

Boromir is killed, and Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas split off to track the Uruk-hai who have captured Merry and Pippin. The Fellowship (excluding Gandalf) then travel to the country of the elves in Lothlórien, and down the Great River on boats, where the company splits during an attack by Uruk-hai. Gandalf challenges the Balrog, and falls from the Bridge of Khazad-dûm into a chasm, presumably to his death.

It is here that the Fellowship encounters a Balrog. They try to cross over the Misty Mountains by way of the Pass of Caradhras, but Saruman's magic forces them to turn back and travel underneath, through the mines of Moria. Frodo is joined by his friends Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, and Gandalf and newcomers Gimli, Legolas, and Boromir. Upon their arrival a council is convened, which decides the only course of action must be to take The Ring to Mordor and destroy it.

Pursued by Black Riders, they must get to Rivendell. They go to the town of Bree, where the group meets a shadowy figure known only as Strider. He travels from his home in the Shire with fellow hobbits Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Men, Hobbits, a wizard, an Elf, and a Dwarf form a fellowship to help him on his quest. To stop this ancient evil once and for all, Frodo Baggins must destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has awakened and threatens to conquer Middle-earth. 3.3 "Hero Orcs", Goblins, Uruk-hai, & Ringwraiths.The film is the first Middle-earth film adaptation to be released, and the fourth in Middle-earth chronology. After the 2011 re-release of The Lion King and the 2012 re-release of Finding Nemo, it is currently the 68th highest-grossing film of all time. It was also a great box office success, making over $871 million worldwide and was the fifth highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release (behind Titanic, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Jurassic Park). dollars, principal photography took 14 months, and post production continued long after that. The film had a budget of about $180 million U.S. The screenplay was first started by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson in 1997, and eventually it was reaching completion in tandem with its filming, on location in New Zealand. The film tells the story of young hobbit Frodo Baggins who, accompanied by eight companions, embarks on a journey to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. It is the first part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films, based on the best-selling novel by J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy adventure film, directed by Peter Jackson.
