THEThe magnificent journey to the dwarven kingdom of Erebor begins tonight. The 7indeed, for three consecutive Mondays, airs the trilogy of The Hobbit, epic fantasy of Peter Jacksonbased on the literary masterpiece of the same name by JRR Tolkien. These are the prequels to the de trilogy The Lord of the Ringssaga that won 17 Oscars, always directed by Jackson and always inspired by the works of Tolkien. We leave tonight at 21.15 with The Hobbit – An unexpected journey. Then we continue Monday 16 with The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug. And it closes Monday January 23 with The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies.
The Hobbit tells the story of the kingdom of the dwarves and the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, uncle of Frodo (protagonist of The Lord of the Rings). Superb cast with Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchet, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ian McKellen.
The Hobbit – An unexpected journey: the plot
We meet 60 years before Frodo begins the journey to Rivendell in Middle-earth. Elder Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), is writing his memoirs in the Red Book, so that Frodo will know what happened. He wants to tell the story of Erebor, kingdom of the dwarves, stronghold of King Throrland of boundless riches and prosperous until the dragon Smaug he didn’t invade and conquer it by forcing the dwarves to flee.
We are catapulted into the moment the young Bilbo Baggins is visited by the sorcerer Gandalf (Ian McKellen) who wants to convince him to reconquer the kingdom of the dwarves. Bilbo Baggins is reluctant and at first doesn’t accept. But Gandalf does not give up. He returns, this time accompanied by 12 dwarves and their leader Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). He intends to complete the adventure of snatching Erebor from the clutches of the hideous dragon Smaug.
Bilbo Baggins is finally convinced and so begins the fantastic and exciting journey among orcs, elves, eagles, werewolves and other dangers, to reconquer the endless treasures of the dwarves. Along the way is Gollum, ambiguous and complex anthropomorphic creature who has a minor role here, but is one of the main characters of The Lord of the Rings. It is thanks to him that Bilbo Baggins comes into possession of the magic ring destined to change his life and the history of Middle-earth.
Martin Freeman is Bilbo Baggins. (ip)
The Hobbit: between book and film
The film trilogy The Hobbit inspired by the novel The Hobbit Of JRR Tolkien. This volume, first published in 1937, was one of the greatest literal successes of the 20th century, reaching over 140 million copies sold worldwide. It is a single book that was then unpacked, cinematically, into three filmswhich make up the trilogy of The Hobbit.
A different thing happened for The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien immediately divided the story into three volumes, published between 1953 and 1955. They were a worldwide literary success even greater than that of The Hobbit. Translated into 38 languages, they have sold over 150 million copies.
Temporally, the history of the trilogy de The Lord of the Rings tells events subsequent to those of The Hobbit, but the three films came firsthaving been released in theaters in the early 2000s (The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers in 2002, The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King in 2003).
All of these films were resounding successes, with box office records (especially the trilogy de The Lord of the Rings) and unanimous acclaim from critics worldwide.
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins with dwarfs Stephen Hunter, James Nesbitt, Graham McTavish. (ip)
The actors of The Hobbit which are also ne The Lord of the Rings
Many actors of The Hobbit they have resumed the role they already had in it The Lord of the Rings.
Cate Blanchett it is always the elven lady Galadriel, Orlando Bloom it’s the elf Legolas, Ian Holm is Elder Bilbo Baggins, Christopher Lee is Saruman, head of the White Council, Hugo Weaving he is the half-elf Elrond, Elijah Wood is Frodo, Andy Serkis is Gollum.
Cate Blanchett is Galadriel, Ian McKellen is Gandalf. (ip)
There is also The Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power
On Amazon Prime, a few months ago, a new series that recalls the legendary adventures of Tolkien debuted. It’s about The Lord of the Rings – The Rings of sucking power viewers back in time, in the Second Age, the one in which the great powers and the kingdoms, after moments of glory and splendour, have fallen into ruin.
The two film trilogies The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings instead tell the events of the Third Age.
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