A classic of its time

Rating: 7/10 (18 June 2019)

Visually stunning and a classic of its time. At the start of any series of films no matter how many instalments, the first will always tell the story and move you with its characters. The Fellowship of the Ring does this, and very well might i add. What lets this film down is the scenes in between the action. The action is too and far between. If I'm quite honest the action isn't actually that great. The scenes in the mines (or tombs) are by far the best however the time spent in riven dale and others on the quests are just plain boring. Some of the dialect can also just be pointless in these scenes. I think the casting is fantastic however. Ian McKellen a standout alongside Viggo Mortensen. I understand the characterisation behind the hobbits and how there place in the story is to be our own, far from home, against all the odds, great courage, fear. However Frodo and his shire compatriots are just too winy. I find Frodo in particular just irritating. The score, the stores, its directing and certain tension building is undeniably brilliant and worth all its accolades. The rating reflects what I portray as weaknesses to the first film in this timeless trilogy.