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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ringby Marc GunnYou know how you go to some fantasy or Scifi movies and see a trailer, and it's really magical, and leaves you feeling exhausted and excited? Well "Fellowship of the Rings", the first movie in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien was like a three hour trailer. Seriously, the whole movie almost even flowed like a trailer. It seemed a tad bit disjointed at times. It even seemed a little thrown together as the chronology flys by in minutes that took months in the book. Don't get me wrong, these nuances are unimportant, and although it threw me off a bit at the beginning, the action flowed so quickly, like a trailer, I didn't have time to think about it. I mean, Peter Jackson, by all accounts, had his work cut out for him. He took this epic story, condensed it, while still staying mostly true to the story. And amazingly, he did it. The storyline was wonderfully played and fell together with ease, and the graphics were tremendous! I saw Harry Potter recently, and my biggest complaint was the graphics. I mean, if you've ever seen Hercules or Xena, you know what kind of graphics are possible. Yet, the quidiche game was totally simulated. Jackson did not let that happen...and I was watching. I saw one graphic simulation that looked fake, but it lasted no more than a second. The whole ambience, though, radiated with the trailer mystique. It was the use of color...the dark blues combined with well-thought out makeup of the actors, like glowing, smooth elvish skin. The orcs were hideous, the troll shocking. The actors only added to the mystique. Kinda threw me off seeing Liv Tyler disappear into the role of Arwen. Sean Bean did a brilliant job at showing his treachery towards the Fellowship as Boromir. And Elijah Wood IS Frodo. The music seemed a bit overpowering a couple of times, but for the most part it was extremely well-orchestrated. Yeah, there a couple nuances, but the movie was too well-done to stop me from saying this is without a doubt, this was the most magical fantasy movie EVER made. But I must say that I have only one very noteworthy complaint... WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR FOR THE NEXT ONE!?! Posted by Marc Gunn 12/29/2001 |
