The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first film of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film series. It is directed by Peter Jackson, while it’s screenplay is written by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh and Stephen Sinclair.
The film retells the adventures of the Fellowship of the Ring, taking its story from the first part, The Fellowship of the Ring, and the first chapter of The Two Towers.
It is the first film of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, and it was filmed simultaneously on various locations in New Zealand. With a budget of U.S. $180 million, it is one of the most expensive movies production in history of cinema. Principal photography took 14 months and postproduction continued long after that. The film premiered at Odeon Leicester Squareon, in London, in 10 December 2001. It was followed by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002.
Synopsis
Sauron, the dark lord, has awakened and threatens to conquer Middle-earth. To stop this ancient evil once and for all, Frodo Baggins must destroy The One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. Men, Hobbits, a Wizard, an Elf and a Dwarf form a fellowship to help him on his quest.
Plot
Prologue
In the Second Age of Middle-earth, great Rings of Power were forged. Three were given to the lords of Elves, seven were given to the lords of the Dwarves, and nine were given to the Kings of Men. However, the Dark Lord Sauron had secretly forged The One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, and had imparted great portion of his power into The One Ring to dominate the other Rings and rule Middle-earth.
After becoming wise to the Dark Lord’s scheme, Men and Elves formed an Alliance and battled Sauron’s forces in Mordor. In the battle, Elendil, the King of the Men of Gondor, was slain while attempting to attack Sauron. Elendil’s son Isildur then took up his father’s broken sword, Narsil, and severed Sauron’s fingers, which removed the Ring from the Dark Lord’s hand. Being separated from the Ring caused Sauron’s spirit to depart his bodily form, and it seemed that the Alliance of Men and Elves was successful in defeating him.
After the battle, Isildur followed the Elf Elrond to the Cracks of Doom, where Elrond implored him to cast the Ring into the Mountain’s fires and destroy it. However, Isildur refused and kept the Ring for himself. The Ring’s influence corrupted Isildur, and he was later slain while walking into a river flee an Orc ambush. The Ring fell into the river and was lost for hundreds of years until it was found by Gollum, who owned it for several centuries. The Ring later abandoned Gollum and was found by a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins.