THE best fantasy film of the new millenium

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2002)

The Academy ought to be ashamed of themselves. Only four Oscars? This film deserved almost every one of the thirteen it was nominated for! Let's go through that list, first the winners: Makeup-Spectacular! The hobbits, elves, dwarves, wizards--every character was perfectly made up, especially the hobbit feet. Musical Score-Awesome! I agree with every single person who believes that it had the best score ever. Cinematography-Brilliant! I've never seen such great camera work in any film. Visual Effects-Breathtaking...need I say more?
Now for what it should have won: Song-I'm listening to the Enya song right now as I write this. "May It Be" is a wonderful song. It also should have won adapted screenplay, art direction (I haven't read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, but I did read "The Hobbit", and Bag End is exactly as I imagined it), sound, I can't decide if Jim Broadbent or Ian McKellen deserved the supporting actor award, and frankly, best picture. This is a great film.
Now, keep in mind that I'm a teenage girl. I might be a bit biased because, well, Elijah Wood is hot. But, unlike other big budget films like "Pearl Harbor" and "Titanic," they've cast a hot guy who can actually act! Come to think of it, the entire film was beautifully casted, from Elijah, Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, and Viggo Morenstein (if that's how you spell it) to Liv Tyler and Cate Blanchett. Also, Sam, Pippin, and whatever the other hobbit that went with them and Frodo was named were great. I can't wait for the sequel. The Fellowship of the Ring gets a 10!