Lord of the rings: The fellowship of the ring

English essay

The filmmakers of the lord of the rings use presentational devices to give an idea what the characters, themes and the action to the audience.

In order to understand the interpretation of the good vs. evil is given in the film the fellowship of the ring, we will be analyzing and also reviewing on the use of the films language we will be focusing on our own opinions. We will be focusing on the scenes of the prologue and the shire scene Bilbo’s party.

We will intend to investigate the filmmaker’s use of presentational devices to create more impact to the audience. To enhance the engagement the subject and to create the belief of the good of the shire to the evil of the war. These are all found in middle earth. We will defiantly look at how evil and good is presented

The fellowship of the ring is an excellent example of genre of fantasy. It holds a significant place in the history of the films because of all of its hard work and detail in presentation there is also a lot of creditability, hard work and years of making just one film. The director Peter Jackson before finishing the film he had to make sure that everything was perfectly right every detail of Ork or Hobbit had to be spot on to the last hair on each character.

Jackson also took years and years of preparation just to make Hobbiton. Mr. Jackson has won plenty of Oscars and golden globe awards but the won he cherishes most is best picture and best director. This is because of the time and effort he has put in.

A specter of evil is looming over Middle Earth as the Dark Lord, Sauron, seeks to consolidate his already immense power, by reclaiming the One Ring that he has lost. Most of his power is held in this ring. With this power, he can enslave Middle Earth and unleash an incredible evil with little opposition. In the story of The Hobbit, a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins has stolen the ring from a hideous creature called Gollum. Somehow, this ring ends up with Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's nephew and all of a sudden, Frodo is at the center of this epic tale involving the ring that he knows very little about. The wizard, Gandalf, warns Frodo that he should leave the shire (as Bilbo has given him the ring) and keep the ring out of Sauron's hands. They meet a fellow hobbits merry and pippin who helps them get out of trouble when they are faced with the Nine Black Riders. Later, they meet a night strider called Aragorn and they continue safely to the country of the elves. Frodo recuperates from a wound and he is healed by Elrond. At the Council of Elrond it is decided that the ring must be destroyed at the Cracks of Doom. This is many miles away, deep inside the evil lands of Mordor. The Fellowship of the ring is established, including nine individuals in all. Gandalf meets his end on the Bridge of Khazad-dum, attempting to defend the company from the orks. The group must continue without him, heading south, into Lorien, a forest of elves. Here, the Lady Galadriel offers comfort and security for a time. Frodo grows in knowledge and maturity and he becomes more resolved to fulfill his mission. His resolve is further tested when Boromir tries to steal the ring from him. But he later dies. In the end, Frodo knows that he must fulfill his duty but he does not want to endanger his friends any further, nor does he want to solicit their opinions for he knows that they will change his mind. In the end, Frodo continues alone - though Sam soon finds him and refuses to do anything other than accompany him, heading towards the evil land of Mordor.

The characters and themes of lord of the rings are spilt and divided into good and evil. With the celebrated novel of the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring uses several characters including Gandalf, Bilbo and Frodo to represent good. Whilst a character such as Sauron stands for evil.

There are many different types of creatures in middle earth groups such as:

Hobbits: these are small harmless and kind which represent good.

Wizards: Gandalf is a wizard which he represents good but Saruman is also a wizard but he has joined forces with evil.

Men: these all ...

This is a preview of the whole essay

There are many different types of creatures in middle earth groups such as:

Hobbits: these are small harmless and kind which represent good.

Wizards: Gandalf is a wizard which he represents good but Saruman is also a wizard but he has joined forces with evil.

Men: these all represent good but there minds are easily drawn in to the power of the ring as seen in the prologue.

Elves: these are all good and they will fight with evil until the end.

Dwarfs: these represent good and they will fight with evil but we don’t see much of these characters.

Orks: these are born fighting machines they are all bad to the bone these take orders of evil alone such as Souron and Soroman

These are all the characters which represent good and evil in the battle for the one ring to rule them all.

The camera in the prologue is used to a good extent it starts of as a face focusing so we can picture the characters, there are plenty off zoom ins and outs on the first few seconds of the film this is to catch are impact.

When the ring is on the screen it is always the main focus of the camera in one way the camera is perverse over it. The camera also zooms in and out on it the whole time, there is times were the ring makes the camera slow down, for example the ring is dropped down some stairs this would only take two to three minutes long it takes 10 seconds long in the prologue, and this is done to see how big the situation is.

The prologue has a lot of camera shots to cover a lot of time so this makes them quick and snappy.

The camera in the shire seems to get a good view of the surroundings this is to contrast the beautiful scenery to the darkness of the prologue. In the shire the camera seems to follow the key characters around this is to give the impression of who is important for the start.

The camera in the shire seems to build up suspense by again slowing down and taking its time, for example the dragon firework seems to take a long time in the air to explode this is to see if there is to make the viewer thing is going to cause trouble or to make a nice surprise. The camera can also seem to be the characters at times, for example when Gandalf searches around Bilbo’s house the camera seems to take over its body and to absorb the whole room.

The camera in the shire tries to pick up all the tranquility unlike the prologue which shows us all the darkness.

Sound is a very important facture in the lord of the rings in the prologue the most powerful force is the sound this impresses us it catches our breath before the picture does.

The most important aspect in sound is silence this accupanny’s the opening scene this steadily goes into strong and powerful music for the battle. Also used well throughout the whole film are the effects of natural sound. Percussion and wind instruments are used for the strong scenes such as the war but choir and strings are used for the gentle scenes, such as Gollum staring at the ring. Also used to an extent is the strong and silent voice of the narrator. Sound in the prologue seems to be the strongest cinema catcher.

The sound in the shire is fairly softer to the prologue this is because the shire has no harse and violent times but to most of its affect it has proven to be just as affective. The shire sound has proven to use less percussion and more natural sounds as there is more speech and little characters to focus on, but in the shire the piano seems to be played as to a sound of trickery this is shown when Gandalf is searching and merry and pippin are being mischievous, the also in the shire the is a mesh of music rather than one particular instrument, for example at the end of the shire scene were Bilbo says ‘so he lived happily ever after’

I can say the fellowship of the ring works very well on the option of sound.

The lighting in the prologue apart from the shots of the elves and men are shown as dark and grim this is to give the effect of there is good in the scene there is just the rotten sense of evil, for example there’s no clear cut color than the smoke and grayness of the air, .this color of the Orks also give and effect.

When the ring gets made the background shows the black and evil red flames of mount doom, this is trying to bring up where the ring comes from and shows there is no good in it in this footage the ring is made attractive so people are attracted to it so it can corrupt the mind of the holder.

The lighting in the shire is delightful and clear and in very much detail. Even when its night the delightful glow of the moon brings the best out of it.

The shire with the help of the camera seems to look healthy in color and it tries to bring out good with no words compared to the prologue the shire has more colors in a patch of grass then the whole footage of the first scene. The colors in the shire are always warm so you feel you are in a full sense of security.

Character interaction is a main part in this epic fantasy. There are many strong relationships some that have been strong for many year here are the couples:

Bilbo and Gandalf this relationship is very strong it has a very big history even when Bilbo is not in the picture Gandalf is always asking about him. As soon as he gets to the house Bilbo comes to greet him with open arms this is a sign of comfort and warmth of what they have got in their relationship. Bilbo does not mind Gandalf coming to see him but relatives he can’t stand. Gandalf has fear for Bilbo because rumour has it that the one ring to rule them all lays in the shire, Gandalf fears for his safety.

Bilbo and Frodo without seeing these two together we can say that Frodo really cares about Bilbo this is shown when Frodo is telling Gandalf that ‘he’s is planning something’ this show that Frodo does not what to be left out and he is worried for him as he is the one who brought him up. Bilbo knows that Frodo cares for him because, he himself is worried what Frodo will do if he leaves.

When they are both at the party we see them together for the first time we see Frodo with is arm around him this is shown as a close bond.

On Bilbo’s last speech the camera is focused in what Frodo thinks when it disappears, but when Bilbo says ‘goodbye’ this is merely directed at Frodo. But when he disappears the shock on Frodo’s face is wondered and shock because he knows now he is by himself.

Gandalf and Frodo character interaction are vital of presenting good and evil the good is particularly shown in the warmth of the shire.we first see Frodo meeting Gandalf in the first glimpse of the shire. As soon as Frodo hears the rattle of the cart his face is a delight as soon as these two meet it starts of with a joke this shows that they have both got a sense of humour and they can react with each other this revolves with a big lash out of a hug these two get on like a house on fire, so they should as these two have got a big road ahead in this epic tale.

Sam and Frodo in the shire we see plenty of good in couples, this is one of the finest examples, this relationship is untouchable with two friendly harmless hobbits. Someone to break this relationship has to use a lot of cunning evil and trickery. We see this relationship unfold the first time we see them together. Sam is looking depressed and Frodo approaches him. He is looking at a girl and Frodo tells him to go and dance with her, Frodo gets Sam and tugs him into dancing, this brightens up Sam’s evening. To me this is what I call best friends. This relationship is full of trust and loyalty but what will these two come across in the future.

The one ring and whoever the ring bearer the ring can easily and quickly poison evil in someone’s mind who ever it may be from hobbits to the dark lord himself this ring will break and take whoever live it may come across.

The special effects of the props create a good effect of good and evil , for example the Orks look like ready made fighting machine’s this comes to me how the detail of there skin and how you can look in there eye and feel pure evil.

Now as shown in the shire the impression of good is completely different to evil, the hobbits are small and which gives us the sense of harmlessness, this is shown in how big they are and how they have feelings.

There is good quality use of editing in the prologue, for example at the start where they are naming the types of creature in middle earth, there is slow zooms and good fade outs these are also used in the shire. But in the prologue what it has that the shire has not got is the jump cuts because the prologue has to cover a longer period of time. But there is good use of editing all round in both parts.

looks nothing less than spectacular. What is even more impressive is the fact that director decided to film all three of the books at one time, no easy task by any stretch of the imagination. He uses all the technology and wizardry available to filmmakers today and thrusts the audience deep within the treacherous and exciting Middle-earth. From the diminutive hobbits, to the Elven city Rivendell to the dark Mines of Moira, it's all there. The amount of talent involved in creating the film--the conceptual artistry, the production design, the costumes--should be recognized come Oscar time. The pacing of the movie is excellent, with enough down time and heartfelt, if sometimes stilted, speeches to counteract the incredible action sequences. You hardly notice the three hours passing by, and it leaves you at the end wanting the quest to continue. The only one deterring fact is that the film really is for its die-hard fans. Certainly in the literary world, Tolkien's story is the mother of all epic fantasies, and Jackson has remained faithful to the material. In that, the movie doesn't necessarily have the universal appeal of, say, a . Nonetheless, Rings is a breathtaking piece of filmmaking. If you are a true-blue Rings follower, or even if you enjoy a good epic fantasy quest, the film has it all and will certainly not disappoint you.

Lord of the rings

English Course work