Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, Jonathon Rhys-Davies, Hugo Weaving, Sean Austin, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm
Distributed By: New Line Cinema
Release Date: December 2001
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There are many movies that I love and enjoy every time I see them, but few are the sort that change everything; that give you a moment in time that brings the world of cinema right into your heart. For me, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was my moment!
To this day I am in awe of these films so lovingly crafted by Peter Jackson and his passionate team. The Fellowship of the Ring sets the standard as every actor proves their worth. The casting of Elijah Wood as Frodo and Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn are strokes of genius as they carry the emotional weight of the movie. Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Christopher Lee as Saruman bring true depth of character and Liv Tyler as Arwen brings such beautiful femininity to a mainly all male cast. The whole look of the movie is superb; The Shire is so exact that each scene feels like a page of the books and every new location is more breathtaking.
The fleeting glimpses of Gollum lend an air of expectation and all the CGI scenes are outstanding and still impress after all this time. The meeting with the Balrog in particular though a short scene is one of the most remembered and is truly impressive.
A beautiful beginning to one of the most adventurous and compelling journeys on screen, this movie leaves you wanting more as we follow a small hobbit with the fate of the world in his hands and is a movie that I will cherish for years to come...
~~Nikki~~
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