![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I chose The Fellowship of the Ring because, frankly, it’s what happened to be playing, thanks to a recent reissue of the trilogy in 4K. I ventured to see my first movie at the theater since watching The Invisible Man in early 2020. So, this week, with my vaccinated cells on full defense and my wife and kid on a road trip, I felt comfortable spending a few hours sporting an N95 mask in an enclosed but socially distanced space. Now, new data and Centers for Disease Control guidance have begun to illuminate the shape of our increasingly vaccinated future. Skipping movie theaters for the past year has been a minor sacrifice in the grand scheme of the pandemic, but that never prevented me from fantasizing about a return to my local Alamo Drafthouse. For a couple of hours, we can sit in a dark and air-conditioned room, have a beer or a decaf coffee, and share a communal experience without having to actually do the anxiety-inducing labor of chatting with strangers. Should I really be surprised that, in 2021, folks are ecstatic to be watching movies together again? Of course not. So each Wednesday throughout the year, we'll go there and back again, examining how and why the films have endured as modern classics. Note that in addition to be available for purchase in various formats, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” is also currently streaming on HBO Max (in both standard and extended versions).2021 marks The Lord of the Rings movies' 20th anniversary, and we couldn't imagine exploring the trilogy in just one story. In the NFTs, that’s all packaged up in one experience, along with the new AR collectible items (e.g., a magic wand) hidden throughout the different locations. The extended edition of “The Fellowship of the Ring” has been available in previous WB Home Entertainment releases, as has all eight hours of the bonus video content. Tolkien’s Middle-earth has been in the zeitgeist of late. The NFT drop of the movie also comes amid Amazon’s Prime Video release of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series, so J.R.R. Schell called “The Fellowship of the Ring,” which premiered in 2001, an “evergreen” film with a passionate fanbase. “It lets fans experience the movie in a whole new way.” “First and foremost, we’re always looking at ways to delight and surprise our movie fans and collectors, and that’s especially true for ‘The Lord of the Rings,'” Schell said. ![]()
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