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Directed by Peter Jackson
For me still the best of the trilogy.
There's so much mystery going on, with the Black Riders hunting down the Ring set in the darkness of these forests and villages. Far away from the, admittedly very-impressive, large-scale battles of the later entries.
The second half continues this chase structure when Saruman's Uruk-Hai are chasing the Fellowship. Moria and Lothlorien are real highlights too, blessed with superb music in both segments.
Then I wish to highlighg one particular character: Boromir. I think this is the best character of the series. Most characters, if not all, are defined by which side they are on: they're either good or bad and they do good or bad things. Boromir is different, he's on the right side, but is corrupted by the Ring because he wants to do good. Not helped by high expectations from his father, and the burden of wanting the save his people. A tormented character, the most complicated of the entire franchise, who is desperately in search of solutions that he just cannot find. Inherently a good guy who regretfully is tempted to make a terrible mistake. The perfect metaphor of a real human being, and therefore very relatable, including the fallibilty that comes with it. Perfectly portrayed by Sean Bean.
Ana de Armas is great in this. Over the top, campy, and in a wet top too.
The rest of the film... eh. It was OK. Well directed and shot but it had a plot which ultimately didn't build to anything and I struggled with some of the characters.
Nice to see Jude Law do his best Jaws impression as well.