The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Movie Club Discussion!
This one is probably my favourite in the series, though it's very close with RotK.
To start us off, [b]what is your favourite scene from the film?[/b]
Mine is probably the council scene where they're deciding what to do with the One Ring. I love when Legolas stands up and defends "Strider". [url=https://youtu.be/RRzVYYESyv4?t=2m8s]Click here to watch the scene.[/url]
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) was honestly the perfect Aragorn for me. He travelled just about everywhere by foot to get the weathered, travelled look; he always carried real metal weapons and proper gear (armour) so that he could always feel the weight of it and be conscious of it; and he even deflected a real knife that could have done some serious damage to him (or even killed him) during the film. For those who don't know, when he's fighting the Uruk-hai leader, the actor playing the Uruk threw a real knife at him (not knowing it was real). Additionally, it slipped at a full speed throw and went straight at Viggo's head. His instincts kicked in and he perfectly deflected the knife, even shattering part of the blade.
[u]For those who have not watched it or want to watch it again, sound off when would be good for you and we'll set a date and create a live chat so that we can all talk as we watch![/u]
Please also ask any discussion questions that you might have!
My favorite parts in the entire trilogy go like this:
Fellowship Of The Ring: The Last Alliance and the extended version of the Amon Hen battle.
The Two Towers: Gandalf vs. The Balrog, Easterling march, Sam's speech, Theoden's "Horse and Rider" speech, seeing Osgiliath for the first time, and the banter between Legolas and Gimli during the battle of Helm's Deep.
"I won't let no pointy eared elf outscore me!!"
Return Of The King: Siege of Gondor/Battle Of Pelennor Fields (extended), Cirith Ungol brawl (extended), march out of Minas Morgul, Sam vs. Shelob, and the Battle Of The Black Gate