A new The Lord of the Rings
cosplay recreates one key moment from Fellowship of the Ring to stunning effect. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved novel series, Peter Jackson released the first of his Lord of the Rings movies in 2001, introducing audiences to Frodo (Elijah Wood) as he embarks on an epic quest to destroy the One Ring. Fellowship of the Ring, like the two sequels that followed, was a major hit and was widely celebrated, with Jackson earning praise for the ways in which he brought elements of Tolkien’s world to life.
Now, pH๏τographer Christina Fischer shares a cosplay that recreates one intense scene from Jackson’s first Lord of the Rings movie. The pH๏τograph features two Hobbits hiding beneath the roots of a large tree as a Nazgûl lurks ominously above, a slightly altered recreation of a scene in which Frodo, Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), and Pippin (Billy Boyd) have their first encounter with a Ring Wraith on their way to the town of Bree in Fellowship of the Ring. Check out the cosplay below:
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What The Fellowship Of The Ring Cosplay Means For Lord Of The Rings
The Franchise’s Future Explained
It’s now been about 24 years since The Fellowship of the Ring was released, but love for the film and for the Lord of the Rings franchise as a whole is still just as strong as ever. Prior to the 2001 film’s release, the only real attempt to adapt Tolkien’s work came in 1978 with the release of The Lord of the Rings. This animated movie earned mixed reviews, and it certainly didn’t suggest that the franchise would go on to become as successful as it did.
The cosplay speaks to just how mᴀssive a footprint The Lord of the Rings has, and the fact that it still inspires so much cosplay and fan art is exactly why Warner Bros. is attempting to recapture the magic with new movies. After the mixed reception to The Hobbit trilogy, Jackson’s take on Middle-earth returned in the unsuccessful The War of the Rohirrim anime. It’s next set to return in director Andy Serkis’ The Hunt for Gollum, but the outsized reputation of the original trilogy means there’s already a lot of pressure on the project.
The War of the Rohirrim reviews were mixed from critics and the movie was a box office bomb.
Our Take On The Lord Of The Rings Cosplay
How The Cosplay Differs From The Movie
Not all the details in the cosplay are exactly accurate. There are only two Hobbits, for example, instead of four, and one of them holds Sting, when in the movie Frodo didn’t come by this sword until reaching Rivendell. Still, though, it’s a pretty stunning recreation of one of the first real brushes with danger the Hobbits have after setting out on their quest.
With love for The Lord of the Rings remaining so strong, The Hunt for Gollum and any subsequent movies face a major uphill battle. It will be a challenge for any director to recapture the magic of Jackson’s trilogy, and Jackson himself struggled to do this with The Hobbit. It remains to be seen how future projects will fare with audieneces, but pᴀssion for The Lord of the Rings evidently remains as strong as ever.
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