Lord of the Rings Charts

The basics

Title	Lord Of The Rings : Return Of The King
Main actors	Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Paul Norell, Miranda Otto, John Rhys Davies, Thomas Robins, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood,
Director	Peter Jackson
Screen play writer
Responsible for photography	The director of photography is Andrew Lesnie
Producer	Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
Music composers/ performers	Howard Shore
Other technical aspects of the film

Description/ summary of the film

What other movies is this movie like?	Some of the themes that we saw in this film reminded me of other movies. The part where Aragorn summons the ghosts reminded me of the half dead skeletons from the pirates of the Caribbean movies. Some of the other magic and glowing colors reminded me of the Harry Potter movies.
Who are the main characters?	Sauron, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Galadriel, Gollum, Saruman, Arwin, Bilbo Baggins, Deagol, Elrond, Faramir, Legolas, Eowyn, Tree beard, King Théoden, Shelob, Sauron, Gimli, Gandalf, Gollum,
What is the setting of the film?
What is the main situation or source of conflict?	Frodo has been given the task of taking the ring to Mount Doom to destroy it. Frodo and the fellowship face many challenges on their journey, they battle orcs and the fellowship tries to return the king to power.
Summarize the plot (without the ending) in no more than five sentences.

Literary aspects

Characterize the plot/ story of the movie. Is it involving, convoluted, simplistic, realistic, and unbelievable. Highly unlikely, well structured, unresolved?
How would you characterize the dialogue? Do people talk this way in real life? (Or if realism is not a goal of the movie, was the dialogue amusing, poetic or moving?)
What themes do you see in the movie?
Do you notice any symbols that recur in the movie?

Dramatic aspects

Describe the acting. Did you believe that the actors were the characters?	Yes the actors in the movie were very believable. I have watched many of the actors in other films, and they were believable as many characters.
Describe the sets, costumes, and makeup if these elements of the film design are significant.

Cinematic Aspects

What did you notice about the film’s cinematography? Did the director employ a lot of camera movements? Close ups? High or low angles? Distorted lenses? Special visual effects?
What did you notice about the film’s editing? Were there quick cuts? Lengthy shots? Fade in / fade outs? Dissolves? Special optical effects like wipes, irises, and freeze frames?
What did you notice about the film’s sound effects and music? What did they add to the overall effect of the film?