"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was a great adaptation of the novel

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2015)

"The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring" begins with Bilbo's 111th birthday party, when he decides that that is the time he is going to disappear and take an extended holiday. After this, Frodo is given the Ring and discovers that the Black Riders know where he is. He and Sam are then sent off to Bree by Gandalf. Instead of Pippin coming along too and later meeting Merry in Buckland, they join up with Frodo and Sam in Farmer Maggot's farm. We do not get to meet Farmer Maggot and realize that the Black Riders have been looking for Frodo, nor do we get to meet Gildor or any of the Elves passing through the forest and discover Sam is developing as a character. The Hobbits also never enter the Old Forest and meet Tom Bombadil, cutting out a large part. Although many parts were left out, bigger scenes like the death of Gandalf evoked more emotion because we could visually see how the characters reacted. There was also an addition of a love story between Aragorn and Arwen which added to the story but was not in the book at all. The exposition of the story was condensed, but Peter Jackson did it just so that it provided viewers with sufficient background to know what is going on, but not so much that is was overwhelming. Overall, this was a good movie and it is definitely worth a watch!