The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2007)

The first part of Peter Jackson's incredibly successful trilogy adapted by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien sets the standards for a modern day blockbuster. The reason why I prefer "The Fellowship of the Rings" over the two following instalments (which are also great) is the way Frodo gets to be the carrier of the one ring. As a person who hadn't read the books prior to seeing the films, I could perfectly imagine how Frodo gets drawn into this world he had known nothing about. When the young hobbits encounter the Nazgûl, this are some really gripping scenes. But also the rest of the movie can stand up to this perfect start. For me "The Lord of the Rings" has always been a movie about friendship and love between people and the changing effect it can have on the circumstances under which one has to live. That's impassioned rhetoric, but it's true, at least to some extent.