Do you watch The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings first?

Do you watch The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings first?

Order: Watch the full “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, followed by “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” ending in theaters with “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”

Is Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit the same?

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a prequel to his Lord of the Rings trilogy, which most people rushing to The Hobbit will have already seen. In the new film there are many nods or foreshadowing to adventures or characters seen in LOTR, and connections to be made.

What went wrong with The Hobbit?

One of the main problems in adapting The Hobbit is that Smaug the dragon doesn't fit the mold of a modern villain, being little more than a hoarder with a bad temper. To solve the problem, Jackson's Smaug was more vicious than his book counterpart, and this alteration worked well enough for film.

Why does Legolas look weird in The Hobbit?

Due to technical mishaps involving Bloom's contact lenses, in the films Legolas' eye colour sometimes changes between brown, purple, and blue. (In the director's commentary of the Extended Edition, Peter Jackson admitted that they forgot to put Bloom's contacts in several times.)

Was the Hobbit written before or after The Lord of the Rings?

• The Hobbit was originally meant to be separate from his Legendarium. The Hobbit was written before The Lord of the Rings and as such wasn't originally part of the Legendarium, it was later added into the Legendarium after its success and the beginnings of the writings of its sequel, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion .

What are the Hobbits in Lord of the Rings?

• inhabited by the Hobbits.
• Hobbit history. ...
• Culture and customs. ...
• Frodo Baggins. ...
• Bilbo Baggins. ...
• Samwise Gamgee. ...
• Merry Brandybuck. ...
• Pippin Took. ...
• Life-changing frienships. ...
• The call to adventure. ...

How many rings are in 'The Hobbit'?

• Nineteen of these rings were made: three rings for the Elves, seven rings for the Dwarves, and nine rings for Men. One additional ring, the One Ring, was forged by Sauron himself at Mount Doom.

How many Hobbits are there in The Fellowship of the Ring?

• Formed after the Council of Elrond , the Fellowship consisted of nine members: four Hobbits, two Men, one Elf, one Dwarf, and one Wizard.