Every Peter Jackson Film Ranked Worst To Best
3. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
The first installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring is a perfect introduction to Middle-earth on the big screen. With the stunning set pieces, sweeping cinematography, instantly iconic characters and effortless narrative flow, the film moves with remarkable ease between battles, characters and crushing twists.
Starting off in the Shire and introducing audiences to the peaceful lives of the hobbits, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are uprooted so violently you can't help but hold your breath with them. As the mythology begins to take shape around them and the stakes are raised, Fellowship of the Ring really becomes a vicariously intense experience.
From Gandalf's sacrifice to Boromir's (Sean Bean) final stand, from the opening firework display to the sequence in which Aragorn takes on almost an entire army, Fellowship is one of the best fantasy films ever made, and a perfect example of what makes Peter Jackson such a great filmmaker when he slows down and thinks things through.