The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedFebruary 19, 2025
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In fairness to Peter Jackson turning these books into a movie was considered by many to be an impossible task. I wouldn't take issue with Jackson too much over his decision to omit certain parts of the book this was inevitable and if the parts omitted happened to be favourites with readers well that's just really unfortunate however I do take strong as she with him over the additions that he made to the book for example the character of Arwen is completely altered making her into a warrior. In the book Sam Gamgee is deferential towards Pippin and Merry always referring to them as Mr Pippin and Mr Merry where as in the movie his first encounter with them sees him referring to them as a Took and a Brandybuck! I'm sure that Tolkien would have taken extreme exception to this. I'm sure Jackson would argue that this is more in keeping with 21st century attitudes but it definitely does not preserve the spirit of the original novel, which I would argue is a vital part of the author's responsibility to the author. Among the many omissions from the novel one that is particularly regrettable is the Tom Bombadil/Goldberry sequence. Many others have commented on this. I do understand the need to reduce the content of the film however the decision to eliminate Bombadil does rob the film of charm. Instead we have protracted battle scenes which while making brilliant use of CGI give the movie a rather one-dimensional feel. the Gollum sequences are of course groundbreaking in terms of their technical achievement. Andy Serkis did a phenomenal job. in fact it would be difficult if not impossible to find a single actor in this film whose performance was not outstanding. The worst omission from the project was the incomprehensible decision by Peter Jackson not to include Saruman in the final film of the trilogy. In the book, the scouring of the Shire was a hugely important part of the story. Christopher Lee was surprised at this decision and he was not alone. however whatever negative criticism can be levelled at the Lord of the Rings trilogy it is as nothing compared to what could be said about the crass, wholly commercial decision to turn the Hobbit into three films that taken as a whole bear little resemblance to Tolkien's original story.