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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darrell" data-source="post: 8536" data-attributes="member: 680">Like most everyone, the things I liked are WAAAAY too numerous to list, but the three chief things about the movie that stick out in my mind are little things, and are all caused to be so memorable by Ian McKellan and/or Ian Holm:1. Gandalf and Bilbo in Hobbiton  From the minute Bilbo opens the round, green door of Bag End, the old friendship between the two characters is perfectly evident.  Seeing the two sitting on the hillside blowing smoke rings, I could almost "see" them remembering the events of 'The Hobbit.'  Perfect.2.  Gandalf at Rivendell The look(s) on Gandalf's face when Frodo speaks up in the council, volunteering to take the ring to Mordor.  In those few seconds, it seems that about fifty different emotions play across his face--anxiety, sadness, fear, resignation, weariness, and even pride and admiration.  Again, perfect.3.  Bilbo _after_ he freaks out over the ring"I'm sorry for...everything."  To those relatively uninitiated in Tolkien-lore, it demonstrates--more than anything else in the film--the true weight borne by the ringbearer.  To those (like my brother and I) who quite literally 'grew up' with Bilbo and Company on the bookshelf, it is a truly heart-wrenching scene.  Yet again, perfect.The true strength of this movie, even with the wonderful effects, sets, action sequences, etc., lies in the acting.  This is a _movie_, not just a special-effects extravaganza. Peter Jackson's casting was superb, but in my opinion, his choices for Gandalf and Bilbo were, in short,......perfect. Regards,Darrell King</blockquote>

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