Ivanhoe and Fellowship of the Ring

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Ivanhoe and Fellowship of the Ring film summaries

Fellowship of the Ring
Bilbo Baggins finds a powerful ring that was forged in the fires of Mount Doom that belonged to the dark lord, Sauron. On his 111th birthday he decides it is his time to go to Rivendell. Before he leaves he entrusts his nephew Froto with the ring. Froto now has to go on a journey to try and destroy the ring. His friends Samwise, Pippin and Merry accompany him on his journey. When they reach the Prancing Pony, they meet Aragorn who is the heir to the throne of Gondor. He helps them to get away from the Ringwraiths, who were once mortal men. While they are camping, the Ringwraiths find Froto and his friends and Froto gets stabbed with their sword. Aragorn comes and defeats them. Then Arwen, elf princess of Rivendell, takes Froto and carries him to Rivendell so that they can heal his wound. Elves, Dwarfs, and man come to a meeting at Rivendell to decide who will go to destroy the ring. The fellowship ends up consisting of Froto, Samwise, Pippin, Merry, Boromir(heir to the Stewardship of Gondor), Aragorn, Legolas(elf prince of Mirkwood), Gimli(dwarf from The Lonely Mountain), and Gandalf(wizard). On their journey to destroy the ring they also have to destroy Orcs and Uruk-hai which were breeded by Saruman the White. They travel through the caves and lose Gandalf. Gandalf was fighting The Balrog which is a mighty demon of fire and shadow and the Lord of Moria, and falls into the shadow. The rest of them keep traveling and they meet Galadriel, elf queen of Lothlorien. Once they leave there they stop on the shore of the river to camp. It is at this point the fellowship breaks up. Froto and Samwise leave on their own to destroy the ring, Boromir dies while defending Pippin and Merry. Pippin and Merry get taken by the Urak-hai, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli travel to save Pippin and Merry.
Quotes: Nine companions... So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring.

Ivanhoe
Takes place a hundred years after the Battle of Hastings which gave Normans rule over the Saxons in England. Well respected King Richard of England became prisioner while fighting the Cruscades abroad. Saxon noble Cedric, father of Ivanhoe, strong supporter of Saxon heritage and rights. Through Ivanhoe out because her fell in love with Cedrics ward, the Lady Rowena. Ivanhoe fights King Richard and is the masked victor in the tournament. Being wounded during the tournament Jewess Rebecca and father Isaac takes him in and heals him, with Rebecca being a practiced healer. Prince John men takes Lady Rowena and her family hostage because DeBracy likes her. Bois- Guilbert likes Rebecca so he joins in on the capture.They take the women, their families, and Ivanhoe to the Front- de- Boeufs castle. King Richard aids Robin Hoods men with the plan to go to the castle and free the prisoners. Men helped and released the prisoners but Rebecca was captured again. She was taken to Templars headquarters. Accused of sorcery and sentenced to death her only hope was to have a knight to fight for her. So she sends word out for Ivanhoe to come to her rescue. Ivanhoe fights Bois- Guilbert, Templer dies of own wild passions. Rebecca is free. Ivanhoe marries Rowena,while King Richard patches things up with Ivanhoe and family.

Quotes:
I may forsake the order, I never will degrade of betray it.