Middle Earth is a fantasyland populated by a variety of creatures that, though not evil, do not necessarily get along very well.
Frodo must destroy an ancient evil ring that has the power to unleash a hellish nightmare on relatively peaceful Middle Earth. Gandalf, played magnificently by Ian McKellen, is a powerful wizard who helps him. In the story, Frodo, a hobbit played by Elijah Wood, is a friendly, likeable chap who is thrust into an incredible adventure not of his choosing. There is also a thematic problem in one scene in the movie, a scene that was not in the book. Although there are no curse words, sex or nudity, there is plenty of hacking hideous Orcs (goblin-like creatures) to pieces, along with some very scary moments. Take your older children if they are mature enough to handle mystical creatures, frightening monsters and sword fighting. Tolkien’s vision justice? The first of the three movies based on Tolkien’s trilogy, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, arrives in movie theaters this December.īottom line? THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is a wonderful “epic” movie that vividly captures most of Tolkien’s vision, including his moral vision. New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson have taken on a daunting task – how to take one of the longest, most beloved novels of all time, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and turn it into three epic movies that will do Christian author J. Take your older children if they are mature enough to handle mystical creatures, scary monsters and sword fighting. Tolkien’s biblical, allegorical references. Happily, however, the filmmakers have left in plenty of Christian author J. The movie also includes a brief occult element not in the book. The movie is clean, but there is plenty of sword-fighting violence that is, at times, a bit too strong for children. Part One of THE LORD OF THE RINGS is a wonderful “epic” fantasy about good and evil with top-notch actors, storyline and special effects. Elves, hobbits, dwarfs, and humans must pull together in the face of monstrous odds to help Frodo complete his task.
Good-hearted Frodo must destroy an evil ring that has the power to unleash a hellish nightmare on relatively peaceful Middle Earth. A hobbit named Frodo, played by Elijah Wood, is a friendly, likeable chap who is thrust into an adventure not of his choosing. After a short prologue, part one of THE LORD OF THE RINGS opens in a village in the Shire in Middle Earth.
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