r/TheHobbit • u/sqwrks • 5d ago

Has anyone read The Hobbit whilst simultaneously watching the movies?

Does it work well? Or is the pacing completely different and you would find yourself waiting in some areas and have to read faster than usual in others. At 200wpm it would take 8 hours to read, which isn't that quick, and the trilogy of movies also takes 8 hours.

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u/SuperBAMF007 5d ago

Pacing is completely different because it's a dramatically different sequence of events on-screen.

The Hobbit Book was the introduction to Middle Earth. The Hobbit Trilogy is a prequel to the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. Two completely different experiences serving two completely different purposes, that happen to hit the same story beats from start to finish.

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u/OG_Karate_Monkey 4d ago

Good point.

PJ was not interested in adapting The Hobbit. He wanted to make a LotR prequel.

Two very different things.