What can I tell you about this series that you haven’t heard before? Probably nothing. However, I felt that I had to dedicate at least one post on The Lord of the Rings so that perhaps one day, someone completely new to the genre of fantasy might visit this website and stumble upon it. For that person here is a short review of the series.
The Books
In 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien published his fantasy book The Lord of the Rings. The book was split up in the following three parts and became extremely popular over the years:
1. The Fellowship of the Ring
2. The Two Towers
3. The Return of the King
The series is considered by many (including myself) to be the best and most influential fantasy series ever made.
It is a classic story about good against evil. Against all odds, but with the help of a fellowship, the Hobbit Frodo has to destroy a magic ring to prevent the evil lord Sauron from ruling the world, while at the same time the forces of good are fighting Orcs and Uruk-Haiin huge battles to distract Sauron.
The Movies
Between 2001 and 2003 the three books of the series were made into movies by director Peter Jackson. It became a brilliant trilogy of movies. With a great cast of both well-known and unknown actors, the LotR movies became a huge hype and very popular and won many Oscars. According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) the movies are all among the 30 best movies of all time.
Millions have read this masterpiece of Tolkien and a whole new generation has gotten known the trilogy through the movies. Fantasy as we know it today wouldn’t be the same without this series.
Tags: Fantasy Movies, Fantasy Series, J.R.R. Tolkien, Return of the King, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers
April 11th, 2010 at 16:24
Thanks, always nice to hear!
April 8th, 2010 at 06:54
nice blog and good post..