8.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.9
Overview
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core themes of resisting universal evil, the corrupting nature of power, and the importance of fellowship and individual courage transcend specific modern political ideologies. It offers archetypal moral lessons rather than explicit political commentary, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, consistent with its source material. Its narrative focuses on a classic good versus evil fantasy, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a high-fantasy quest with themes of friendship, courage, and good versus evil, without engaging with queer identity.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative and character portrayals do not engage with gender identity or transition in any capacity, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film features female characters such as Arwen and Galadriel. While Arwen participates in a scene where she helps Frodo escape the Nazgûl, her victory is achieved through magical means (summoning a flood) rather than direct physical combat against male opponents. No female character engages in or wins close-quarters physical fights against male characters.
The film is a direct adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, and all significant characters maintain their established genders from the source material. There are no instances where a character canonically male or female is portrayed as a different gender.
All major and named characters in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established canonical depictions from J.R.R. Tolkien's source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.9
8.4
Critic Ratings
9.2
9.2
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