This is where Frodo, Bilbo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, and the rest of the hobbits live. I'd kind of like to live there, too. Maybe I can move to New Zealand and take up residence in Bag End.
This is where Frodo, Bilbo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, and the rest of the hobbits live. I'd kind of like to live there, too. Maybe I can move to New Zealand and take up residence in Bag End.
The first stop on Frodo's journey takes him and his hobbit-y entourage to Bree, the closest town to Hobbiton that has humans. It's kind of a freaky place, but at least Frodo manages to team up with Aragorn here.
Brushing past the missing Weathertop scene, remember that bit where Arwen (Liv Tyler) rode like a madwoman to get Frodo away from the Ringwraiths? That's what's going on here. Bonus trivia: Arwen isn't actually the one doing the riding in the book; it's Elrond's (Hugo Weaving) son, Glorfindel. Arwen's role needed a little beefing up for the film, though, so it's a change I can live with.
Next stop: Rivendell, home of Elrond, Arwen, and a bunch of other elves. This is also a place I would like to live.
This is where Saruman likes to hang out. He was once a super powerful wizard, but now he's kind of a tool. Ah well. Can't have everything. This is also where Gandalf was during Frodo's whole "Agh! I've been stabbed!" adventure.
Dwarf territory. Unfortunately overrun by orcs and cave trolls. Whoops.
Home of the Rohirrim and their awesome horses, Edoras looks kind of like a big Norse hall with lots of Celtic influences. The angle of the shot here is spot on.
The last refuge of the Rohirrim. Unfortunately there was no Lego incarnation of the Battle of Helm's Deep to be found, but that's okay, because they gave us another battle later on.
The White City! Home of Boromir, Faramir, and their crazy dad Denethor! Aragorn probably should have made his way here a long time ago-- he IS the king, after all, and this is where he should have been ruling from-- but now's as good a time as any, I suppose.
Remember that really neat scene when Gandalf threw Pippin up onto a beacon to get the whole chain of beaons going? That's what this is. Neat!
And what a doozy it was.
Aha. The entrance to the land of evil.
The corrupted city that's behind the gate that is the entrance to the land of evil.
Evil incarnate! The Eye of Sauron! Don't look! DON'T LOOK!
Well, it may have taken three movies to do it, but Frodo did finally manage to get the ring to the lava-filled interior of Mount Doom. Jewelry successfully returned, we can all now go home. Hoorah!
