The Fellowship of the Ring, like its successors, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. Following subsequent reissues, it has as of 2021 grossed over $897 million. It grossed $880 million worldwide in its initial release, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2001 and the fifth highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release. It received praise for its visual effects, performances, Jackson's direction, screenplay, and faithfulness to the source material. The film was acclaimed by critics and fans alike, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and an achievement in the fantasy film genre. It premiered on 10 December 2001 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London and was theatrically released worldwide on 19 December 2001. The Fellowship of the Ring was cofinanced and distributed by American studio New Line Cinema, but filmed and edited entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand, concurrently with the other two parts of the trilogy.
The fate of Middle-earth hangs in the balance as Frodo and eight companions (who form the Fellowship of the Ring) begin their journey to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor, the only place where the Ring can be destroyed. The Ring has found its way to the young hobbit Frodo Baggins. Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron, who seeks the One Ring, which contains part of his soul, in order to return to power. It was followed in 2002 by The Two Towers and in 2003 by The Return of the King.
The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. Osborne, Jackson, Fran Walsh and Tim Sanders, and written by Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson. The film is the first installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I thought everything was perfect.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the 1954 novel The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of J. What's wrong with this movie? I have no idea. I was also very impressed by the seamless shrinking of the vertically challenged characters. The special effects were incredible, the cave troll, the balrog, Gollum, and Sauron's Eye all looked amazing. Oh, and Andy Serkis does a PERFECT Gollum voice. My hat's off to Sean Bean who delivers an excellent performance as Boromir, a character who's intentions are good but wrestles with the corrupting power of the Ring. Wood, Mortensen, Holm, Astin, everyone was fantastic. As I've read many many times in other reviews, McKellen doesn't play Gandalf, he IS Gandalf. Despite these minor changes, the screenplay stays extremely close to the book and flows very very well (and the prologue was a nice touch). I didn't mind Arwen's inflation and I'm actually glad Tom Bombadil was scrubbed (I felt Tom Bombadil was an unnecessary addition to the book). I'm not a crazed fanatic who gets worked up over every little detail. I read the Lord of the Rings very recently and I was surprised at how similar Peter Jackson's vision was to my own.
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Never before have I seen a 3 hour movie that didn't seem like 3 hours.
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