certain school districts, and I would have to tread carefully to introduce The Lord of the Rings to a classroom. This is a classic that has regained popularity time from time again, but a teacher has to remain cautious just in case a parent is not in agreement in letting their child read this. I believe The Lord of the Rings does have a right to be included in the school curriculum. The Sunday Telegraph states the trilogy is “among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first movie in the trilogy The Lord of the Rings. It is based on the book series by the same title written by J.R.R. Tolkein. The movie follows Frodo, and his fellowship party, as they set out on a quest to destroy the ring. The ring is evil, and must be destroyed or the fate of Middle Earth could be in danger. This movie’s music takes the audience to another time and place. It takes the viewer’s on a journey to Middle Earth, and captures…
published his most popular books like, The Hobbit(1937), The Lord of the Rings(1954-1955), and The Silmarillion(1977), all inspirational works in the United States. J.R.R. Tolkien has seen two world wars in his life which lead him to making these books in the Middle-Earth. Many copies were published and distributed around the world. They have touched…
This essay will be answering the Question of how a particular Jungian Archetype is represented in a film. The film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ has been chosen for this analysis, because of its wide range of characters that represent Jungian archetypes. Before beginning the analysis on the film, it is important to state the definition of a Jungian archetype. In his essay ‘Psychology and Religion’, Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung describes archetypes as ‘…forms or images of…
The story that meant so much to me was made into a series of films in the early 2000 's and The Hobbit: There and Back Again was separated into three separate movies in these last 3 years. I have thoroughly enjoyed witnessing my childhood fantasy be brought to life with very realistic settings and actors. Even further that films, the Middle-Earth world has been brought to the virtual world. There are many different Lord of the Rings games for different consoles and gaming devices. I would have…
890) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is a fantasy trilogy that has set the bar for all others of the genre. It follows a young hobbit named Frodo as he, and his companions, struggle to destroy an evil ring capable of the world’s end. Frodo Baggins is the humblest of creatures, yet even he is susceptible to the temptations of pure evil through the ring of power; this is proven through the character transformation Frodo undergoes throughout the book trilogy, and reaches the final…
orchestrator of film scores. He was mostly known for the vocal and electronic elements in many of his film scores. Horner was also a respected composer of concert music before he started writing film scores. His first major film score was for the film "The Lady in Red," but he did not establish himself as a well known film composer until he worked on the 1982 film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." Horner's score for "Titanic" has the distinction of being considered the best selling film…
to action film villains, to regular everyday villains. People claim that they have a favorite, and will stick with them until the absolute end. Some people say that the villains should not be celebrated, and only like the heroes of the story. Villains are a huge part of every great story, and should be celebrated. I have one particular villain in my mind. He comes from the great mind of J.R.R. Tolkien. He is a part of The Hobbit and the main antagonist in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I am…
This was a technique that would change not only the way motion pictures were viewed but would eternally change the emotions that movie viewer?s would feel while watching films with visual and special effects. His technique required a great deal of planning, patience, and discipline which…
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…