The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the 2001 epic fantasy adventure film and the first installment in The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy based on the volume novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. It tells the tale of nine companions starting out on a quest to destroy the One Ring and secure the fate of Middle Earth.
- Directed by Peter Jackson. Written by Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson.
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[edit] Gandalf the Grey
- Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month and yet, after a hundred years, they can still surprise you.
- [to Frodo about the One Ring] Never put it on, for then the agents of the Dark Lord will be drawn to its power. Always remember, Frodo, the Ring is trying to get back to its master. It wants to be found.
- Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!
- There is only one Lord of the Ring. Only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power.
- YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!
[edit] Galadriel
- [opening narrative] It began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest, and fairest of all beings. Seven to the Dwarf lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine Rings were gifted to the race of Men, who above all else, desire power. For within these Rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race. But they were all of them deceived, for another Ring was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, The Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a Master Ring, to control all others. And into this Ring, he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. One Ring to rule them all.
[edit] Boromir
- One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
[edit] Dialogue
- Frodo: You're late.
- Gandalf: A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to.
- Gandalf: I think you should leave the ring behind, Bilbo. Is that so hard?
- Bilbo: Well, no... and yes. [agitated] Now it comes to it, I don't feel like parting with it. It's mine, I found it. It came to me!
- Gandalf: There's no need to get angry.
- Bilbo: Well, if I'm angry, it's your fault! [to himself] It's mine... my own... [hisses] My precious...
- Gandalf: [alarmed] Precious? It's been called that before, but not by you.
- Bilbo: [angry] Oh, what business is it of yours what I do with my own things?
- Gandalf: I think you've had that ring quite long enough.
- Bilbo: You want it for yourself!
- Gandalf: [roars] BILBO BAGGINS! DO NOT TAKE ME FOR SOME CONJURER OF CHEAP TRICKS! I AM NOT TRYING TO ROB YOU! [gently] I'm trying to help you.
- [Bilbo runs into Gandalf's arms, frightened]
- Gandalf: All your long life, we have been friends. Trust me, as you once did. Let it go.
- Bilbo: You're right, Gandalf. The ring must go to Frodo. Well, it's late, the road is long. [turns to leave]
- Gandalf: [sternly] Bilbo, the ring is still in your pocket.
- Bilbo: Ah, yes... yes, of course.
- [With great effort, he drops the ring to the floor. He rushes outside, appearing relieved]
- Bilbo: I've thought of an ending for my book. "And he lived happily ever after, to the end of his days."
- Gandalf: And I'm sure you will, my friend.
- Frodo: [reading the inscription on the One Ring] There are markings. It's some form of Elvish. I can't read it.
- Gandalf: There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here.
- Frodo: Mordor?
- Gandalf: In the common tongue it says, "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them."
- Sauron: You cannot hide. I see you! There is no life in the Void...only death.
- [Aragorn has ushered Frodo into his room]
- Frodo: What do you want?
- Aragorn: A little more caution from you. That is no mere trinket you carry.
- Frodo: I carry nothing.
- Aragorn: Indeed! I can avoid being seen if I wish, but to disappear entirely — that is a rare gift. Are you frightened?
- Frodo: Yes.
- Aragorn: Not nearly frightened enough. I know what hunts you. We can no longer wait for the wizard, Frodo. They are coming.
- Aragorn: Gentlemen, we do not stop till nightfall.
- Pippin Took: What about breakfast?
- Aragorn: You already had it.
- Pippin: We had one, yes. What about second breakfast?
- [Aragorn turns and walks off]
- Merry: I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip.
- Pippin: What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
- Merry: I wouldn't count on it.
- [At the Council of Elrond]
- Elrond: Strangers from distant lands, friends of old, you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle Earth stands upon the brink of destruction; none can escape it. You will unite or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom. Bring forth the Ring, Frodo.
- [Frodo puts the Ring on a stand for all to see]
- Boromir: So it is true. [stands and walks towards the Ring] In a dream, I saw the Eastern sky grow dark. But in the West, a pale light lingered. A voice was crying, "The doom is near at hand, Isildur's Bane is found." [reaches for the Ring] Isildur's Bane...
- Aragorn: Boromir!
- Gandalf: [speaking the words engraved on the Ring] Ash Nazg Durbatuluk, Ash Nazg Gimbatul, Ash Nazg Thrakatuluk, Agh Burzum-ishi Krimpatul.
- [the light darkens and the air rumbles; Boromir backs away from the Ring]
- Elrond: Never before has anyone dared utter words of that tongue here, in Imladris.
- Gandalf: I do not ask for pardon, Master Elrond, for the Black Speech of Mordor may yet be heard in every corner of the West! The Ring is altogether evil.
- Boromir: But it is a gift. A gift to the foes of Mordor. Why not use this Ring? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe! Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy! Let us use it against him!
- Aragorn: You cannot wield it. None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone. It has no other master.
- Elrond: The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft that we here possess. The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom; only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came! One of you must do this.
- Legolas: Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said?! The Ring must be destroyed!
- Gimli: And I suppose you think you're the one to do it?!
- Boromir: And if we fail, what then?! What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?!
- Gimli: I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf! [the Council start arguing amongst themselves] Never trust an Elf!
- Gandalf: Do you not understand that while you bicker amongst yourselves, Sauron's power grows?! None will escape it: you'll all be destroyed!
- [As the argument continues, Frodo hears Sauron's voice echoing. Watching the argument, he comes to a decision]
- Frodo: I will take it! I will take it! [All fall silent] I will take the Ring to Mordor...though I do not know the way.
- Gandalf: I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, for as long as it is yours to bear.
- Aragorn: If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword...
- Legolas: And you have my bow.
- Gimli: And my axe.
- Boromir: You carry the fate of us all, little one. If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done.
- [Sam rushes in]
- Sam: Mr. Frodo's not going anywhere without me!
- Elrond: No, indeed, especially when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not.
- Merry: We're coming, too! [Elrond looks astounded] You'd have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us!
- Pippin: Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission... quest... thing.
- Merry: That rules you out, Pippin.
- Elrond: Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the fellowship of the ring.
- Pippin: Great! Where are we going?
- Arwen: Do you remember when we first met?
- Aragorn: I thought I had wandered into a dream.
- Arwen: Long years have passed. You did not have the cares you carry now. Do you remember what I told you?
- Aragorn: You said you'd bind yourself to me, forsaking the immortal life of your people.
- Arwen: And to that I hold. I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone. [hands him her pendant] I choose a mortal life.
- Aragorn: You cannot give me this!
- Arwen: It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart.
- Gandalf: [about Gollum] Smeagol's life is a sad story. Yes, Smeagol he was once called... before the Ring came to him. Before it drove him mad.
- Frodo: It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance.
- Gandalf: Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death, and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play, for good or ill, before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.
- Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
- Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times; but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.
- Galadriel: The fellowship is breaking. It has already begun. He will try to take the Ring. You know of whom I speak. One by one, it will destroy them all.
- Frodo: If you ask it of me, I will give you the One Ring. [holds out the Ring to Galadriel]
- Galadriel: You offer it to me freely. I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this. [suddenly fierce] In place of the Dark Lord, you would have a Queen! Not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the Sea! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair! [stops, shaken, and becomes calm again] I pass the test. I will diminish and go into the west and remain Galadriel.
- Frodo: I cannot do this alone.
- Galadriel: You are a Ring-bearer, Frodo. To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone. [pulls out her hand] This is Nenya, the Ring of Adament. And I am it's keeper. This task was appointed to you, and if you do not find a way, no one will.
- Frodo: I know what I must do, it's just that... I'm afraid to do it.
- Galadriel: Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
- Frodo: Go back, Sam! I'm going to Mordor alone.
- Sam: Of course you are. And I'm coming with you!
- Legolas: Hurry! Frodo and Sam have reached the eastern shore.
- [Aragorn does not move]
- Legolas: You mean not to follow them.
- Aragorn: Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands.
- Gimli: Then it has all been in vain. The fellowship has failed.
- Aragorn: Not if we hold true to each other. We will not abandon Merry and Pippin to torment and death. Not while we have strength left. Leave all that can be spared behind. We travel light. [smiles] Let's hunt some Orc.
- Gimli: YES!
[edit] Taglines
- One Ring to rule them all.
- The Legend Comes to Life
- One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
- Fate Has Chosen Him. A Fellowship Will Protect Him. Evil Will Hunt Them.
- Middle Earth comes to life...
- Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
- All we have to decide is what to do with the time that we are given.
- Power can be held in the smallest of things...
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Official Lord of the Rings Site
