Typed notes containing an in-depth analysis of the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Specifically, analysis of themes, the hero's journey and archetypes.
Lord of the Rigs: The Fellowship of the ring (Peter Jackson)
Themes
Theme Plot Techniques
Good vs. evil Very obvious, Frodo and the Good: high-key lighting,
fellowship (+allies) Vs. colours (blues, greens
Sauron and his goons yellows), often nature
Object=evil-ring Evil: Low key lighting,
shadows, mist, blacks,
greys, orange/red (Only for
hectic evils- Sauron, Balrog)
The heroic (or villainous) Sauron wants power Exposition- ethereal
quest for knowledge/power (memory), orange/red-evil
Environmental destruction to
get power (look at Mordor)
Traditions vs change Hobbits are generally Costume, actor blocking and
unadventurous mannerisms
Inhabitants of middle earth Perfectly summed up in the
typically segregated until the reflection shot of the ring
ring unites them against a during the discussion at
common enemy Rivendell, the ring holds
their fate
Individual vs society Frodo vs middle earth Odds stacked against him,
why should he be the ring
bearer.
Man vs nature 1. Misty Mountains Low key lighting, shadows,
2. Mines of Moria mist, blacks, greys,
3. Mordor orange/red (Only for hectic
evils- Sauron, Balrog)
Man vs himself Frodo- am I worthy of Close up shots show the
carrying the ring (no) characters facial
Boromir- his ultimate expressions emphasising
betrayal, kind of man vs ring their internal battle.
but mainly shows the
weakness of man submitting
to his own greed
Betrayal Boromir betrays the Human weakness.
fellowship The weight of the ring when
he picks it up on Misty
Mountains.
Distraught look
Low angle, Boromir in power
Tracking camera-action
Medium close up-regret
It’s actually the ring!
Epic journey The whole shebang. From All the bad times
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