Fellowship Of The Ring Archetypes

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 New Zealand-American epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) which illustrates several types of archetypes. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first out of three volumes in The Lord of the Rings which is a fictional world called Middle-earth which could have possibly occurred way before written history began. It follows a basic plot or quest you might say of stories that we know of today. No matter the culture or religion there's all connection of the same elements being told and passed down. The movie addresses responsibility, friendship, sacrifice, temptation

He is an example of the shadow archetype he is the dark side who lost himself due to the ring. He is obsessed with the ring which to him is known as his precious. The ring leaves Gollum and soon falls into the hands of Bilbo who wandered into a cave underneath the Misty Mountains. He comes across the ring and take it with him back to the shire. Bilbo soon is able to become invisible he is unaware that the ring is the explanation for his invisibility. He is unaware of its significance and that Sauron has been on a mission to find the lost ring. Bilbo celebrates his 111th birthday with the rest of the hobbits fast forwarding the celebration leads to Bilbo giving the ring to Frodo which is his adopted nephew at first he is reluctant, but then leaves it behind the ring has a hold over him which makes it hard for him to let go of it. Gandalf then encourages Bilbo to leave the ring only because Gandalf suspects that the ring must be The Ring of Legend he then lets Frodo know that the ring must be taken away since Sauron’s power is growing. Frodo will come to be known as the hero or child he is symbolizes hope and it becomes his task to destroy the ring. Gandalf is known as the protector who guides and mentors Frodo throughout his journey. Sauron is the antagonist he is full of evil and full of passion in accomplishing the retrieval

Once he crosses the Threshold he gets to Rivendell and he thinks his journey has come to an end ,but that is not the case the ring has so much power that he is sucked into heart of Mordor where the ring needs to be delivered. Like the rest of the obstacles he faced he didn't have to face the threshold alone he had the rest of the fellowship along with him to fight. The final fight includes Uruk-hai he ends up running from the orcs and Boromir who cracks during the fight and the fellowship ends up breaking since Merry and Pippin are captured by the orcs. . Frodo ends up finishing the journey with the ring