Take 1: LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring is the kind of perfect world building exercise that all fantasy movies have tried to equal since 2001. The ultimate brilliance, here, is watching fine actors act despite all the visual disturbances they face.
Take 2: God bless the illusions of forced perspective and movie armorers. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring makes me want to carry an axe and go camping with friends.
–November 30, 2023
