The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Online

By Anson Tyler

If you have read the book, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkein and felt the pull of magic from page to page, you'd enjoy the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings movie, The Two Towers and The Return of the King just as much. Every scene will engulf you in magic and scenic beauty. This is a three-part series, thus titled to represent the three different parts. Each of these three parts is equally fun. You will never think that they have derailed from the track.

The Fellowship of the Ring starts of with an eight minute long prologue that sets up the legend of the ring. The story is based on a ring that has been forged to destroy the world. It is powerful and dark. The ring has escaped from Sauron the dark lord to find it's way in to the hands of a hobbit called Frodo. This hobbit used to live in the Shire. He was a sweet natured, peace loving, smoking pipeweed, munchkin short, furry foot young fellow who was from the affluent class and loved to while away his time with his three friends, Sam, Pippin and Merry.

The ring reaches Frodo's hands as part of the inheretance that he gets from his uncle Bilbo Baggings. The ring changes his and the lives of his friends forever. Frodo has to destroy the dark lord and his evil plans. In this quest, he is aided by other characters like Gandol, the white, Aragon, the human warrior, Boromir another human warrior, the elf archer Legolas and Gimli the dwarf who form the fellowship of the ring. Frodo's got to travel to Mordor for the ring was forged there. On his journey, he needs to pass Moria, which is filled with magic, dark riders on dark horses, ghosts, ringwraiths, giant trolls and orcs - rotten teeth and flesh, foul smelling, gigantic, ugly beasts.

The only protection that Frodo has is the ring iteself along with an invisibility cloak and a sword. Frodo is the only other human who carries this ring more than anyone else besides Saruman himself. Though his health is affected in a negative way, by the end of the third part, on account of being the ring bearer, he understands his duties and tries to fulfill it with all the determination only a young hobbit possesses. The elf princesses, Arwen, with her delicate unearthly beauty and strange elf tongue adds romance in the movie. Many exciting battles are fought in all three parts. Not a moment is spent comfortably in your seat, because your wondering what's going to happen next.

Gollum is one of the most interesting characters. He constantly contradicts himself. His has a duel shaded character, the pitiful good side struggling not to be overcome by the revengeful, poisonous bitter side, is portrayed well. Gollum is at the right place, at the right time. He helps Frodo in going undetected while entering in to Mordor. It is Gollum who takes Frodo to Mordor through hidden paths and short cuts. Gollum's longing for his 'precious', the ring, takes the film to the end that it has because in the final moments, Frodo for a second succumbs to the power of the ring, and wants to keep it for himself.

Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring online, free today. I guarantee you will be enjoy it so much that you may just end up watching the remaining two parts as well at a stretch. The fantastic performances, the haunting new-age music, the complexities of each character and the cinematography in the movie will engulf you. - 30302

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