'Lord of the rings' yes but this film should also be called 'Lord of the film industry'

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2009)

I first got into Lord of the Rings through my older sister who is a big fan of the books and films. She gave me The Hobbit, which is about Bilbo Baggins and his wizard friend Gandalf the Grey.
Before reading this book I had never heard of J.R.R Tolkien so I wasn't sure what to expect, sufficed to say I thought the book was really good, quite a bit on the detailed side in terms of characters and the environment, which made for me the book waffling on a bit, but still really enjoyable nonetheless. Then my sister introduced me to Lord of the Rings and I read the first one before the film came out. I didn't like it. For me like The Hobbit it was just too detailed and kept trailing of the main plot of the story and eventually I put it down. But I felt guilty I was wanted to get into it so I decided to go back to it but instead like the first time reading it all through at once, which I do with books. I read it in shorter instalments to stop myself getting bored quickly and managed to finish it and sufficed to say I enjoyed it.
With Tolkien for me once I read it I viewed his notion to express the deep detail of Middle Earth geographically and all the characters, there experiences and habits differently I realised this book was rich in detail, intellect and character development and without this extra part the book wouldn't have been half as enjoyable like when Gandalf falls across the bridge of Khazadum in Moria. I felt sad because in the book his character has been built up as person who cares about others and is gentle in nature but fiercely protects those he loves like Frodo.
When the film came out I had never heard of Peter Jackson as director and went to the screening of Lord of the Rings quite apprehensive that Jackson couldn't pull it off. I sat down and from the beginning I was absolutely enraptured and two hours and forty five minutes the length of this film flew by. To say this is an incredible accomplishment is a lie. The Fellowship of the Ring rightly scooped four Oscars though it should have received more. What makes this book to film adaption so successful is Jackson's love for being a fan of the books. He truly keeps faithful to Tolkien's book and though there are chunks missing. The themes of friendship, loyalty, courage and cultural diversity are all here and are all cleverly linked together and flow naturally throughout the film.
Jackson also got the attention to detail of the environment perfectly. Filming this in New Zeeland with it's glorious landscape, mountains and forests made me fall in love with the country. Jackson sweeps the camera across a wide arc when the characters are travelling but he never pans the camera too fast so the audience gets the whole visual spectacle and it is simply a breathtaking experience and worth the price of admission in itself.
Other environments like The Shire, Rivendale and Moria all add texture to the rich detail of the film and are perfectly symmetrical to the characters emotions in the scene.
The acting is also amazing. The bonds of friendship felt between the fellowship are easily apparent in particular between Frodo played superbly by Elijah Wood and Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) is real and deeply felt. All the others actors and actresses are terrific including Sean Asrin as Samwise Gamgee, Merry Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan) and Perrigrin Tock (Billy Boyd) elf witch Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) Gimli the Drawf played by John-Rhys-Davis who provides comic relief, Legalos the Elf (Orlando Bloom) Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) Boromir (Sean Bean) Lord Elrond (Hugo Weaving) Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) the elf Arwen (Liv Tyler) and Sauraman (Christopher Lee) play all there characters with real understanding and depth and perfectly represent the essence and tone of the characters in the book.
The special effects like digitally enhanced and CGI are equally stunning like the fire demon in Moria and the trolls making them seem real. Sufficed to say Jackson set himself a enormous task and has achieved it. There were no criticisms I could find for this film and everyone who took part no matter how small a contribution have to be commended.
The action sequences are choreographed to perfection and the music is gorgeous to listen to which add the extra spark to the movie.
This is grandeur on a massive scale and is terrifically entertaining. I implore you to see this. You will regret it if you don't. This is film in the making and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring has for me surly become one of the best films of all time. But there are still parts two and three which I obsessively look forward to with manic glee.
This film will go down as a classic movie of history, which people like me will want to see again and again. Try and stop me! A simply astounding film, which I can't praise highly enough. SEE IT!!!