Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

The Story So far.....

Set in the world unknown to us called Middle-Earth, the Lord of the Rings tells us the story of good against bad. The story begins with a Hobbit known to us as Bilbo Baggins  (He is the main character in the prequel to Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit

The Hobbit will give you a better understanding of what hobbits are, however if you don’t like reading watch The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring). Back to the story Bilbo finds a ring, which to him makes him disappear when he puts it on, as well as helping him persevere his middle age. Unknown to Bilbo what the Ring really is, gradually the Ring starts to control Bilbo’s head. To the extent that Bilbo decides he must Leave The Shire (where all the little Hobbits live) on the night of his birthday.

This is where it all starts to get interesting. A concerned Gandalf decides he must investigate what this ring really his and tells Frodo to keep the rings safe. While he does his research, it is here we are told how the ring was forged by the evil Sauron in order to give him more power   so he could rule Middle Earth. However Sauron was defeated and the ring was taken from his fingers, however upon destroying the ring Isuildur (king of Gondor) decides he will not part from the ring by throwing the ring in the fires of Mordor. The one place the ring was created and the only place it can be destroyed. However as Gandalf does more and more research  he finds out the ring had never parted away from Sauron soul and how Sauron soul will build up more and more until he has the ring. Sauron can not take physical form unless he has the ring.

A worried Gandalf rushes back to The Shire to inform Frodo. Gandalf persuades little Frodo to take the ring to a village called the Bree, along with Samwise Gamjee where he will meet up with them. Gandalf must first meet up with his old pal and wizard Saruman to seek advise on his discovery. It is here that Saruman shows his true colors and captures Gandalf in order to retrieve the ring and join hand with Sauron.

While all this is happening Frodo manages to get stabbed by one of the nine dark riders, meet a mysterious man under the name Stryder and wake up Rivendale (home of the Elves). It is here where all men, dwarfs, elves meet up to discuss the potential disaster facing them. It is here the fellowship is formed in order to get destroy the one ring. It is here where we the audience are told of Isudier Heir Aragorn (who has been hiding under the name Stryder) and the rightful owner (king) of the lost City Gondor.

It is here where we meet many characters that play an important part in the Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings is a brilliant part 1 of a Trilogy, it has countless heartbreaking moments and many joyful moments. And finally its keeps you hanging on to watch Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers

Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers

The movie begins with the fellowship divided and going there own way. Frodo and Sam are heading towards Mordor, While Aroagorn, legolas and Gimil and searching for the two captured Hobbitts. During their search across middle Earth the three heroes encounter a besieged Rohan. The once great King Rohan has fallen under the spell of the deadly Sauron who is trying to build an army strong enough to destroy mankind. During their Search Aragron, Gimili and Legolas reunite with Gandalf who from part one fell while battling with Balrog. However it turns out Gandalf has returned as Gandalf the white now- a stronger wizard.

Like most sequels where the first movie is always better, Lord of the rings: The Two towers does not follow the same patterns as many of its counter parts. This is one of those rare movies where part two of the film has exceeded number one. As many lord of the rings fans will tell you if you haven't seen The Two Towers-GO and rent it from your nearest video store

The Two Towers does also include some heart-warming moments when Aragorn and Arwen share the screen. These two lovebirds must sacrifice their love for each other in order to give the other a better chance of survival. Like the Fellowship, the Two Towers has many memorial moments that will stay in your minds once you finish watching part two of the trilogy. Once again hats of to Peter Jackson, who has done a wonderful piece of art in bringing Lord of the Rings to our screens.

One scene that I always tend to remember is the final end of the Two Towers, it is so well shot and done by Mr P Jackson that I have watched the final 20 mins of the movie more than nine times.

Lord of the Rings : Return of the King

THE JOURNEY END ON DECEMBER 17TH 2003