As Frodo risks succumbing to the blade's poison, the film moves into a dreamlike series of cross dissolves showing Rivendell, Frodo, and Elrond (Hugo Weaving). The problem with all this visual excellence is that it makes one bizarre sequence - and one shot in particular - stick out like a sore thumb.Ī little over an hour into The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo (Elijah Wood) is wounded by a Nazgûl's Morgul blade at Weathertop, so Arwen (Liv Tyler) brings him to Rivendell for some much-needed Elvish healing. Tolkien's fantasy world is the trilogy's greatest achievement. It's so easy to immerse yourself in the films' version of Middle Earth, and Jackson and his team's ability to so completely realize J.R.R. The visuals hold up, with everything from the Balrog to the fiery wastes of Mordor appearing real. Welcome to Fix It, our series examining projects we love - save for one tiny change we wish we could make.įor a movie that was released 20 years ago, The Fellowship of the Ring - and the entirety of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy - still looks amazing.
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