Lord Of The Rings Analysis

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The opening scene of this film starts off with Smeagal (one of the main characters throughout before the ring cursed him) and Deagol in a Serene and jolly fishing scene where the camera does a birds eye view shot, moving slowly towards the main characters this gives the sense of calm and peace having a environment/Establishment shot to place the setting.This opening 10 seconds gives a good insight of the contrast between how calm everything is and how the ring destroys everything in its wake, no matter how spiritual or peaceful.

The directer then uses shots at a POV level to allow you to real engage and become one of the fictual characters,this is influential as after the two antagonistic characters have talked civilly Deagol gives the signs that he has caught a rather large fish by the way he struggles and cuts straight away from the conversation with Smeagol and suddenly gets dragged into the river which gives the assumption that deagol is too proud to let go off the rod until his human instinct kicks in too want to breath, leaving Smeagol worried about his so called friend.almost immediately after deagol lets go the director cuts to Smeagol showing him trying to scamper in the water giving the visual affect of danger,something shiny and out of place caught Deagol's eye it was the ring that destroys them all which was attempted to be disposed in the last film but failed showing the audience what is inevitably coming up through the film.once he clawed the ring from the bed of the sea having no regard for the soil in his hand or need to breath he scampers up onto the boat giving a relieved Smeagol the chance to pull him to safety.

Once Smeagol finds out deagol has this ring the directer uses medium to POV shots to help the audience visualise Smeagol and Deagols point of view as the two battle it out over this ring leaving the friendship and there most probable lifetime respect behind them Smeagol eventually strangles Deagol leaving him all the power in middle earth in his hands which then cuts back out over the land and uses long shots to show the audience the final piece of what Smeagol now has and how this Ring and storyline changes everyone and everything in a dark and sadistic way.