What is better Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit?

There are two ways to analyze them: as standalone films and as adaptations of other works. As films, the Lord of the Rings easily beats out the Hobbit. As adaptations, the Hobbit movies just barely edge out the LotR movies.

What is the difference between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings?

Although both books had challenges and death along the way, The Hobbit was more contained in its stakes, while The Lord of the Rings was much grander. The Ring of Power also played a much simpler role in The Hobbit. It didn’t make Bilbo evil, it just helped him on his adventure.

Why did they change The Hobbit so much?

The quick answer is that The Hobbit Trilogy of movies is based on one short book, The Hobbit. So director Peter Jackson had to heavily pad each movie and much of the plot of each one was made up by him. If he had chosen instead to stick to the original book, it could have brought to the screen in one long movie.

Is The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings better for kids?

The Hobbit is often recommended to school kids around age 12, but it’s pretty accessible to ages 8 and up. For a lot of people it’s the gateway to Lord of the Rings, but many don’t move on to LotR for a variety of reasons. The Lord of the Rings gets a lot more re-reading than does The Hobbit.

Should I read The Hobbit before or after LotR?

Chronologically it comes before The Lord of the Rings, and it introduces major characters and lays the groundwork for LotR. You can skip The Hobbit or read it after LotR, but many things in LotR will make more sense if you read The Hobbit first. Once you’ve finished The Hobbit, read The Lord of the Rings.

Is The Hobbit a remake of Lord of the Rings?

The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. Together they act as a prequel to Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Is The Hobbit based on true story?

Well course it was based on a true story!! The appendixes to The Lord of the Rings explain it all clearly. Frodo, Bilbo, and Sam were real people who kept records of the events.

Is The Hobbit before Lord of the Rings?

In the new film there are many nods or foreshadowing to adventures or characters seen in LOTR, and connections to be made. The Hobbit takes place 60 years before the Lord of the Rings adventure, save for the new film’s prologue, which unfolds about twenty minutes before The Fellowship of the Ring begins.

Can a 13 year old read Lord of the Rings?

Age 12: Expect more action and violence in Tolkien’s books and the adaptations. Age 13 and up: If your teens have read the books and watched the movies, they can probably handle anything in these games. Not for kids: Extreme violence makes these games better suited for adults.

Is The Hobbit safe for kids?

The short answer is no. The somewhat longer answer is: if they’re 12 or older or enthusiastic about disgusting and frightening creatures and intense action and battle sequences, then you’re probably okay. The movie has a PG-13 rating and you should take the rating seriously.

Is Lord of the Rings hard to read?

The Lord of the Rings gets harder, not easier. The first few chapters were written in a style similar to The Hobbit, fairly easy and child-like. They get slower and more bogged down as the story goes on. It remains full of poetry and songs.

What’s the difference between The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?

(Here’s a hint: in the epic battle between style and substance, substance always wins.) The difference between The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, as well as so many films like it, is a matter of maturity and restraint. What are we exposed to and how? How do the action sequences, love scenes, and expositional moments differ between the two?

What happened to The Lord of the Rings after it was finished?

Finishing “The Lord of The Rings” led to further changes which were eventually rolled into “The Silmarillion,” even though that book is largely concerned with events that precede “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” — and it was drafted before both novels were written.

How did The Lord of the Rings become so popular?

The “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” films came as what you could call the end of a decades-long process: The books percolated through pop-culture, inspiring and influencing close to every depiction of orcs, elves and what-have-you that followed.

Why did they split The Hobbit into 3 movies?

You read that right, the three movie split was designed to save The Hobbit. All of this ended up blowing up in Warner Bros’ faces and while the trilogy did do well, it became divisive for audiences and critics and the Tolkien Estate has relinquished the film rights to the books until further notice.