Jacky Chen

English 101
6-14-14
The Hobbits
The movie Lord of the ings! The "ello#shi$ of the ing #as a movie of
co%rage&
team#ork& and friendshi$' Thro%gho%t the movie& "rodo& the $rotagonist& met many
$eo$le to
hel$ his (%est on destroying the ring' They faced many challenges and had several
break do#n
b%t #ere able to kee$ going' )any things had to come together for it to #ork' There
#ere
sacrifices made along the #ay' *n the end& it #as all abo%t destroying the ring so evil
#on+t
$revail'
,s seem in the movie& the ring #as the center of attention' The story starts
innocently
eno%gh #ith "rodo+s %ncle discovering the ring' -nce he ke$t the ring& no one had any
idea the
magnit%de and the danger they #ere in' J'' Tolkien #rote the fantasy #orld of the
Lord of the
ing and sho#s the dynamics of each of his characters' The #i.ard is $ortrayed as a
#ise old
man that had a life time of e/$erience' Thro%gho%t the movie as #ell as the entire
trilogy&
0andalf& the #i.ard& #as the one that #as very kno#ledgeable abo%t the event that #as
taking
$lace' 0andalf #as loved by all and everyone all res$ected his #ork and the good
deeds he had
done incl%ding the Hobbits'
-ne character that led the Hobbits to their final 1o%rney #as ,ragorn' ,ragon #as
a
#arrior that s#orn to $rotect "rodo and his fello# Hobbits' His combative skill #as far
s%$erior
to any of his com$anions' ,s * #atched the movie& ,ragorn #as definitely one of the
characters
that have the determination and drive to destroy the ring' ,long #ith the team#ork of
the
d#arf and the elf& ,ragorn #as able to annihilate an army of orcs' *n the end ,ragorn
s%cceeded in bring "rodo to his final destination #here he #as to go off on his o#n'
"rodo& one of the $rotagonists& #as chosen for the 1o%rney of destroying the ring
as he
#as one of characters that seem to have the most #ill $o#er and not let the ring
cons%me him'
*n the beginning& the ring #as fo%nded by "rodo+s %ncle and he #as almost corr%$ted
by the
$o#er of the ring %ntil the 0andalf came and hel$ed him' *t soon landed into "rodo+s
hand and
he $artakes in the dangero%s 1o%rney to destroy the ring' Thro%gho%t the movie& every
time
#hen he to%ches or look at the ring& he #o%ld briefly see #hat a$$ears to be a snake
eye' *t
looks as if the ring is trying to comm%nicate #ith "rodo b%t in a bad #ay' The eye is
most likely
to be 2a%ron& the creator of the ring'
2a%ron #as the main villain along #ith 2ar%man' 2a%ron #as the creator of the
ring and
the only one that can control the $o#er of the ring' 2ar%man #as one of his $%$$ets
and had
controlled of the orcs' 2ar%man is $ortrayed as a bitter old man #ho betrayed the
$eo$le and
chose to side #ith 2ar%on for $o#er' His corr%$tion cost many ang%ish among middle
earth' *t
#as clear that he m%st be sto$$ed along #ith the ring'
The movie is to sho# that team#ork gets yo% far no matter ho# great the 1o%rney
is'
3%ring the& "rodo and his com$anion end%re great risks' *t sho#ed bravery& co%rage&
and
friendshi$' The ring re$resents evil' *t #as to corr%$t the friendshi$ among the gro%$' *t
#as
$o#erf%l and it #as %$ to them to sto$ the ring from getting into the #rong hand' -ne
cannot
1%st sim$ly #ear the ring and %nleash its tr%e $o#er' The $o#er of the ring only served
its
creator& 2a%ron' 4earing the ring #as too m%ch for "rodo as he entire a different realm
of
darkness'
J'' Tolkien %ses m%ch symbolism in his story' 4ith the ring re$resenting evil
and
$o#er& there #as only one #ay to destroy the ring and not let it fall into the #rong hand'
"rodo
and his fello# com$anions re$resented ho$e' 4hile the 1o%rney #as great& their
friendshi$ and
team#ork hel$ed them get far' 5y having the #ill $o#er to carry on the task& they #ere
determined to s%cceed'
The a%thor %ses a foreshado#ing to get the reader+s attention' Thro%gho%t the
movie& it
kee$s the a%dience #ondering #hat+s going to ha$$en' ,s seen in the movie& the ring is
%n$redictable' 6o one kno#s #hat ha$$en #hen someone $ossess the $o#er of the
ring' *t has
the ability to corr%$t the minds of a $erson' "rodo had to bear the b%rden of the ring and
it #as
very diffic%lt for him'
The Hobbits lived in a village that #as $eacef%l' Everything yo% e/$ected in a
nice $lace
before the ring came in' The ring ca%sed m%ch chaos aro%nd the co%ntry' "rodo& 2am&
)erry&
and 7i$$in #ere the fo%r hobbits that #ent on 1o%rney to destroy the ring' 2adly hobbits
do not
have any s$ecial' They rely on each other' *t seems that they are very fast learner and
have a lot
of $otential' Like any friend& they look o%t for each other and s%$$ort along the #ay' The
hobbit+s #ays of life are no different than h%mans'
Hobbits are not any different than h%mans' 2ome might not think hobbits are real
h%mans b%t they are very similar' Hobbits may be smaller b%t overall they are civili.ed
and do
the things any h%mans #o%ld' 5oth consist of the o$$osite genders' Hobbits seem to
en1oy
#riting and $arties' 7retty m%ch they do #hat h%mans #o%ld do' 7eo$le #ho are
arrogant
abo%t others are omitted from this' Hobbits are 1%st the same as a h%man' They do the
things
that they do'
The movie Lord of the ing is a classic' This is one movie that has many
elements' The
combinations of characters are #hat stand o%t' * #o%ld high recommend this movie to
anyone'
Even to those #ho do not like mythological fantasy& it is still an ama.ing movie'
4atching the
movie& yo% get immersed in it' 8o% connect #ith the characters and feel the $ain that
they+re
going thro%gh' J'' Tolkien made the $erfect fantasy story' The %ni(%e and dynamics
of the
characters made the story #hat it is' The Hobbits had no s$ecial $o#er like some
characters in
the movie b%t they are %ni(%e in #ay that $eo$le #on+t forget' They have the drive and
determination as #ell as the co%rage to $ersevere' They dis$lay the same attit%de as
anyone
o%t there' The 1o%rney for them may have hell along the #ay b%t it is only the start for
them'