Courage is in the innocence of the Hobbits.

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

Roger Ebert's vision of Middle Earth did not exactly match with Peter Jackson's. He believed that the Hobbits took the side stage to more powerful characters and action. Though there was plenty of action and other characters very powerful, there was little doubt to me that this was Frodo's story. Not only does the story open and close with shots of Frodo, but from start to finish it maps his growth. We watch him lose his innocence slowly step by step with trials that would strip most of us completely.
Wood is wonderful as Frodo and pulled me completely into Middle Earth. I found that I was not anticpating the next fight/confrontation/battle of swords and sorcery, but the how Wood handled the battle within. His eyes showed us more than most dialogue. I can not say enough about how Frodo was portrayed.
What Peter Jackson did best was incorporate the smallest of details so that we would not forget the magic of Tolkien's story and how he weaved symbolism within effortlessly. Two thoughts that would not leave my mind were that the greatest of power can come from the smallest of things and that courage is not in the feat we commit, but is within the apprehension with which we have before committing it.
See this movie to be entertained and inspired.