Good and Bad

Rating: 5/10 (13 December 2015)

This film stayed with the major plot line: Frodo was left the ring from Bilbo and must go on a journey to destroy it. Some positives of the film include the fact that it had great cinematic features and overall visually wonderful. Also, it was really good at getting the viewers attention during action scenes. On the other hand, it did not stick to the book very well. Many major scenes, characters, and events were either deleted, changed, or switched around. For example, Tom Bombadil was not added in the film and the black riders were were first seen leaving Bag End in the book, while in the film they were first introduced after Farmer Maggot's house. Not to mention how Pippin and Merry were practically the same person in the film and Arwen completely replaced Glorfindel before the flight to the Ford. Over all, there were mixed reactions and feelings about the film, yet it was wished to be closer to the book.