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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
New Zealand, USA
•2001
Rated PG-13 • 2h 58m
Director Peter Jackson
Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit, has inherited a mysterious and powerful ring from his uncle, one that is being hunted sought after by its evil creator. He embarks on a quest to Mt. Doom to do the one thing that will guarantee it will not fall into the wrong hands - destroy it.
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WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?
Fellowship kicks off one of the greatest film trilogies of all time, providing a beautiful introduction to Tolkien's world and establishing characters that would go on to become pop-culture icons. Out of all three movies in Peter Jackson's trilogy, Fellowship has the greatest sense of wonder, as the world is still new to the viewer and the Hobbit protagonists, neither of whom have ever been on an adventure such as this. And yet, the movie also establishes that there are real stakes to this quest, as certain main character deaths are arguably more impactful than any that come in the subsequent films. The sequels may be grander in scale, but Fellowship is the cornerstone of the franchise.
I understand that this is a classic, and understand why people love it. But for me the film has a similar pacing issue as the books; for too long I feel as though the characters are not making any progress towards their goals.
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