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Essay / What is the difference between the movie The Hobbit and the...
At the beginning of the story, when the dwarves arrive at Bilbo's house, differences in characterization become apparent for the first time. For example, in the book, Bilbo openly offers food and drink to the dwarves when they arrive, even though he doesn't know any of them. He becomes more and more agitated as the dwarves arrive, but he doesn't outright tell them to leave, but he happily goes to get them food and drink. However, in the film, Bilbo offers and fetches food and drink for the first dwarf to arrive, but as the other eleven dwarves arrive, they take the food themselves. As this commotion occurs, Bilbo shouts at them not to take his food: “Excuse me not my wine! Put that back. Put that back. Then, the next morning, after the dwarves offered him the job of burglar, more differences arose. In the book, Gandalf meets Bilbo in his house shortly after Bilbo wakes up and almost has to push Bilbo out to go join the dwarves on their journey. Whereas, in the film, Bilbo decides on his own that he wants to go on an adventure and excitedly comes out of his hobbit hole to join the dwarves on their adventure, shouting, "I'm going on an adventure." This simple difference creates two very different versions of Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves. In the book, Bilbo was polite and shy around the dwarves and the dwarves were respectful and