Falling in Love with The Lord of the Rings

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2004)

I still remember the first moment when I fell in love with this movie. It was the first time I had seen it, and before I had read any of the books. At the beginning of the film, when Gandalf and Frodo are riding in the cart and they come into Hobbiton and we see all the green hills and the music swells, I still can feel my heart beating faster. Even then I knew that my life would never be the same after I had seen these movies. And it's true- these movies have changed my life.
This movie, all three of them really, are so utterly amazing and beautiful. Anyone who hasn't seen the extended version needs to do so right now! 'Fellowship' is the first film, so obviously it's the one in which everything is set up for the following films. We meet a good percentage of the main characters and we learn a little about each of them. We realize that Frodo, small though he is, accepts his destiny of becoming the ringbearer. We see the loyalty that Sam has toward Frodo, right from the very start. We meet Strider, later known as Aragorn, and we find out his ultimate destination. And so it goes, for all the characters. I think that is what pulled me into this movie the most. The characters, each of which are so unique and different, and yet who can pull together and have a wonderful friendship.