Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Action
Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis
An adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy adventure novel, the movie narrates the story of a young Hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Wood). Frodo's guardian and father-figure, Bilbo Baggins, had gotten a Ring in his earlier quests and has decided to pass it on to Frodo when he wishes to retire from his normal life. Gandalf the Grey (McKellen) a Wizard and a close friend of both the Baggins' tells Frodo the story and the powers of the One Ring. The Ring holds many an evil powers and must be destroyed in the depths of Mordor to prevent the evil Sauron from getting his hands to it and bringing death and destruction to all of Middle Earth. For this, a fellowship is formed, a group of nine people who would travel the lands and face all perils and dangers in order to ensure that the Ring is destroyed for good. Medieval, fantasy movies are usually notorious for being either too childish or having an extremely cliched plot line. The Lord of the Rings was a phenomenal book to read, with minute and intricate detailing being given to the slightest of things. As a lover of the original book, I am glad that the movie has given full justice to it and has brought forward the story and the characters in the correct manner and as they should be. A fabulous watch for those who are serious on Fantasy movies but it requires your undivided attention and patience in order to completely understand everything.
Thumbs up: Fabulous CGI and good execution of the original story
Thumbs down: A little too long but then again necessary to justify the movie
Rating: 8.0/10
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