The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
AroView: Monumental fantasy-epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local-boy-made-good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R R Tolkien’s trilogy and its overflowing universe of hobbits, elves, orcs, wizards and men into a storytelling rollercoaster.
Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen anchor the emotional drama as centre of a fellowship questing to destroy the powerful piece of jewellery before it can be wedded to the forces of evil, though they are just two threads in a remarkable ensemble vision. Harnessing the talents of various top illustrators, CGI and miniature f/x and the splendours of the NZ landscape, proceedings also get an infusion of dark realism (appropriate to the maker of BRAINDEAD) which forestalls any of the potential mumbo-jumbo pretensions of the narrative.
Cast
Andy Serkis (Gollum), Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Hugo Weaving (Elrond), Ian McKellen (Gandalf the Grey), Orlando Bloom (Legolas Greenleaf), Sean Astin (Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee), Sean Bean (Boromir), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn)
Director
Language
English
Subtitles
日本語
Closed Captions [CC]
English [cc]
Countries
New Zealand, United States
