Lord of the Rings Movies

With so much thrill brought about by the LOTR to the old and young alike, it would be good to take a sneak on the unknown realms of the movie. This entry inspired by The Fellowship of the Ring Installation of the trilogy.

Elrond and Galadriel are only two of the elven ring bearers in the movie although it was not directly mentioned in any scene in LOTR. It is in Galadriel’s middle finger, as seen as she bids goodbye to the fellowship. On the other hand, Gandalf holds the third ring. He starred in all three cuts of the movie.

Dark Lord Sauron, who was disembodied when the One Ring was cut off from his hand, is the personification of evil in the Lord of the Rings movies. This guy didn’t have a drop of good in him, not one bit. Staying in his tower, the Barad-dur, he employs other creatures of darkness to do his dirty work for him, and find the one thing that could possibly restore his former form and power. Greed keeps him alive. Not satisfied with being able to command numerous creatures and still have a vast amount of power, he still wants more. Good thing that the good side always wins, because a world with Sauron as one of its superpowers might be the reincarnation of hell on earth. Yikes.

The elves in all LOTR movies had obviously captured the hearts of everyone. We have to note, of course, that they are somewhat different from each other, including their physical and psychological aspects.

Based on Oh Joy! Movie Trivias, in the movie, the distinction in appearance of the various elven races is prominent. The wood-elves (or Sylvan elves) have blond hair (Legolas, Galadriel, etc.) whereas the High Elves (or Sindar) have black hair (Elrond).

So the next time you had the knack to watch it again [even if it is the nth time, I know.], try to observe their similarities and differences.

With the actors seemingly internalizing their characters for the sake of utmost professionalism and to add a personal touch to the movie, some had decided to do more than what they are required to do.

Take Viggo Mortenson for example, who completely forgot that his true identity and mistaken himself for Aragorn for like hours.

Another remarkable actor in the movie, Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas Greenleaf, broke a rib while shooting a scene on horseback. Luckily, he was able to return and continue filming the movie after seeing a doctor (Oh Joy! Movie Trivia).

Talking about taking it all internally.

Lord Of The Rings Trailer – Awesome video clips here
This is the style that was adopted by the film’s financial backers that had one movie being made with some of the cast and crew shooting scenes for the other two installments. The rest of the time was spent doing all the digital enhancements that made the film possible as well as gave ample time to get shots reviewed and re-shot if necessary. Tolkien’s version in the novel was as much as possible followed with some additions to make the scenes better with his blessing of course. He was taken as a consultant throughout the filming of the whole series so as to maintain the faithfulness of the film to the author’s vision which to his delight was adhered to.
From the elaborate sets to the still existing Hobbit Village in New Zealand, the utter natural beauty and diversity of the land gave background to one memorable film series indeed. Though many have been put off by the fact that the three part will remain a three part film, many were wowed by the mastery of the producers and other staff to deliver a seemingly impossible realm, the realm of magic and fantasy as it was competing for the same market as the Harry potter series for the same audience body.

One of the most elaborate and computer generated films of recent history, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy has become a legend due to elaborate sets and seemingly impossible scenery. Almost entirely shot in New Zealand (where the original sets still remain and can be viewed on tours). The three films were all filmed simultaneously allowing less time ans effort from the production crew and the actors, some of whom had to live in the country till filming ended. The huge number of special effects required so massive an amount of equipment that a whole building had to be constructed to house them all (including the artists of course).
Many of the epic battle scenes had extras from all over New Zealand and its army which gladly lent a couple of their reserve fighting men. The military guys were too engrossed with the film that they destroyed some of their wooden swords and spears forgetting it was only a shoot. The scenes being shot simultaneously, one crew can be shooting a scene for the last installment and the one next door on the first and so on. Most of the actors who handled ‘the Ring’ thought they had the one and only ring on set. All these wrapped into one of the mos successful films of all time ranking second on the charts to top $100,000,000 in revenues losing by a fraction from Titanic

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Peter Jackson will be settling for producing credits on the upcoming two “Hobbit” movies and Guillermo Del Toro will be directing said movies, have apparently been on a long, nearly year-long, search for writers to adapt the expansive Tolkien book to the big screen. As luck would have it, they happen to be the two known pretty popular, and good, writers. After much searching, the duo have decided that no one else is better suited to take on the hobbits than, well, them.

Del Toro will direct both movie back-to-back in New Zealand, where word is he’s already bought a ranch and livestock. Okay! It’s not almost about the livestock but greatly because of the ranch. Anyways, rumor has it that a lot of familiar faces from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which technically chronicles events that takes place AFTER the events in “The Hobbit”, may make appearances in the two new movies.

Choice is one thing that all of us always have. In Arwen’s case, this was a choice between mortality and immortality, a choice to be made for love. As the Elven princess, she had the opportunity to be able to live forever in the company of her friends and family. But she chose to be human in order to be with the man she loved, Aragorn. In a way, she chose death, because all human beings must eventually die. But because she made this sacrifice for love, Arwen has chosen a more noble path, an din turn, faces a lifetime of genuine happiness with Aragorn, the king of Gondor, and their future child.

Who best to exemplify the ring of power’s vast evil but one of the creatures it had most consumed? Gollum, the former Hobbit Smeagol, was the living example of how extreme desire and greed for the ring could transform a creature into something despicable and vile. While fishing, his companion finds the One Ring of power, and Smeagol killed him in order to get it for himself. Since then, possessing the ring became the only purpose for Gollum’s life, and eventually turned him into the appalling creature that he had become. His life is a cautionary tale of how greed and covetousness could seep into one’s being and how it could take full control of one’s life.

No, this is not Gandalf, nor is it Aragorn or Legolas. Frodo’s protector, his loyal companion and guide during his journey to Mount Doom, is the simple Hobbit named Sam. He was indispensable to Frodo during the trials and difficult times they went through, and stayed true to his vow to never leave his friend no matter how hard their travels could be. There came a time, when they were already close to Mount Doom, that Frodo was too exhausted to even walk. Sam literally gives him a ride on his back and carries him up the mountain. Always faithful and unceasingly dependable, Sam exemplifies the power of friendship and the strength that it can provide.