The movie adds such an old enemy to Thorin, greatly enhances the dramatic conflict, and makes the war in the forest even more enthusiastic. Another example is the process in which Bilbo gradually gains the trust of the dwarves, which is more gentle in the original book. The movie directly allows Bilbo to save Thorin's life at a critical moment, cliché, but much more effective.
Speaking back to the previous topic: I have read the original works by Xiaoyouxiang, and I also know that the movie must be magnificent, but I rack my brains and can't imagine how this can be done. This makes me enjoy a lot of enjoyment when watching movies: it turns out that I did it this way! Superb skills, awe-inspiring, and a kind of pleasure when watching a suspense novel finally reveals the answer. While admiring, I can’t help but feel sad: look at other people’s adaptations, and then look at our own adaptations...... (Am I talking nonsense about the new version of "Swordsman"?)
Hollywood is a player of another level. What we did was something we could not even think of. This fact is once again proved by this movie.
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