The Hobbit (animation): Difference between revisions

{{quote|''Far o'er the Misty Mountains cold / To dungeons deep and caverns old...''

''We must away, ere break of day / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}EwqAhwqWkUk To seek the pale, enchanted gold!]'' }}

 

The [[Rankin Bass]] adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit (novel)|The Hobbit]]'' has an [[Animesque]] style similar to their adaptation of ''[[The Last Unicorn (animation)|The Last Unicorn]]''. It might have to do with the fact it was animated by Studio Topcraft, which would later make ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]] ''. It also has a lot of famous voice talent, including [[John Huston]] as Gandalf.

 

Followed up by R-B's adaptation of ''[[The Return of the King (animation)|The Return of the King]]''.

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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Generally, the movie does a ''very'' nice job boiling down the novel into a good seventy minute movie, and some of the voicework is absolutely legendary (particularly Orson Bean as Bilbo, Brother Theodore as Gollum, and ''Richard Boone'' as Smaug). The only truly noticeable plot point left out is Beorn, who is totally absent.

* [[Adaptation-Induced Plothole]]: The first meeting with the wood elves was left out... and then alluded to in the second meeting as "the wood elves had returned."

* [[An Aesop]]: The film's theme song, "The Greatest Adventure".

{{quote|''The man who's a dreamer, and never takes leave''

* [[Never Say "Die"]]: A variation. There's a lot of ''talk'' about death, but to avoid showing blood on-screen for the wee ones, slain foes spin away into [[Hammerspace]] like a sprite in a video game or a burst balloon.

* [[Notable Original Music]]: "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees" and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPkqjc23yqs#t=0m37s "Goblin Town"]

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUXP8VEXWMs "The Dwarf Song"], mentioned up top.

{{quote|The sword is sharp, the spear is long, the arrow swift, the gate is strong.

* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: The Ring and Sting, after overcoming Gollum and the spiders.

* [[The World Is Just Awesome]]: When Bilbo climbs up the tree for a look.

* [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]: Provides the bass in "Goblin Town" and "Fifteen Birds", likely pushing those songs [[Nightmare Fuel|over the edge]].

* [[Your Size May Vary]]: Gollum ''(magnified by 1000 [[Nightmare Fuel|in the darkness]])''. See [[media:bilbogollum.jpg|this alternate image, for instance]].

 

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[[Category:Animated Films]]

[[Category:Fantasy Animated Films]]

[[Category:Hugo Award]]