This is my favorite among the several movies of The Lord of the Rings. I don’t think many viewers would think this way: Many people like the grand epic temperament of the Lord of the Rings story, but the prequel Hobbit novel is Tolkien’s first and most fairytale work. An unremarkable little character’s inconsistent adventure story... And if it’s just a movie fan, or even the fans of Legolas or Aragon, then this movie may just look like a good movie—it can’t be lower. Where is the quality of the movie itself.
The reason why this trilogy can beat the equally outstanding trilogy in my heart is also very simple: my favorite character appeared, Bilbo Baggins. Favorite race, dwarf.
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The difference between Bilbo and Frodo, the two guardians of the ring , Novel readers will say some, movie viewers will say others. Bilbo said to Frodo, who bears the burden of humiliation, that you are already a much better guardian than me... Indeed, the psychological pressure Frodo bears increases as the distance from Mordor approaches, guarding the ring According to the plot, the difficulty is indeed many times greater. The analysis is like this. Intuitively, Bilbo's performance is much better than Frodo, who is tranced and miserable along the way.
I don't know if this is a question of Tuo Lao's conception: maybe when writing about The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings is just a good thing that can be invisible, and it becomes a burden that belongs to the demon king and can be contemplative at the time of the main story. In this way, what Bilbo and Frodo may carry is not essentially a ring. Of course, even if this point of unfair competition is thrown away, Bilbo's charisma and responsibility are still better than Frodo in my psychology.
Bilbo is a hobbit. According to the setting in the book, he is actually an atypical hobbit, with the blood of the old Tucker (the Tucker family is regarded as a representative of the maverick and adventurous spirit.). However, even the most atypical hobbits are still very typical in nature: they are in a safe place, guarded by themselves, and have no ambitions. Apart from the pursuit of food and pipe grass, they are essentially a kind-hearted ethnic group and firmly believe that they can go out in a hundred days at home. One day is hard. That’s why, after the bloodline of the part of the Tucker family in his chest was awakened, his reaction further highlighted his status as a hobbit, no one has come before, no matter whether it is a whim or a bad idea, he has achieved it unintentionally. The beginning of a series of great stories. Bilbo was disheveled, carrying a suitcase and holding the contract in his hand. He chased the team every ditch and stumbling ditch and hurdles and hurdles all the way, his eyes shone with excitement. The arrogant Mr. Baggins asked him why he was in a hurry—
"I'm going to take risks!" This sentence came from a hobbit. Whether it's a book or a movie, this is a section I really like, and I feel a little moved every time I see it.
These lovely advantages and disadvantages of the Hobbit are vividly manifested in Bilbo, and they are played down a lot in Frodo. The burdens mentioned before are heavier on the one hand. On the other hand, these characteristics are divided by Sam, Merri, Piping and other hobbits. Sam embodies the traditional hobbit’s shyness and love for the outside world. Merri Pippin showed the fun and deliciousness of Hobbit's second youth. In contrast, Frodo is closer to the Tang monk in Journey to the West, who has been dragged away by the plot after all the hardships. The only active choice is to choose influence and trust Guru.
Bilbo complained all the way openly and secretly, unable to sleep at night, no afternoon tea... and these Hobbit's pampered, unobtrusive habits have secretly saved the team and himself many times. Although all day long, "God, how did I fall into this field", in fact, as the plot progresses, Bilbo has long become an insightful, keen, and courageous snitch. Tolkien let readers know, not Bilbo himself—he was much braver than he thought.
At the end of the book, Bilbo's performance in mediating between the elves and the dwarves further reflects his mind, the mind of a small person. Unlike the dwarves who are too obsessed with treasures and the elves who want to take advantage of nothing (yes, the elves in the book are not always so beautiful...), he is willing to give up all rewards just to get his team out of trouble. This is still in the way of doing it. When considered as betrayal by the dwarves. Only he can do this: from start to finish, he is not adventurous for the treasures of the dwarves, he is adventurous for adventures. Never picking up anything, naturally will not be burdened and difficult to let go. He is a true adventurer.
When he was old, he could even put down the Lord of the Rings: trembling, just dropped it on the floor. Then he sang and hit the road.
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this paragraph, I will talk about the similarities and differences between this movie and the book. In order to prepare to watch this movie, I made up the Hobbit novel in the first few days. When I was reading a novel, I had a few questions about how it can be made into a movie, and I drafted some solutions myself. When I saw the feature film, I found out that Jackson had also dealt with it in a targeted manner, even as I thought-this resonance made me feel extremely happy, everything went according to my meaning, I can’t help but love this movie .
1. The novel itself is too fairy tale, and many plots and narrative rhythms are too ideal, like telling stories to children. Originally, this book was written for Tolkien's children, but it is impossible to adapt to such a rhythm when it is made into a movie-so in the movie, the character of Beyon who can become a bear does not appear. Just as the similar role Tom Bombardier in the main story of the Lord of the Rings was deleted from the movie. Their chapters are too fairy tale, the dialogue is relatively unrealistic, and they are relatively out of the plot. In the Battle of the Five Armies at the end of the novel, Beyond is the reinforcement that determines the victory, but it is not unchangeable.
The plot of the wood elves in the Black Forest has also been deleted. This elves is more careful in the book, and does not fit the image of the elves in the movie as a hermit. But the same story of the three-headed cannibal with a strong fairy tale temperament is retained, because it is too classic, no one would want to see Journey to the West without three dozen bones.
2. The Elf Queen and Saruman entered in disorder. In the book, only King Eldron received the dwarves in Rivendell. In the movie, everyone can meet familiar faces. This paragraph has little to do with Gushan Adventure, and is intended to lead to the resurrection of the Necromancer (Sauron), which is a foreshadowing of the true story. From Saruman's unwillingness to accept the facts, it can also be seen that this character has fallen into evil afterwards. Although he was still a righteous white wise man at this time, Gandalf still respected him very much.
3. There are too many dwarves. When I was reading a book, I thought that there are too many roles, and it is impossible to make a movie to cover everything: Solín Balin de Valin, Kilifili, Nolito Lioli, Groin Oin, Beaver Beaufort, Bomber...From the name All of the methods made me think that it is to use rhyme to amuse young readers. It is impossible to portray all 13 characters, or even to speak all of them...
The processing method in the movie is divided into several grades, and these dwarves are more protagonists. It is Bahrain in the image of the leader Thorin and the old wise man, and there are more dialogues in the camera, there are also the young Kilifili brothers, and Bover with a felt hat. Other characters have their own characteristics, and it is not difficult to recognize them. For example, the fattest is Pang Bo, and the one who looks the most like Jin Li in the main story is his father Groyin, but they rarely play alone. The biggest image of the adaptation is Dewarin, who was the first to knock on Bilbo's cave. From a blue-beard and blue-haired back, he turned into a bald man with long beard and tattoos. I like the image very much.
4. Some subtle handling of characters: Thorin Oak Shield is not so perfect in the book. The book does not particularly reflect his bravery (before the Battle of the Five Armies, dwarves flee far more than fights, fairy tale novels should not be too violent), Azog died in Moria early in the book instead of breaking his hands. , But it was not Thorin but Dan of Iron Mountain who killed it (I remember correctly), and Thorin had some minor problems, such as his love for officialdom, which was endless. Abandoning these, his ambition and prestige among the dwarves are still consistent with the movie. The film focuses on his majesty and determination to lead everyone back to their homeland. It is a bit like Aragon, who is pursuing the return of the king.
Same as above, like Gandalf in the book coming and going, he is free from the sufferings of a group of people, but is only rescued by fire and water. Sometimes it gives people a feeling of "Gandalf is up to everything." The story is not changed in the movie, but this feeling is downplayed to a large extent, and Gandalf's figure is consciously lowered (teammates sometimes even think he is not very reliable), making him more like a member of the team rather than A stronger supervisor who comes to play.
5. Some small changes in history. If there is no accident in the movie, Azog will be the big boss, the orc leader during the Battle of the Five Armies. In the book, Azog killed Thorne in the mine of Moriah, but was chased and killed by Dann (if I remember correctly), the leader of the Five Armies was his son.
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Dwarves have always been my favorite race in the Lord of the Rings. Watching Lord of the Rings books and movies, I have always preferred the impulsive Jin Li. Jin Li is the only dwarf with a story in the main story of The Lord of the Rings. There are many scenes in the book. In the movie, he is responsible for confronting the heartthrob Legolas. This type of role is generally lovable, just like in Chinese classical novels, there is always a lucky general, such as Zhang Fei, Li Kui, and Niu Gao. But none of these three are my favorites. The difference between Jinli is that, in addition to the labeling characteristics of those reckless generals, there is also a looming forbearance and a sense of honor that always fears others to know. This is what attracts me.
And Jin Li's character and the causes of thousands of dwarf characters are just the tip of the iceberg in the book of the true story. Many people don't know that when Aragorn Gandalf led the army in the final battle, the coalition of dwarves and humans was also fighting its own war. In this war, the dwarves and humans killed and injured three kings, and successfully blocked the encircled orcs under the iron mountain, preventing the protagonists from attacking Mordor from being encircled.
Dwarves are the race that hates half-orcs the most in the history of Middle-earth. The battle of the five armies, the battle of the dwarves and the orcs, the battle of the iron mountain mentioned above, the entry of Bahrain into Moria... the two races intertwined countless hatred and blood and tears. Not only the orcs, but the ill-fated descendants of Du Lin were attacked by the evil dragon Smaug in the story of the Hobbit. Was swallowed by the flames of the Balrog.
With such a tangled background setting, it's hard not to make people feel sympathetic. Even, I easily think of the weather-beaten Chinese. They are also skilled craftsmen with ingenuity, Chinese working people and dwarf craftsmen are outstanding producers. But this wealth, which was exchanged with his own skill and hard work, has repeatedly attracted various jealousy and even offenses. The civilization was ransacked time and time again, and the kingdom was subverted time and time again. The bearded dwarf warrior wiped the soot from his face, and continued to beat the unformed axe in his hand, planning a journey to recover his hometown and treasure, and revenge against the orcs who insulted the glory of the dwarf. The Chinese people have also been reborn from natural and man-made disasters one after another. No one is more qualified to be called a citizen of the earth than these two races.
Whether in the book or in the movie, in the main story or in the prequel, the dwarves are greedy for money and cannot walk when they see the treasure. But greed, a word used by humans to describe their incomparable greed for goods, is not appropriate to describe them-most of the precious treasures they have pursued in their life are mostly from their ancestors. The gold pile of Lone Mountain is not a valuable currency for Thorin and his companions, but a proof of the reappearance and revival of glory. This can also explain the end of the prequel book, when Bard’s townspeople and elves wanted to share a piece of the pie, Thorin’s wrath: Humans and elves think we killed the dragon for you (spoiler~), you guys It is perfectly reasonable to give us part of the "income" from this expedition. Not willing to do this, the dwarf is too stingy. It’s just that for Thorin, those piles of treasures are definitely not “income”, but the reappearance of the man’s prosperous and solemn mountain kingdom... Seeing the various stories of dwarves, I remembered "The Earth" and "Overlord". "Farewell" and even the "1942" I just watched not long ago in their respective messy fragments, it is the Chinese people who have suffered hardships and even the main farmers who are constantly piecing together with the dwarves in their minds. Stingy, greedy for money, small peasant consciousness, and the feeling of unwillingness to give up his hometown, are full of deep love for this land.
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