The difference between the extended version and the cinema version

Fay 2022-03-16 09:01:01

Written on the occasion of the re-screening, convenient for friends who have questions about the difference between the two versions

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1. Added a scene where Esiduo put on a ring and jumped into the river to escape, but was shot to death by an orc with a bow and arrow.

2. After the introduction of the ancient background, Bilbo wrote a book and introduced the hobbit, which added a lot of details about the life of the hobbit. (It is worth pointing out that when each title of the Lord of the Rings trilogy appears, the theme music will sound in the background. For example, when the titles of Two Towers and Return of the King appear, the theme music of Rohan and Steel Duo will sound respectively. The theme of "The Fellowship of the Ring" should be the theme music of the expedition team, but when the title appeared in the theater version, it was the theme song of the Shire, which became the theme of the expedition team in the extended version.)

3. Before Gandalf reached the bottom of the bag, he inserted a scene where Bilbo could not find the ring and was very anxious, expressing the enchantment that the Lord of the Rings had on him. 4. The scene at the banquet inserted Bilbo and Frodo's escape from annoying relatives, as well as an inner monologue of Bilbo and Frodo. 5. Before Gandalf returned to the Shire, there was a scene in which Meripiping was drinking and singing in a bar, which corresponds to the song sung at the Luohan National Feast in the third part. At the same time, the chat of Shire residents on the situation of the outside world has been increased.

6. When Sam and Frodo just set off from the Shire, they added a scene in which they saw the elves march towards Greyhaven. 7. After Aragorn led the Hobbits to leave the town of Burri, a scene of them trekking through the swamp was added. In the night, Aragon sang songs and told Frodo the story of Belém and Lucian. (The love story of Belem and Lucian is an important chapter in Tolkien's creation story. This paragraph actually enriches the love story of Aragon and Alvin, and shows the inner world of Aragon from the side.)

8. Before Boromir visited the fragment of the Nasir Sacred Sword, he added a plot to chat with Aragorn. Aragorn introduced himself as a friend of the wizard. In the theater version, the two did not communicate in this scene. 9. In the meeting of King Elrond, Boromir wanted to step forward to touch the ring immediately after seeing the ring. Gandalf got up and uttered the spell engraved on the ring in Mordor, and the whole scene immediately became dark and terrifying. 10. After the meeting of King Elrond, a scene of Aragorn mourning at his mother's tomb was added. At the same time, King Elrond encouraged him to take on the responsibility of the emperor. 11. Before the members of the expedition team set off, the scene where King Elrond and the elves bid farewell to the expedition team was added. Aragorn said goodbye to Alvin with his eyes.

12. In front of the Moria Mine, a scene where Gandalf warned Frodo to guard against the insiders of the expedition team was added to pave the way for the disbanding of the expedition team. At the same time, the scene where Gandalf cannot open the door has been added. 13. In Moria Mine, Gandalf explained the dwarf's mithril mine to everyone, and mentioned that Thorin once gave Bilbo a mithril dress, which echoed the mithril worn by Frodo afterwards. The scene of the troll attack. Later, several scenes were added to the fighting in the tomb of Bahrain, including the scene where Aragorn rescued Boromir.

14. Lots of scenes have been added to Lothlorien's scenes, some of which are very important to promote the plot and fullness of characters, but it may be that there are too many literary scenes in this section, so many of them are intercepted in the theater version. When he first entered the forest, Legolas and Harda communicated, Jinli breathed fragrance to the elves, and because of the Lord of the Rings, Frodo felt that his companions were guarded and separated from him. After seeing Galadriel, everyone had more exchanges about Gandalf's death, and the queen comforted the demoralized people. At night, the hobbits heard that the elves were singing mourning Gandalf, and Sam wrote a poem praising Gandalf. When the expedition left Lothlorien, the elves gave everyone a gift: Legolas’s bow, Merippin’s knife and elven cloak (the golden leaf on the cloak is important in the subsequent plot , The theater version deletes this paragraph which is slightly obtrusive), Sam’s is an elven rope (also an important prop in the second part), Jin Li started to say that he doesn’t want anything, just want to look at the queen again, and then to The queen asked for a piece of her hair. (Loslorian’s play of Jinli is very important. From the beginning, she breathed fragrance to the elves, then after seeing the queen, the queen comforted him, and finally expressed admiration for the queen, showing that he was The attitude of the elves began to change, laying the groundwork for the latter two and Legolas’ life and death), the queen did not send Aragon things, but also encouraged them to assume the role of the emperor (the queen’s husband gave Aragon a The knife appeared many times afterwards). At the same time, this section adds a section for the elves to give the expedition team elven cookies (elf cookies will become an important prop in the latter two parts, especially in the third part). The theater version only retains the bridge section for Frodo's gift.

15. In the passage on the river navigation, the passage where Aragorn and Boromir saw Guru quietly trailing at night was added. At the same time, Frodo's worried section was added, and Sam expressed his concern. Boromir once again tried to persuade Aragorn to take the Lord of the Rings and the expedition to Steeldor, but Aragorn refused, and the dispute was heard by Frodo. After echoing, Boromir tried to grab the Lord of the Rings from Frodo. Starting from the Mine of Moria, many of the additional scenes in the extended version are related to the internal disputes and divisions of the expeditionary team. These passages eventually prompted Frodo to decide to leave the expeditionary team and go to Mordor alone. These foreshadowings in the extended version make Frodo's behavior more smooth and reasonable in the end, while the theater version is slightly under-explained.

16. In the last fight between Aragorn and Uruk, there were several additional scenes, which had no effect on the plot. Similarly, there were several additional scenes when Aragorn mourned Boromir. 17. The extended version of "League of the Rings" takes about 3 hours and 48 minutes, but in fact, there is a 20-minute credit list for the fan club at the end. So the feature film (plus ending song and credits) totaled 3 hours and 28 minutes, which is 30 minutes more scenes than the theater version.

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    After watching three platinum extended editions in one go, there are only two words to describe such a film: classic. Compared with the Matrix, the continuity of these three parts is very good and is commendable.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring quotes

  • Witch-King: Give up the Halfling, She-Elf!

    Arwen: [draws her sword] If you want him, come and claim him!

  • Gandalf: Always remember, Frodo, the Ring is trying to get back to its master. It wants to be found.