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1.04. A Shortcut to Mushrooms
How did it happen in the movie? After Gandalf leaves, we get a bunch of shots of Frodo and Sam walking and walking… and walking. In between walks, they see a bunch of Elves travel to the West at night. Next we see Frodo and Sam cross a corn field, where they accidentally bump into…
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Lothlórien
The book version of Lothlórien The trees: “That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no trees like the trees of that land. For in the autumn their leaves fall not, but turn to gold. Not till the spring comes and the new green opens do they fall, and then…
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Rivendell
As usual with the creation of sets for the movies, the set designers had to greatly extrapolate from the few descriptions that Tolkien gave within the books. The book version of Rivendell Architecture: Frodo’s bedroom: “The ceiling looked strange: it was flat, and it had dark beams richly carved. He lay a little while longer…
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1. FOTR: Bookie Details
Prologue – The Orcs of Sauron are described by Aragorn as bearing a Red Eye as symbol [3.I.]. This is very well depicted here. – Gil-Galad is shown for a few seconds in the Prologue, and you can actually see him stab an Orc with his spear Aeglos, which is mentioned at the Council scene…
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2.07. Night Over Lothlórien
How did it happen in the movie? After a long journey through Lórien, the Fellowship meets the Lord and Lady of the Galadhrim: Celeborn and Galadriel. They speak of their quest and Gandalf’s death and though they don’t seem to have really high hopes for this Fellowship, they do bring hope to most companions. Later…
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2.04-05. Moria
How did it happen in the movie? When Caradhras bars the road through the Misty Mountains, the Fellowship is forced to take the route underneath the Mountain: through the Dwarf-city of Moria. Small problems arise when the company arrives at the West Gate: Bill the Pony has to be dumped, Gandalf can’t seem to get…
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1.03-08. Journey to Bree
How did it happen in the movie? Right after Gandalf reveals the secret of the Ring, Frodo and Sam leave for Bree where Gandalf has promised to wait for them. We get some shots of the two Hobbits walking through fields and across hills, smoking pipe and cooking. During their journey they see a group…
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1.05. A Conspiracy Unmasked
In the books: After eating dinner with the hobbits at his house, Farmer Maggot drives the three hobbits (Frodo Sam, and Pippin) to the Bucklebury landing. At the landing they meet Merry, who has riddden out from Crickhollow (where he was setting up house) to look for his friends. Farmer Maggot leaves them at the…
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1.12.*a The Flood of the Bruinen
Ted Nasmith – Riders at the Ford In the books: Frodo, riding Glorfindel‘s white horse Asfaloth, is pursued by the Nine Black Riders at the very bank of the Ford of Bruinen. Frodo, too terrified to guide the horse, can neither bring himself to watch what is happening around him, but Asfaloth plunges into the…
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1.06. The Old Forest
Alan Lee – The Old Forest In the Book: At Crickhollow the Hobbits decide on a general plan of action for their coming travels. They sleep the night at Frodo’s new house, and rise early the next morning to begin the journey that will take them through the Old Forest. Though none of the hobbits…
