4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Director: Peter Jackson
Year: 2001
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortenson, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Sean Astin, Hugo Weaving
Plot: The ring of power falls into the hands of a hobbit named Frodo who must journey to the land of Mordor to destroy it in the flames of Mount Doom. He is joined by a fellowship of companions; a wise wizard named Gandalf, a ranger named Aragorn, a prince named Boromir, an elf named Legolas, a dwarf named Gimli, and three other hobbits named Samwise, Merry, and Pippen. The 9 companions must journey together across Middle-Earth facing the many evil forces of Sauron.
Music: Beautiful composition by Howard Shore, most notably the opening score of the Shire... also Enya's soothing track, "May it Be"
Why:

• Incredible fictional story by JR Tolkien... Over the past few years I have become very obsessed with this imaginative, mythical world
• Artistic filming by Peter Jackson; examples include Galadriel's opening introduction about the ring of power, the sequence of the hobbit lifestyle within the Shire, the romance between Aragorn and Arwen, and many, many, more...
• Great acting performance by Ian McKellen as the wise and heroic wizard, Gandalf
• Ground-breaking CGI effects
• Amazing score by Howard Shore, and great song by Enya "May it Be"
• Beautiful fictional settings of The Shire, Gondor, Rivendell, the Mines of Moria, the elven woods of Lothlorien, and many more... The movie was filmed in New Zealand!

Key Moment: Inside the Mines of Moria, Gandalf turns to face the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dum... His act of courage, allows the others to escape the Mines while he destroys the bridge with his classic heroic line, "You Shall Not Pass!"