The Lord of the Rings was the creation of J.R.R.Tolkien, a professor of Language and Literature at Oxford University. Tolkien spent at least a decade, no only creating the story, but also several different languages and entire series of myths behind the saga.
Making a film based on this incredible book is a daunting task for any filmmaker. There are probably few books with such fanatical followings that not only know every detail of the saga but also have their individual images of the characters.
Happily for all concerned, the director Peter Jackson did a pretty good job. Of course, some aspects of the stories were trimmed but in the general the story remained exceptionally faithful. With an incredible $300 million budget, he made three films all in one, each to be released year apart. This was quite unprecedented as sequels go. There have been film trilogies before but none that have all been filmed at once, not even any of George Lucas’s Star Wars films.
The first third of the film is an introduction to the world and central characters of the Middle Earth: In the Shire where the Hobbits live, Bilbo Baggins celebrates his 111th birthday and under pressure from the wizard Gandalf, he leaves his precious ring to Frodo. Gandalf explain that the ring was forged by the dark Lord and holds a great power. The only hope is for Frodo to find a way to disposing the ring. And so Frodo depart on a journey with three other Hobbits. After some dangers they were able to arrive in Rivendel, the home of elves. There a fellowship was formed to depart on a very dangerous journey to carry the ring to the only place it can be destroyed.
The Lord of the rings is a fairy-tale of myth and fantasy, but mainly, is all about humankind. Reading the book you could understand the corruption of absolute power, the importance of friendship, the strength of hope… And the film could capture that magic and be a new bearer to the message of humanism and statement of greatness.
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Ana Paula Ribeiro da Silva – CPE1
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