It wants to be seen ...

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2001)

It is impossible to even think about the movie "Fellowship of the Ring" without comparing it to the book, simply because that Lord of the Rings trilogy has been the inspiration and foundation of the entire fantasy genre, as we know and love it today.
Such a piece of work is the novel, that it would be an impossible task for any director with any budget, to include it all in the movie, and as it is the case with all dramatization, parts of the original story had to changed or cut out. That said, however, I would like to point out, what a brilliant job has been done in this particular case.
For those who have not read the trilogy, the movie speaks for itself, with stunning scenery, fantastic action and most an intruiging plot. It is by no means a necessity to have read the book. And that is an accomplishment in itself.
Those (many) who have read it, will see that all the subplots have been lost; or at least most of them. But the part that is the most essential, that part about the ring itself, remains intact and uncanningly true to the original story.
Fellowship of the Ring is an eyepleaser, a great dramatization, a good story about the everlasting theme of hunger for power - in other words, a great movie experience that wants to be seen on the big screen.