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Titolo: (OT) Variety recensisce positivamente LOTR (SPOILER-Inglese).

The Lord of the Rings
Dec. 04, 2001
By David Hunter
New Line Cinema and filmmaker Peter Jackson's risky mission to bring "The
Lord of the Rings" to movie audiences in three epic films, of which "The
Fellowship of the Ring" is the first, should conjure up a worldwide
boxoffice bonanza. Opening Dec. 19 and eagerly anticipated, to say the
least, by several generations of fans of the original books, the
"Fellowship" installment rarely takes a wrong turn in its fairly faithful
adaptation of the first "Rings" book, while those unfamiliar with the story
of Frodo Baggins and his perilous quest should be lining up as well because
of the sword-and-sorcery genre and lengthy marketing buildup. The late
English philologist, fantasy writer and professor of medieval literature
J.R.R. Tolkien started in 1938 to write a sequel to "The Hobbit" -- the
novel that introduced the world to the furry-footed, "halfling" race of
peace-loving shire dwellers and a place called Middle Earth. It became for
the author a nearly two-decade task that resulted in the "Rings" trilogy and
several other works. The vividness of the mythical, prehistorical world he
created and the fantastic and endearing characters he imagined inspired a
legion of imitators and homages, as well as a 1978 animated version of about
half of the saga by Ralph Bakshi. Filmed simultaneously with its two
sequels -- "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King" -- "Fellowship" is
so well-made and well-cast that one can have no reservations about the rest
of Jackson's monumental creation. Skillfully crafting a long work that
appeals to young and old, with strong emotions but nary a romantic subplot
(so far), Jackson has seemed a natural to take on such a once-in-a-lifetime
project at least since his masterful 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures."
"Fellowship" opens with an eight-minute prologue that recounts the history
of a powerful ring created by the evil lord Sauron thousands of years ago
and the battle to stop him. Indeed, Sauron is defeated by the human king of
Gondor, Isildur (Harry Sinclair). He hacks off Sauron's finger with the ring
but later becomes its first victim. Breezing along, the events in "Hobbit"
are swiftly related, in which adventuresome Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm)
fatefully finds the ring and takes it away from the cave-dwelling,
warped-by-evil Gollum. Sixty years later, having not aged because of the
ring, Bilbo celebrates his "eleventy-first" birthday (111th) in the shire,
then abruptly leaves his own party. He uses the ring, which when put on
makes the wearer invisible, then has difficulty giving it to his cousin
Frodo (Elijah Wood) at the insistence of wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian
McKellen). Throughout the movie, characters are almost corrupted by the evil
essence of the ring -- which "wants to be found" and can be used only by
Sauron -- and Frodo becomes the unlikely bearer of the instrument that could
bring doom to his people and many others. The first half of "Fellowship"
concerns the journey of Frodo and his trusted companion Sam (Sean Astin) as
they leave home with the ring after the appearance of terrifying "Black
Riders," or the Nazgul -- nine kings who long ago became enslaved to Sauron
and seek the ring. With promises of meeting them later from Gandalf, Frodo
and Sam are joined by two fellow hobbits, Merry Brandybuck (Dominic
Monaghan) and Pippin Took (Billy Boyd). These four little folk are saved
from disaster one night in an inn by Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), a human
"ranger" whom they first call "Strider." Hobbits are not often taller than
four feet, and one of the initial delights is seeing how the filmmakers get
away with normal-sized actors paired off (McKellan and Holm, McKellan and
Wood). But there's much action and spectacle as well in early scenes where
Gandalf travels to Isengard to confer with his wizardly colleague Saruman
the White (Christopher Lee) and finds his elder already siding with the
resurgent Sauron. The initial legs of Frodo's journey end with a spectacular
rescue on horseback by the beautiful elf Arwen (Liv Tyler), who calls up a
flood that sweeps away the Nazgul. After surviving a wound and wanting
desperately to return home, Frodo takes part in a council in which humans,
elves, dwarves, hobbits and Gandalf decide what to do about the ring. They
decide to throw it into the "fires of Mt. Doom, where it was forged," and
Frodo comes to realize, in another of the many visions and dreams he has,
that he must continue to bear the ring. The second half of the movie
chronicles the start of the journey to Sauron's realm of Mordor, including
the creation of the nine-member fellowship: the four hobbits, Gandalf,
Aragorn, the ax-wielding dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), the bowman elf
Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and human Boromir (Sean Bean) of Gondor. Quite
masterfully paced and one of those rewarding movies that seems to get better
and better as it progresses, "Fellowship" justifies its long running time.
The real pain that Frodo feels at causing his friends to be in danger, his
doubts and his fears are the central drama in a tale with many outlandish
and beautiful moments. From the attack on the heroes in a mountain cave by
monstrous Orcs, a horrific cave troll and the dreaded Balrog (an ancient
demon) to the climactic battle against Saruman's Uruks (a cross between Orcs
and goblin-men), the film has memorable but unbloody action sequences. Alas,
some of the literary richness of Tolkien has been sacrificed, with no
hobbits singing or reciting poetry, and many minor characters and scenes are
not included. Cate Blanchett as the Lady Galadriel and Hugo Weaving as
Elrond, both immortal elves, are two more crucial participants. Wood is
inspired casting as Frodo, while McKellen is superb under seemingly pounds
of fake hair and whiskers. The production design, cinematography, countless
special effects, costumes, makeup and score are all top-notch.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
New Line Cinema
A Wingnut Films production
Director: Peter Jackson; Screenwriters: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter
Jackson; Producers: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim
Sanders; Executive producers: Mark Ordesky, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein,
Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne; Director of photography: Andrew Lesnie;
Production designer: Grant Major; Editor: John Gilbert; Costume designers:
Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor; Music: Howard Shore; Visual effects
supervisor: Jim Rygiel. Cast: Frodo Baggins: Elijah Wood; Gandalf the Grey:
Ian McKellen; Aragorn: Viggo Mortensen; Sam Gamgee: Sean Astin; Saruman the
White: Christopher Lee; Boromir: Sean Bean; Bilbo Baggins: Ian Holm; Arwen:
Liv Tyler; Legolas: Orlando Bloom; The Lady Galadriel: Cate Blanchett;
Gimli: John Rhys-Davies; Elrond: Hugo Weaving; Merry Brandybuck: Dominic
Monaghan; Pippin Took: Billy Boyd. MPAA rating: PG-13. Color/stereo. Running
time -- 178 minutes.
Ciao,
WJ.
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 By David Hunter
E un sunto tradotto pare brutto? :-))
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 E un sunto tradotto pare brutto? :-))
Il Signore degli Anelli
4 Dicembre 2001
di David Hunter
Mi è proprio piaciuto un frego!
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 Mi č proprio piaciuto un frego!
Prolisso come al solito......
:-)))
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