History Film / TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing

** To the Creator/RalphBakshi animated ''Lord Of The Rings'' (Mr. Proudfoot the Hobbit with his feet up on the table, and the Nazgûl emerging from the tree as the four Hobbits hide in the roots), ''Shaka Zulu'' (the pre-Battle Of Helms Deep build-up), ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' (Aragorn's dazed horse ride to Helm's Deep; Frodo being carried by the Eagles), and possibly ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''; "History became legend. [[LegendFadesToMyth Legend became myth]]"

** Peter Jackson in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance as "Albert Dreary" when the hobbits arrive in Bree.

** Used in reverse in one shot from: While climbing Caradhras, Frodo falls and drops the Ring. There is a shot of the Ring lying in the snow in the foreground. The filmmakers used a larger model of the Ring in this shot to make it seem closer, while still in-focus.

** The film ''begins'' with one. During the battle between the Last Alliance of Elves and Man against Sauron's forces, the Alliance nearly succeeds in driving back the forces of Mordor... only for Sauron himself to join the battle and singlehandedly turn the tide back in his favor. But ironically, this also counts as a HopeSpot for ''Sauron'' too. Right as he's crushing the Alliance and on the cusp of total victory, Isuildur severs the ring from his hand, separating him from his source of power and destroying his physical body.

* DaylightHorror: The Ringwraiths are frightening at night. They prove to be just as frightening when they chase Arwen and a sickly Frodo across a bright green field in the middle of the day.

'''Boromir''' You carry the fates of us all, little one.

** During the Skirmish at Weathertop, Frodo hears Sauron's voice emanating from the Ring and is tempted to pull it out of his pocket. He immediately panics as he realizes he just confirmed to Sauron's forces that he has the Ring on him. Remember, at that point the Nazgûl had no idea which of the four halflings they were pursuing bore the name "Baggins" and whether they had taken the Ring with them or hidden it somewhere.

** During the Skirmish at Weathertop, Frodo hears Sauron's voice emanating from the Ring and is tempted to pull it out of his pocket. He immediately panics as he realizes he just confirmed to Sauron's forces that he has the Ring on him. Remember, at that point the Nazgûl had no idea which of the four halflings they were pursuing bore the name "Baggins" and whether they had taken it with them or hidden it somewhere.

* HopeSpot: Probably the cruelest one in film history is when Gandalf sends Balrog off the bridge and begins turning back...only for the tips of its whip to catch Gandalf by the foot and leave him dangling off the side of the bridge.
** Gandalf gets one In-Universe earlier in the film when he uses the information he obtained in Minas Tirith to test the One Ring. The Ring doesn't react to fire and for a moment, Gandalf's quietly relieved he was wrong and this isn't the evil artifact he'd feared it was...and then Frodo spots the emerging Black Speech...
** The film also ''begins'' with one. During the battle between the Last Alliance of Elves and Man against Sauron's forces, the Alliance nearly succeeds in driving back the forces of Modor...only for Sauron himself to join the battle and singlehandedly turn the tide back in his favor. But ironically, this also counts as a HopeSpot for ''Sauron'' too. Right as he's crushing the Alliance and on the cusp of total victory, Isuildur severs the ring from his hand, separating him from his source of power and destroying his physical body.

* HopeSpot: Probably the cruellest one in film history is when Gandalf sends Balrog off the bridge and begins turning back...only for the tips of its whip to catch Gandalf by the foot and leave him dangling off the side of the bridge.

* InverseDialogueDeathRule: Boromir not only takes forever to be killed (arrow after arrow, and overcranked as well), but he takes quite a while to die, complete with a speech to Aragorn -- and that after waiting patiently through Aragorn's big duel with the chief Uruk-Hai.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: [[MemeticMutation "They have a cave troll."]]

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** Tom Bombadil is cut from the film, along with the scene with where he rescues the hobbits from the Barrow-wights and takes their enchanted daggers [[spoiler:which Merry uses to slay the Witch-king]]. Here, he uses an Elven dagger gifted by Galadriel which is never truly hinted or explained whether [[spoiler: it's effective against the Witch-king of Angmar]] unless it's enchanted in a similar way with the books counterpart. Then again, it's [[ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest a gift of Galadriel]].

-->"A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to."
-->"If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door."

* CourtlyLove: Gimli, almost immediately after seeing Galadriel. When she is bestowing gifts on the fellowship prior to their departure, all he requests is [[TheLadysFavor a strand of her golden hair]]. [[spoiler: She gives him three]].

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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: How the Fellowship [[spoiler: kills the cave troll in Moria]].

** In an Extended-Version-only scene, Frodo and Sam see a group of Wood-Elves on their way to the Grey Havens while they're leaving the Shire. [[spoiler: The final film ends with Frodo going to the Grey Havens and leaving Middle-Earth with the rest of the elves]].

--> '''Sam''': I think I'm getting the hang of this.

-->'''Gimli:''' Here's one dwarf they won't ensnare so easily! I've got the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox.
-->[''cue elvish arrows drawn at Gimli's head at point-blank range'']
* InverseDialogueDeathRule: Boromir not only takes forever to be killed (arrow after arrow, and overcranked as well), but he takes quite a while to die, complete with a speech to Aragorn--and that after waiting patiently through Aragorn's big duel with the chief Uruk-Hai.

--->'''Isildur''': "I will risk no harm to the Ring. It is '''precious''' to me."

-->"I would have followed you, my brother... my captain... my ''king''."

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---> ''"Bilbo Baggins, do not take me for some conjurer of cheap tricks!"''

---> I would have gone with you to the end, my brother...my captain...my king.

-->'''Merry:''' How many did you eat?
-->'''Pippin:''' Four. ''[groans]''

-->'''Saruman''': Sauron's forces are already moving. The Nine have left Minas Morgul.
-->'''Gandalf''': ''[horrified]'' [[TheDreaded The Nine]]?!

--> '''Frodo''': You're late!
--> '''Gandalf''': A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to!

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* RidiculouslyDifficultRoute: Passing over (Caradhras)/under (Moria) the Misty Mountains was this trope for the Fellowship.

--> '''Arwen:''' What's this; a Ranger caught off his guard?

** Elrond subsequently says that the Ring must be destroyed. Gimli promptly takes a swing at it with his battleaxe--and is BlownAcrossTheRoom and [[WreckedWeapon his axe's blade shattered]].
--->'''Elrond:''' ''(bemused)'' The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Glóin, by any craft that we here possess.

* SolemnEndingTheme: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOykCYDMKBs May It Be]]''.

** Same with Aragorn tracking the Uruks to Isengard.

* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: After he watches the Balrog fall through the pit of Khazad-dûm, Gandalf turns away from the lip of the broken bridge. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the Balrog manages to lasso Gandalf's foot as it falls, pulling Gandalf until he is dangling from the lip by his weak grasp. [[TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath Certain that any attempt to recover would hinder the Fellowship, he bids them to escape the mine]] [[HeroicSacrifice and lets go]].]]

** [[spoiler: In the prologue, we see Sauron explode once the Ring is severed from his hand. Though this may be subverted as the affected scores of Men and Elves were more likely blown off of their feet than killed.]]
** [[spoiler: The Balrog pulls Gandalf down the dark chasm with its fiery whip as it falls.]]
** [[spoiler: Boromir takes down many Uruk-Hai as he is being pierced by Lurtz' arrows.]]

-->"Have you so little faith in your own people? Yes, there is weakness. There is frailty. But there is courage also, and honor to be found in Men. But you will not see that. You are afraid! All your life, you have hidden in the shadows! Scared of who you are, of what you are."
* WarComesHome: DiscussedTrope. Near the end of the movie, the Elf queen Galadriel has Frodo stare into a mirror in which he sees his homeland, the Shire invaded by orcs and the hobbits carried off in chains. Galadriel informs him that this is a prophetic vision of what will come to pass if Frodo fails in his mission to destroy the ring.

** "You did not seriously believe a Hobbit could contest with the will of Sauron? ''There are none who can''."

Oh, how far you are from home... ♫]]''

!!''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' contains examples of:

-->'''Frodo:''' Where are you taking us?
-->'''Aragorn:''' [[ScarilyCompetentTracker Into the wild]].
-->'''Merry:''' How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf?
-->'''Frodo:''' We have no choice but to trust him.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** While on Weathertop, being chased by the Nazgûl, Frodo goes to sleep, only to wake up to the other hobbits cooking food.
--->'''Frodo:''' What are you doing?! [meaning, Why are you lighting a fire when we have demonic ghosts chasing us?!]
--->'''Merry:''' Tomatoes, sausages, and nice, crispy bacon.

* BowsAndErrors: During the Moria sequence, a CGI shot of one of Legolas' arrows shows the arrowhead moving along a perfect arc to the target, while the shaft and fletching dangle and shake behind it at random.

* BladeOnAStick:
** Elf King Gil-Galad's spear in the prologue.
** Aragorn attacks the Cave Troll with a large spear during the Battle in Balin's Tomb. The Cave Troll proceeds to pull it out and use it to attack Frodo, nearly killing him.

-> '''Frodo''': I will take the Ring to Mordor. Though — I do not know the way.
-> '''Gandalf''': I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, 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 fates of us all, little one.

!!The film provides examples of:

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* OffscreenTeleportation: Gandalf manages to move from Bilbo's party to Bag End before Bilbo himself gets there, even though he is seen sitting in the audience while Bilbo is running home, made invisible by the Ring. All without crossing paths with him, either. He ''is'' a wizard, but not even the most powerful beings in Middle-Earth can manage actual teleportation.
** Then again, like the other Istari, Gandalf [[AngelUnaware isn't originally from Middle-Earth]]...
* OffWithHisHead:
** One of the Ringwraiths cuts a hapless Hobbit's head off when they're riding into the Shire, although it [[DiscretionShot happens]] [[KilledOffscreen offscreen]].
** Aragorn decapitates an Orc in Moria, with a big spurt of BlackBlood right before the Cave Troll shows up.
** Aragorn finishes Lurtz off by cutting off his head.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: [[MemeticMutation "They have a cave troll.”]]

* LastDayOfNormalcy: Bilbo's birthday party introduces us to all the characters of Hobbiton prior to their being thrust into their adventure, from gentle and thoughtful Frodo to loyal and simple Samwise, to the mischeivious pair of Merry and Pippin (their role changed somewhat from the books, where they were more savvy to Bilbo's magic ring). This is a downplayed example, though, as while it does serve the purpose of showing the tranquility of Hobbiton, it isn't until Gandalf returns with confirmation of the nature of Bilbo's ring that Frodo is thrust out the door on an adventure.

* WhamLine: After informing Gandalf that Sauron's forces are on the move and that the Ring-Bearer is in danger, Saurman reveals his true allegiance:

* BaitAndSwitch: Played for drama: the film shows Saurons tower looking over Mordor below near the start of the first act; the tower depicted, however, is only a guard tower. The camera then pans across to show the actual tower of Barad-dur; and its much, ''much'' bigger.

** As Gandalf tries to lead the Fellowship through the Pass of Caradhras, Bormir picks up the One Ring after Frodo stumbles down hill and "drops" it. Bormir returns it after some hesitation and obsessing over it. Later Bormir tries to take the Ring forcefully, having gotten a taste of its influence before.

-> '''Boromir''': You carry the fate of us all little one.

* HammerHilt: when Aragorn faces down the entire horde of Uruk-Hai, he starts off the fight by following his first sword swing by smashing the crossguard of his sword into one Uruk's face.