childhood

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2002)

Do you want to go back to your childhood and remember how eager u were to believe those fables and stories your parents readed to you? This might be the movie for you.
Above all considerations for J.R.R. Tolkien written masterpiece, this movie goes beyond the realms of everyone's own "mind" picture and sets a believable world full of magic and, much more important, realism. Director Peter Jackson took the daunting job to adapt this amazing story and he succeeds in a graceful way. Great performances by Sir Ian McKellen and Ian Holm as the wizard Gandalf and the aging Hobbit Bilbo Baggins respectively provide strong support for the rest of the crowded cast.
The ageless tale of the struggle between good-old "Good Vs Evil" constitutes the core of this plot, the complexities of the original novel are poured into a powerful script, deep and humorous. The overall mood of Tolkien's world is exalted by Jackson's handling of light, color and shadows, a stunning visual experience. Composer Howard Shore also contributes with a original score worthy of a review of it's own. If you haven't seen it yet, give your inner child a fest and go rent it