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Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for their final podcast of the year. This time they’re chatting about The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which opened in theaters on December 19, 2001 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. The movie adapts the first volume of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The film tells the story of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood, Deep Impact), a Hobbit living in the idyllic countryside of the Shire. Frodo begins a dangerous journey after the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen, X-Men) discovers the dark origins of Frodo’s magic ring. With the help of his friends, which include Sam (Sean Astin, The Goonies), Merry (Dominic Monaghan, Lost), Pippin (Billy Boyd, Outlander) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises), Frodo must cast the Ring into Mount Doom before the forces of evil take it.
Some other members of the ensemble cast are Christopher Lee (Hugo) as Saruman, Orlando Bloom (Troy) as Legolas, Jonathan Rhys-Davies (Aquaman) as Gimli, Sean Bean (Patriot Games) as Boromir, and Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley) as Galadriel.
The Fellowship of the Ring was the second highest grossing movie of 2001 and garnered widespread acclaim from both critics and moviegoers. The movie earned 14 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for McKellen, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It won Best Score, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup.
Podcast topics include the movie’s plot, characters, action, and effects. The brothers also discuss previous adaptations of Tolkien and Jackson’s choice to make The Lord of the Rings before The Hobbit.
To wrap things up, Josh and Aaron talk about the highs and lows of their 2021 podcasts.
You can also listen to Josh and Aaron’s podcast on the final Lord of the Rings film, The Return of the King.
The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy is streaming on HBO Max.
