Greatly admiring, breathtakingly beautiful and masterfully scored. FOTR should be an inspiration to all filmmakers, old and new.

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2017)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ring is adapted from J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy book mega-hit that came out in the 50's. Back in the mid 90's an indie-horror director by the name of Peter Jackson (who has now become a household name) Set out to adapt the three-part epic into three different movies over the course of 2 years. Back then it was a huge risk and had never been done before. Today it is needless to say that it became a mega-hit both at the box office and with critics. The Movie starts out with Lady Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) narrating to the audience about the history of how the ring came to be. Just by the first shots of the movie we can already see how much effort and talent went into the making of the CG, which wasn't nearly as photo- realistic as it is today. Moments later we are taken to The Shire, The Shire is home to a race of tiny people that go by the name of "Hobbits". We can see just how calm and free the Hobbits are in the first reveal of the shire. We meet a hobbit by the name of Frodo who is excellently portrayed by Elijah Wood, Who hears Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen)stroll by. We then realize that he is good friends with Frodo and is very fond of the Hobbits. Frodo's uncle, Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) invites his old friend Gandalf into his home when Gandalf catches a glimpse of a mysterious looking ring. He suspects that it is the ring of power. He then realizes that it truly is. He sends Frodo out along with his best friend Samwise (Sean Astin)to the village of Bree, where they meet Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) who helps them get to Elrond (Hugo Weaving). Gandalf's initial plan was to keep the ring safe at Rivendell (Elrond's home), but Elrond denies. Moments later, Elrond summons a meeting with races of Dwarfs, Elves, humans, and Hobbits. They form The Fellowship of the Ring to set out to destroy the ring in the only place it can be, Mount Doom, where it was created. The Fellowship contains Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, and Gandalf. Thus begins the epic, three-part tale of "Lord of the rings". This Trilogy of films is probably my all-time favorite one. The acting on everyone's part is amazing, The score has to be my favorite one, The cinematography is beautiful in all it's glory, The set- design, The costumes, The CG even the make-up which I barely take attention to when I watch movies is fantastic. The practical use of effects is breathtaking at times. Props to Peter Jackson who somehow created this masterful piece of blockbuster extravaganza. I would give these films a higher grade but I'll settle with a 10/10