living things rests in the fate of the One Ring, created by the powerful witch-king Sauron. In this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice, and will to dominate all life. After his defeat in battle, and following a series of events, the Ring had been passed through a variety of owners until finally resting with a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins. A fellowship is formed between a dwarf, elf, humans, and hobbits as they begin a daunting quest to take the Ring to where it was created, in the fires…
stories of all kinds. One example of this would be the unhealable wound, the wound, either physical or psychological, cannot be fully healed, the characters will always feel the pain of the wound. A great example of this in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is when Frodo is stabbed by the Ringwraiths, the bleeding may stop but his wound will never heal. Frodo may also feel more…
foolishness acted out by Faramir, as well as his older brother Boromir with the ring delayed Frodo and Sam’s journey to Mordor causing problems with the ring. Sauron’s all seeing eye being able to sense that his ring is close, he commands a Ringwraith to retrieve it and Frodo becomes weakened by the power of the ring and is uncertain of control over himself. Aragorn accompanying the hobbits from the start (Fellowship of the Ring) to whatever end, he slowly gains honour in himself throughout, for…
His goal was to become a tyrant and use the Rings power to become the new dark lord. The effects of his fall directly impact the journey of Frodo and the Fellowship in the Lord of the Rings, he creates the White Hand and leads the armies of Mordor to create chaos and destruction in the name of Sauron . He is not the ultimate evil as he serves Sauron, but he does embrace…
The film industry has produced awesome movies and some of it are so epic viewers beg for a second and even a third installment. Of all the famous and best trilogies in the history of cinema, 10 of the best were listed below. 10. The Jason Bourne Trilogy ("The Bourne Identity", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum") Former CIA assassin Jason Bourne played by Matt Damon amazed the viewers with action-packed scenes based on Robert Ludlum’s book series. Peter Greengrass directed…
western-gate near a lake with dark waters from which a tentacle monster emerged and attempted to kill Frodo. When inside, the Fellowship passed through many tunnels and great halls until finally reaching the Chamber of Mazarbul. It was here that they came across Balin's Tomb and a book, explaining the last accounts of the Longbeards. It was in the Chamber of Mazarbul that the Fellowship engaged in a brief…
Have you ever been faced with a hard decision that not only affected yourself but your friends would you take In the fellowship of the ring Frodo Baggins, the nephew of Bilbo Baggins is faced with the same predicament. Everyone agrees that Frodo left without Gandalf, but some believe that Frodo was right to leave without him while others disagree with this saying he was wrong to do so. The night after playing an astonishing trick on all the guests at his party by disappearing Bilbo Baggins…
Christus Victor theory of atonement holds that Christ is a conqueror, and has defeated the powers of evil, thus redeeming mankind from its grasp. It is the ultimate battle of Light versus Dark, in which the light prevails gloriously. The Lord of the Rings is prime example of redemption theory in film through its parallels to the Christus Victor theory of atonement. Throughout the films, we can find the embodiment of this theory in the characters of Gandalf, Aragorn, and Frodo. The first, and…
Crusades, The Latin church waged "holy" war on Muslims claiming rights to a "holy" land. In the book, "Lord of the Rings" J.R.R. Tolkien creates a character…
What sort of mythological universe is presented in the work? The Lord of the Rings is set in the fictional world of Middle Earth. In a mythological sense, it can be viewed as myths of the events that took place before human history. Throughout the films, an aura of myth and reminiscence is maintained. It starts off in the Shire with a bright and casual tone, and moves into a more dark and serious tone as the fellowship branches out into more dangerous parts of the world. Middle Earth is…