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A Review of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings Novel and Film

Set in the days when elves and dwarves freely roamed Middle Earth, Lord of the RIngs: The Fellowship of the RIngs follows the epic journey of Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit from the Shire, and his eight companions, a mix of a dwarf, an elf, a wizard, men and fellow hobbits. The story starts with Frodo celebrating his shared birthday with his uncle, Bilbo Baggins. Everything seems normal, until his uncle suddenly leaves and entrusts a ring into his care. The ring holds great evil and danger, and Frodo must leave his home in the Shire and travel to the Elven capital of Rivendell where he is to meet up with Gandalf, the Grey a friend of him and his uncle. His three friends Pippin, Merry and his loyal servant Sam accompany him as they set out on their dangerous adventure. Along the way they encounter the Black Riders, formerly human kings now turned evil servants of Sauron the main antagonist, and befriend a man under the name of 'Ranger'. On their arrival in Rivendell, a council discusses what happens to the ring and it is sadly decided that the ring must travel to Mount Mordor from where it was forged and be destroyed, for that is the only way it can be destroyed. And so Frodo sets off from Rivendell as the Ringbearer with the Fellowship of the Ring that consist of Pippin, Merry, Sam, Aragorn (he travelled with them on their way to Rivendell under the name of "Ranger"), Boromir, Legolas, GImli and of course Gandalf. They encounter many trials and extreme danger on their travels and the novel ends with the company being trapped in the Mines of Moriah.

The //Fellowship of the RIngs// is a thrilling novel and film and is one of those rare cases where the film adaptation of the novel doesn't butcher the wonderful imaginitivity of the novel which is about.Tolkein's brilliant way of writing enraptures the reader through his vivid descriptions of the characters and the events that befall them. The main characters in Lord of the Rings are Frodo Baggins, the main protagonist, and the Fellowship of the Ring (hence the title of the novel) which consists of Frodo's friends from the Shire: Pippin, Meriadoc and his ever loyal companion Sam, and Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas (an Elf) and Gimli (a Dwarf). There is also Gandalf the Grey Wizard who is a close friend of Frodo and also his uncle Bilbo and the all evil bad guy Sauron. The characters in the novel are entertaining and as heroic as ever and in the film, the interest in the character deepens. With many striking actors portraying the characters (such as Orlando Bloom as Legolas and the dude that plays Magneto from X-Men as Gandalf) and the quite realistic settings, the viewer really does get pulled into the movie. Also, the desire to become an Elf intesifies greatly after watching the film, something that I experienced greatly.

There are many striking scenes from the novel and film that will always be in my mind as a reminder of how fun Lord of the RIngs was. Take for example the way Tolkein narrated the mysterious and quite humourous disappearance of Bilbo from his birthday party or the more thrilling escape from the Nasgruel (I think that's what they were called) into the forest. And who could forget Old Treebeard. But maybe that was in the second book. In the film, the director Peter Jackson adds just the right amount of dramatic effects and camera angles to the appropriate scenes that cause quite a wonderful scene such as the scene where the company are trapped in the mines of Moriar and the steady beating of drums is all that could be heard. I remember clinging to my sister during that scene incredibly scared but curious as to what would happen next. There was a perfect amount of tension and suspense in the scene, something that Jackson knows how to apply well. And who could forget the epic and totally awesome special effects and costumes? Especially the Orcs! They were so incredibly scary! And oh my goodness, THE ELVES.

If you haven't realized, I am a massive fan of Lord of the Rings and so in my eyes both the novel and the film are perfect in my eyes. I see no areas that may be needed for improvement and would gladly rant on and on about how epic Lord of the RIngs is. The witty use of camera lighting in the film and the wonderful scenery [of New Zealand] in the film are great, and the acting is top notch. In terms of the novel, Tolkein ever so intelligently uses his words just right to describe the events that play out with such skill that you'll be hooked to the book (but I advise you to top up on your vocab otherwise you might just not get what on earth, or should I say Middle Earth, is going on. What a fail joke). There are some differences between the novel and the book such as how Sam is actually Frodo's helper/hired help/gardener and not his buddy and the fact that Frodo is quite old in comparison to his hobbit company/friends but hey, no one's perfect!

It's a 10/10 for me (but of course, that was expected)

This is just one of the many covers of the Lord of the Rings (First) Book Aww, aren't they just adorable! This is a scene from the film in which the Fellowship are chosen. Yet again AREN'T THEY JUST **SO** CUTE?

Tolkein J.R.R (1954), //The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RIngs//, United Kingdom. Jackson P. (2001), //The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RIngs// distributed by New Line Cinema. Images from Google Images [] [] []