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Posted by: pi at December 26, 2001, 5:25 am

Topic: Reviews: The Fellowship of the Ring Forum: JoBlo

Fresh out of the theatre – these are my thoughts: I read the books 20 years ago and reread them last summer in anticipation of the release of “The Fellowship of the Ring”. I intended to only reread the first book but I’ve read some of the reviews here and I understand the complaints concerning Arwen and Galadriel’s roles in the film but I think the alterations are called for because the books really do have these heroine characters – Tolkien just wasn’t really great at developing his heroine’s stories. I didn’t expect the film to mirror the book exactly and I haven’t heard any complaints about Tom Bombadil not showing up and I do have a few minor complaints of my own but the film was so overwhelmingly superb (for me) that I am too humbled to even mention them. The characters and the details in them were more than I could have ever hoped for and this is the real power of this film. It’s true that a Lord of the Rings film could not have been made satisfactorily without the technology available today because costumes and makeup just wouldn’t have cut it but even with the special effects it is the passion of the actors that really puts the film over the top. I could tell that they love this story just as I do. In fact, my only complaints would be in regards to overdone special effects. It’s quite an accomplishment to put “The Fellowship of the Ring” onto film and in my opinion they have all succeeded admirably. I knew what the end would be but I heard the sentiment from the audience that reflected my feelings the first time I finished the book – The ending sucks!

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