About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of Tolkien's work as compared to the film adaptation of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

Lavish visuals, unforgettable Smaug, and one very debated romance. Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, Rob Leonardi, and Kathryn Laffrey weigh Tolkien’s themes against big-screen changes in Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The post The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug appeared first on StarQuest Media .

People in this episode

Guests: Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, Rob Leonardi, Kathryn Laffrey

Topics covered

• Tolkien's themes
• film adaptation
• character analysis
• romance in film
• visual storytelling

Keywords

• The Hobbit
• Desolation of Smaug
• Tolkien
• film adaptation
• Smaug
• romance
• Peter Jackson
• visuals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StarQuest Media

Books & works: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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