The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy adventure film based off of the novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The movie starts in a small village know as the Shire, where we are introduced to our main character Frodo Baggins, played by Elijah Wood. Frodo has been given an ancient ring thought to have been lost for centuries. After Frodo receives this ring Gandalf, a very powerful and wise wizard (Ian McKellen) discovers the ring is the Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron. This (Photo courtesy of Google Images)
Before you even start the movie the genre, Fantasy Adventure, allows you to prepare for unlikely events, circumstances, and that the impossible is now possible. Sometimes when things get so unrealistic they can confuse people, but even with all of the fantasy events, places, and characters, this movies avoids confusion for most people. However, one aspect that sometimes does confuses people in the film is the dialogue. Every character comes from a different place, thus each character talks with slightly different accents and know different languages. An example of this is Legolas the elf knows elvish which is a made up language used in the movie. Besides imaginary languages, characters often use more of a medieval English, using phrases such as "Yes my lord". The unrealistic events along with dialogue creates the feeling of a very complex, sometimes hard to follow plot, however if you sift through the confusing names of characters and places, the plot is in fact quite simple, destroy the ring, and defeat evil. This ties in with one of the main themes of this movie along with many other movies, the idea of good vs evil. The ring is a reoccurring symbol for evil in the movie, which the fellowship (good) must destroy. The plot, fantasy events, and dialogue are all brilliantly woven to create a thrilling adventure.
However, none of these ideas, conflicts, or dialogue would be possible without actors making it possible. The cast of the Lord of the rings does an amazing job adding to all of the special effects the movie uses. Elijah Wood plays main character Frodo brilliantly. Wood is able to give the feel of a small innocent hobbit who's bravery and good heart want us to side with him. Wood brilliantly creates a love-able character who's main goal is to destroy the ring and defeat evil. Along with Wood is a stellar cast that makes up the fellowship. People such as Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Sean Astin (Samwise), and Ian McKellen (Gandalf) allow us to believe they are their characters and help us to become absorbed in the film. Along with the acting comes elaborate costumes to help us feel like we are part of this fantasy world. Another brilliant aspect of this film are the many elaborate costumes in the movie. These costumes range from the heavy armor worn by Gimli, the pounds make-up of the or cs, the ragged cloths of the hobbits (Frodo and Samwise) or the cloak and hat Gandalf wears.
Even with solid acting, elaborate costumes, and an intriguing plot, the brilliance in this movie comes from the cinematography and special effects. The movie uses special effects so often a lot of times you can't tell what was created effects and what wasn't. The huge battle scenes us multiple camera angles and shots, such as extreme long shots to establish the overwhelming number of orcs, and close ups to show the amazing fighting abilities of the main characters. Most cuts and transitions are short and aid the smooth continuity of the film. Words don't do justice to the effects and cinematography in this movie, the only way to understand is to experience the movie for your self by watching The Fellowship of the Ring, It's worth investing 3 hours of your time to watch this movie.
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