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4. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
It’s very rare to find a movie trilogy as flawless and consistently epic as Lord of the Rings. Often, movie series’ tend to decline by the third instalment, but Peter Jackson understood J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels and adapted them into a succinct, focused set of fantasy adventure films. Collectively, they have won seventeen Oscars and have continued to influence films to this very day.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the definition of a modern epic and set the bar high for the next two chapters of the story. In ancient times, the fate of civilisation rests on the One Ring and a hobbit named Frodo, who must journey across middle-earth to destroy its powers. Filled with breathtaking scenery and grand orchestration, it is a thoroughly engaging tale of war, friendship, pride, love and loss.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is now twenty years old but the writing and cinematography have held up so well, that it’s a testament to Peter Jackson’s eye for creative direction.