An in-depth analysis of the movie, The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey. The notes analyse the themes, hero's journey and archetypes shown in the film. The notes are typed.
Good vs. evil Dwarves vs Smaug Good-ethereal lighting,
Over-all: Middle earth vs happy colours, greens,
necromancer yellows, whites
Object=evil- Arkenstone Evil-dark colours, lowkey
lighting, blacks, greys,
reds/orange/fire, mist.
Ominous score. Lots of
camera movement during
tense parts (especially pans
and arc shots)
The heroic (or villainous) Bilbo wants knowledge of Wants to explore deep down
quest for knowledge/power Middle Earth but no
Dwarves want to reclaim Summed up in FOTMMC
Erebor
Traditions vs change Hobbits are generally Costume, actor blocking and
unadventurous, “I doubt mannerisms (hobbits are not
anyone west of Bree would fit for adventure)
care for those things.”
Individual vs society Bilbo vs dwarves Mainly thorin but he doesn’t
Thorin vs elves fit in. Costuming (bilbo
simple dwarves-battle also
beards and hair)
Man vs nature Misty mountains Only natural challenge-rest
Stone Giants due to other things.
Dark colours, rain, loud
sound
Man vs himself Bilbo- unadventurous, not Actor blocking- Bilbo is
brave, bumbling, clumsy.
HOWEVER by the end no Thorin- Angry towards Bilbo
Thorin- self-doubt and
blame, by the end, Mainly showed through
resurrected as a new man, acting
in favour of Bilbo
Epic journey The whole shebang. From All the bad times
the Shire to the sight of the techniques-show trials
Lonely Mountain. Good times techniques-
show the world (both equal
huge journey
Unlikely/ reluctant hero Burglar is just a Hobbit. Immediate disdain,
Doesn’t want to disregard, avoidance.
“We do not want any BUT used to want to travel
adventures here, thank when he was young
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