In 1996‚ director Peter Jackson embarked upon a seven year odyssey and one of the most demanding projects in movie history‚ bringing the hugely popular series of compelling novels ’The Lord of the Rings’ written in the 1950’s by JRR Tolkien‚ to the big screen. After years of careful and precise production planning‚ Jackson had before him the dual task of not only tempting a movie audience and creating a financially viable movie‚ but he also had to appeal to the colossal cult following of JRR Tolkien’s
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In the previous century there have been two major series of fantasy novels; "Lord of the Rings" and more recently "Harry Potter". The genre‚ fantasy‚ is very broad‚ but generally contains one main character‚ the protagonist‚ who is fighting for‚ or against something‚ often against evil. In both these novels the main protagonist is fighting against evil and endures a kind of adventure and personal growth. As in most fantasy novels‚ the main characters are in an ulterior world‚ which is comparable
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DEEPENING INTO ARTHURIAN LEGEND The lady of Shalott is a return to the Arthurian myths. The Arthurian legend belongs to the medieval literature and‚ more concretely‚ to the courteous novel‚ which is characterized for: - being cult - having regular verse - dealing with love and fantastic themes - being staged by an acting alone hero - having the woman as the key element - having the goal of moral perfection The topics of the courteous novel are based on the “matter of Britain”‚ a set of
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Banned Book‚ Lord of the rings Main Characters-Bilbo Baggins‚ Frodo Baggins‚ Gandalf the grey‚ “ Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle i go to heal my heart and drown my woe‚ rain may fall and wind may blow‚ And many miles be still to go‚ But under a tall tree i will lie‚ and let the clouds go sailing by.” - Lord of the rings All Information i have gotten about this book being banned all support the idea of this book being banned for a main character smoking and some different outlook on religion.
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Lord of the Rings Trilogy relationships with Christianity The Famous three book trilogy of “The Lord of The Rings” is among the most famous and favorite trilogies in the history of modern literature. A trilogy like this that could make arguments against “Star Wars” as being the greatest trilogy of modern time must have been written by a mastermind‚ and it was. The author J.R Tolkien is an incredible writer‚ but‚ could any one person create such a masterpiece with nothing to base it on? Perhaps
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tortured earth‚ perhaps best described in the chapters[The Lord of the Rings] about approaches to Mordor”(Morrow 166). However‚ before he went to the war‚ he married his wife‚ Edith‚ after many years of waiting. Because of his Edit‚ home and belief in Christianity‚ he always hold the hope and did not give up when he was in the desperation‚ which made him survive. Later on‚ he was inspired by his survival and express the hope in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by many tragic and bloody battles between good
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Frodo’s quest of the One Ring. Two well-known literary works of the twentieth century‚ Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia‚ captivate the imaginations of children and adults alike long after their authors have passed them on. Tales of magic‚ both good and evil‚ power and battles‚ elves and dwarves‚ make these stories popular. For over fifty years‚ C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia captured the hearts of millions children around the world. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings has sold over 100 million
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Throughout the story‚ it is Frodo’s faithful friends that enable him to push on towards the goal. When the Frodo volunteers to take the ring to Mordor‚ “Merry‚ Pippin‚ and Sam refuse to be parted from Frodo‚ and Gandalf unexpectedly seconds their plea to join the company‚ suggesting that Elrond should trust more to their love for their friend than to the counsels of prudence” (Films Media
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book in a trilogy of books. The main character is Frodo Baggins. Frodo is one of many unusual creatures that are not heard of normally in books called Hobbits. Hobbits are quiet‚ peace-loving‚ simple creatures. They enjoy leisure activities and generally do not like to take risks or go on adventures. Hobbits who like to do such things are looked down to by society‚ and are generally considered queer-folk. And
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A hero is someone or something who helps others with an honorable purpose‚ or a person who possesses traits that others could see as the traits of a role model. In my mind‚ Frodo Baggins holds these heroic characteristics and‚ in the end‚ made choices to assist the well-being of his companions. Frodo’s efforts display that he is concerned for the future of all living things and does not act simply based on his own wants. For instance‚ when Gandalf questions Frodo of the Ring’s prospect‚ Frodo chooses
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