The Core Theme Of Power In Peter Jackson's Faramir

Lord of the rings is one of the most famous work of J. R. R. Tolkien. The best adaptation of Tolkien work is the film “The Lord of the Rings” The Fellowship of the Ring of (2001). Basically, the plot of this film is centralized in Frodo. He is described as a: “Christ-figure in the trilogy who reflects Tolkien's strong religious beliefs, struggles against incredible odds and his doubts and temptations to do what he knows must be done” (Biography source). Moreover, Frodo’s goal is to destroy the ring, and prevent the ring reaches his master. The author makes this story a fantasy novel that contains epic characters of mythology. In the fellowship of the ring, Tolkien uses different type characters who later became heroes and are all equally necessary to complete the

Some never come to be, unless those that he hold that visions turn aside from their paths to prevent them. Sam is deeply unsettled. Frodo looks in the Mirror and sees someone approaching all in white, it looks like Gandalf, but how can it be/ Frodo also sees Bilbo walking restlessly. He sees a dark ship and a white fortress with seven towers and then he sees a single eye that fills the whole mirror. The eye is looking everywhere for Frodo. It is the eye of Sauron. Galadriel stops him before the weight of the Ring around his neck pulls him into the water. She knows that he sees Sauron, because sees him, too. Sauron would like to gain access to Galadriel’s mind because she carries an elvish ring of Power, Nenya, and the Ring of Adamant. Galadriel tells Frodo that his coming puts the Elves in a dilemma. If Frodo fails in his quest, Sauron will take over the world and destroy everything, even Lothlorien. If he succeeds, the power of the Three Rings of the Elves will fade, and Lothlorien will die; the Elves will pass into the west, and her people will forgotten in Middle earth. The elves are willing to accept that fate if it means that they will be free of Sauron. Frodo offers Galadriel the ring, since she is wise and fearless and “it is too great a matter for him”. Galadriel admits that she has often thought what she would do with the Ruling Ring, but she refuses. She would

He became sharp-eyed and keen-eared for all that was hurtful,” (58). Gollum only got more evil the longer he had the Ring, forming more bad habits. “They kicked him, and he bit their feet. He took to thieving, going about muttering to himself, and gurgling in his throat,” (58). After his grandmother expelled him from the family Gollum was lonely except for the company of the Ring. With no one to talk to, he began to depend solely upon the Ring, searching only for more power because, “The Ring had given him power according to his stature,” (58).

Some people may believe that power comes from physical strength, or the skill of controlling others. Throughout The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings, strength comes from conquering evil and not force. Spirituality and sacrifice are just a few of the examples of the inner strength that helps Middle-earth to strive and to prosper. Arwen, Éowyn, Galadriel, and Lúthien are models of how personal sacrifice for the benefits of others is vital to the redemption of Middle-earth. In the book, Galadriel is one of the characters who generously offers the Ring to Frodo.

J.R.R. Tolkien , a english writer, Philologist, professor, and C.S. Lewis a novelist, poet and essayist has written their works in a way that portrays one major theme throughout them all. The Literary work, The Fellowship of the Ring and the philosophical work, Lewis’s Problem of Evil contains a great connection that affects in our daily lives. With power comes greediness, with good comes evil, and together forms C.S. Lewis’s and Tolkien’s philosophy, that evil is a product of corrupted good.

Tolkien’s worked tirelessly to build not a single linear story throughout his LOTR series, but to build an entire world consisting of races, classes, ethnicity, language, cultures and depth to each of these categories. Tolkien wanted his characters to have more than good plot development to them, he wanted his characters to have depth and history that exceeded what was merely written on the pages of his books. Tolkien’s intended goal through all of these efforts was to get his readers, to reimagine objects, concepts and characters through the lenses of an alternative

Boromir has both the “strange gleam” of greed and evil in his eyes, while still possessing the same kind appearance, demonstrating the conflict within himself. He has good intentions in desiring the Ring to help Middle-earth, but his actions are evil. Gollum is another character who demonstrates an internal struggle between good and evil. He, too, has been corrupted by the Ring, and his dual-personalities, Smeagol and Gollum, continually debate with each other. According to one scholar, “The Ring exerts a terrible attraction simply as a possession. It fosters an all-consuming and wholly selfish personal indulgence. This has been its effect on Gollum and this is what he represents” (Thomson 52). Smeagol has been corrupted by the allure of the Ring into a selfish being, yet there is still a good part of him that wants to help the hobbits as he argues with himself saying, “But Smeagol said he would be very very good. Nice hobbbit!” (Tolkien 398). Gollum presents a very clear example of struggling between choosing what is right and wrong. An article analyzing morality within the Lord of the Rings states, “The pathos of Gollum’s internal struggle during his journey with Frodo is an obvious example, and for many readers the fact that The Lord of the Rings can rise to such moral and psychological complexity is one of the most decisive proofs of the work’s greatness” (Rosebury 13). Tolkien’s presentation of

In the darkness of time, there will come a time in someone's life that might refer to an evil force. Whether it was a bad day, an upset parent or a person of political power. In Beowulf the warriors had to overcome a very large force of evil that seems to put an extravagant tole on the town and the way that they prosper in life everyday. As the monster of the town decides to overturn his trust with beowulf's father and break the peace offering, he murders numerous of innocent people. Lying dead and motionless, the town goes up in flames, there was no fire but they were flames of fear.

In the film, Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, many minor characters give great friendship and devotion to Frodo to help him complete his courageous journey to destroy the ring. Frodo’s mission would not have been successful without the help of his mentors and friends. In Fellowship of the Ring, Sam graciously gives his time and efforts to assist Frodo on his journey to abolish the ring. He bravely demonstrates great fellowship toward Frodo with exceptional gratitude in several ways. Sam is not even given a choice to commute with Frodo on his journey to destroy the ring, but is forced to due to his unfortunate eavesdropping. He did not have to be helpful or

The themes of power and temptation were widely included in this story. The Ring was not only a symbol of power, but also of the endless evil that could be found in the world around us. The temptation of the Ring could corrupt people not only in their minds, but will also damaged their outer appearance.

The Lord of the Rings has many themes throughout its three books, but the one theme that I find to be most prevalent is that of

Frodo - a Hobbit with the one ring and has to take it into the land of Mordor and throw it into Mount Doom

This brings up another important aspect of Tolkien's good and evil: once technology (or magic) is used to disrupt nature, only similar technology can be used to combat it. This creates an unfortunate cycle. Those whose have no technology must develop it in order to fight those who threaten them with it. Once a people have defeated their enemy by means of this technology, they have already disrupted the cycles of nature in doing so. Tolkien sees this as the reason behind the persistence of evil.

Even with the films appealing nature to both genders, being an action/epic type movie causes some immediate bias to be in favor of males. Due to defeminising movies such as the James Bond 007 and other action pictures which tend to contain a stereotypical handsome main character male with an overly sexualized female bystander. However, Jackson combats this standard by including two contrasting female characters who are both willing to fight for what they deserve. The introduction of Arwen occurs during Aragorn 's flight from the “Black Riders.” She flees from her assailants with Frodo (a young hobbit who is mortally wounded), and then attacks them using her

To the rulers of the three races (elves, dwarves, and men) Sauron gave the rings as gifts. The fourth race of Middle Earth, the hobbits, was perhaps too small and inconsequential for him. In secrecy, Sauron forged the One Ring---a master ring that would rule all the other rings and bring their wearers under the domination of Sauron himself. It was the One Ring that would grant absolute power. But, as the story goes, Sauron’s plan was discovered before he could complete it, and the other races (the elves and dwarves) resisted him. Men were more easily corrupted by the rings,and the rulers of men at that time became Ringwraiths, the most powerful and fearsome of Sauron’s servants. Then there was a great war, for the freedom of Middle Earth, a last alliance of men and elves (and dwarves, and all who resisted Sauron). In that war, the leader of men named Isildur managed to sever Sauron’s hand, cutting off the connection between Sauron and his One Ring. The effect was that Sauron’s physical form was destroyed, his spirit fled elsewhere, and his armies crumbled. In that moment of victory, Isildur had the chance to destroy the One Ring forever, by throwing it into the flames of Mount Doom where it had been created. He refused. Isildur claimed the One Ring as his by right, and departed, much to the dismay of the elves and all the others. But the Ring eventually betrayed