It's not the same feeling

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2002)

For more than a year I had expected the movie, and when it started I heard my heart jumping in expectation of what was coming. I saw a beautiful depicted Shire , or "Contea" as I first read the book in Italian. But slowly the magic became to fall as the story turned away from the original plot. I understand that is not the same public, and that some changes had to be made in order to put such a huge art work in the big screen, but I can't forgive that the lives of the characters, that give the book the greatness that it has, where just sketched in the movie.
Reading the book is like joining the fellowship, getting to know the other members, their history, their talents and flaws, and the motives behind all their action. In the movie, you just know their names and where are they from. About Gimli you just get that is a dwarf, because he screams it always that he can, but you never get to feel like a mate in your own company, like the "big", brave guy, ready to give his blood to defend his company.... and that's just an example. The cast was great: looking at them you really get who they are. I specially liked Gandalf, looks very very wise and brave, and specially liked Araghorn, my favorite character in the whole book. This actor looks just like it has, rude but sensitive, with the charge in his back of having to lead his people to the victory but with a terrible family curse. Another one i liked was Elrond, that looks like he's got, and ancient warrior, wise enough to choose between immortal and mortal live, and wise in all his choices.
Looking from another point, the world of the movie is great and the combination between real landscapes and SGI gives you the best view of this incredible world. The armies, UAO!, the encounter between mordor army and Gilgalad's and Elendil's armies is just epic!
So, I got one of the two things I wanted from the movie: I got the world drawn in a brilliant way, inhabited by dumb people that lives only for this chapter of their lives.... could be worse.