The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring

Movie • 2001 • Action  

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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.
This movie contains 28 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
Does the dog die?
92 supporters
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A dog appears in the shire near the beginning and it is barking at one of the riders, he isn’t harmed
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Does a family member die?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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haexelhasel
A character is being persistently hunted down and has to flee.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Corellon
In the Shire, Gandalf smokes a pipe with an unknown substance. Another character later chides him "Your love of the Halflings' leaf has clearly slowed your mind."
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Is there addiction?
3 supporters
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hierophant
Main Character exhibits addiction-like symptoms towards the ring. There is no actual addiction shown aside from frequent alcohol use (however it is portrayed as natural for Hobbits and it is something that everyone does.)
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Emilius
There are depictions of characters getting drunk and dancing/singing drunkenly but no alcoholism.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
27 supporters
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1
Horses die in battle but they’re obviously CGI and you don’t see them specifically harmed
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
52 supporters
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1
The elephants described in another comment occur in the second movie, not this one.
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Are animals abused?
62 supporters
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ryanm
a moth you see in gandalf's hand at one point was sedated via cold temperatures so that it would not fly away, but none of this is depicted in any way
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Aragorn brings a dead deer back to camp, presumably after hunting it.
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Does a cat die?
51 supporters
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CaitlinSnowLeopard
A cat briefly appears in the bar scene at the prancing pony. He is very cute, and is not harmed in any way.
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Anonymous
Several vermin panic when a Ringwraith gets close, including a sizeable spider.
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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ptcardinal17
During the scene where the four Hobbits hide from a Black Rider, spiders, centipedes, and worms scurry out of the ground to get away.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Pantalones
Saruman overpowers Gandalf and keeps him on the ground using magic. Gandalf is then confined to the top of Saruman's tower.
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
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Tchotchke
Strider shaves.
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Tchotchke
A hobbit nearly drowns but is saved.
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Is there cannibalism?
13 supporters
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hierophant
Orcs are known to cannibalise their own however this is not a major plot point nor is it ever really discussed
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Pantalones
A gatekeeper is crushed when the Ringwraiths on horses stampede through his gate. He is squashed beneath the gate and the horses run over him.
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Anonymous
A Ringwraith catches a torch in his face.
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MeerKAB
The fellowship is briefly buried under an avalanche, although they suffer no damage and quickly dig themselves out.
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Is there body horror?
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Anonymous
An Uruk Hali’s arm is cut off just before he is killed.
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Anonymous
No heads are squashed. However, a large wooden wall is knocked over onto a man and is then trampled over by horses. Death or degree of injury are unclear and no sounds are heard but he is pretty clearly “squashed”.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Pantalones
Frodo is shown drifting in and out of consciousness after being stabbed. He wakes up in a bed in Rivendell with clean clothes and minimal pain, implying he was out for some time while the Elves healed him.
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joyx
Merry thinks he's broken a bone after a bad fall, but he doesn't actually
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Anonymous
Sauron’s fingers are cut off. Several other orc’s fingers are cut off as well.
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Is someone tortured?
31 supporters
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joyx
The scene is short and not at all explicit, and the character isn't shown on screen, but Gollum is tortured and heard screaming in pain
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Tchotchke
A character falls but you do not see him die, it is just assumed that he did.
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Anonymous
Several orcs are shot with arrows directly in the eye. This is plainly shown on screen.
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jdpamv
There are only two or three decapitations of orcs in this one (their blood is black, not red) and sight of mostly darkish red blood and wounds on more humanlike characters but no gore involving bones or organs aside from orcs' eyes getting shot with arrows (was that in this or just the later ones?).
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
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Pantalones
Two cases of self-sacrifice. Gandalf sacrifices himself while fighting the Balrog. Towards the end, Boromir sacrifices himself to try to keep the hobbits safe from the Uruk-hai.
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Does someone die?
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There are a lot of battle scenes where people are killed in various ways, stabbing, falling, etc
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Pantalones
Many orcs and trolls are killed in Moria. In the battle towards the end of the movie, Uruk-hai are killed. The Balrog and Gandalf both fall in Moria but their exact fate isn't shown until the next movie.
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Pantalones
One major character is presumed dead after falling in Moria. Another character is very dead after being shot with several arrows.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Yes
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Dorianaz9
Yes. At the very beginning a doll is seen burning in front of the child
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Does a parent die?
4 supporters
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2
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sunflowersystem
No, but there is a brief reference to Frodo's parents dying.
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MeerKAB
At the end of the movie, two Hobbits are captured by the Urak-hai to be taken to Saruman.
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Yes
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haexelhasel
The ring’s overpowering effect on characters may be upsetting / considered possession-like if your sensitivity to it is severe enough.
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Are there ghosts?
4 supporters
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44
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1
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Corellon
There's a scene where the Ringwraiths' true ghostly forms are revealed, and they're very menacing.
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Are there clowns?
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Are there jumpscares?
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JaredJams
Bilbo’s face morphs and he makes a loud scream as he’s tempted by the ring
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Are there mannequins?
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Pantalones
There are extended scenes on a river. There is also a lake outside Moria that houses a creature.
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Are there razors?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Is there farting?
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3
Does someone spit?
5 supporters
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MeerKAB
After Pippin overeats on lambas bread, his body makes a digestive noise of unclear nature (may either be flatulence or his stomach rumbling).
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Is there audio gore?
15 supporters
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32
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0
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Tchotchke
Frodo is stabbed and another hobbit is sliced by a Ringraith. You can hear lots of chopping and slicing throughout the movie.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
4 supporters
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0
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18
LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
15 supporters
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0
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5
Yes
0
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3
Is there bisexual cheating?
7 supporters
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8
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
12 supporters
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2
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2
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
8 supporters
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0
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3
Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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36
Is electro-therapy used?
7 supporters
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36
Does someone have cancer?
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36
Are needles/syringes used?
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38
Is there menstruation?
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Yes
8
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27
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joyx
It's not quite a hospital, but Frodo does wake up in what seems to be a room for healing in Rivendell
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Mental Health
Is there body dysphoria?
6 supporters
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7
Is autism misrepresented?
8 supporters
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0
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3
Yes
1
No
5
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hierophant
It isn’t shown as much in this movie, just with some minor characters dealing with flashbacks and memories of battle, but in the following movies many of the hobbits, primarily Frodo and Samwise, show symptoms of PTSD
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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1
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30
Yes
11
No
26
6
faramir
a WildMan cuts his hand to prove his loyalty to Saruman
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10
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
4 supporters
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7
Is there autism specific abuse?
15 supporters
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0
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30
1
hierophant
There is no diagnosed mental illness, but someone deal with the effects of something addicting lashes out at others
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Yes
0
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15
Is there misophonia?
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10
5
Anonymous
Not exactly suicide, but two separate characters stay behind to fight a battle they know they cannot win to give the other’s time to get away. Both are killed. One scene is quite extended.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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1
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23
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
7 supporters
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26
Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
3 supporters
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0
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10
Yes
3
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0
1
Pantalones
Bilbo snarls when his face morphs.
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Does a baby cry?
7 supporters
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10
Is there shakey cam?
10 supporters
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26
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2
5
sunflowersystem
All the battle scenes in the LotR trilogy are shaky cam
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
3 supporters
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9
Pregnancy
Are there babies or unborn children?
6 supporters
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8
Are there abortions?
7 supporters
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33
Is a baby stillborn?
7 supporters
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8
Does a pregnant person die?
5 supporters
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33
Is there childbirth?
10 supporters
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33
Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
14 supporters
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6
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23
0
hierophant
Many food related jokes :/
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MeerKAB
Not explicitly, although many of the dwarves’ traits mirror antisemitic stereotypes (eg obsessed with wealth/treasure and power, short/stout bodies, large noses etc). Tolkien also drew inspiration from Hebrew to develop the dwarvish languages.
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Is there aphobia?
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1
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3
Yes
6
No
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takver
Some antagonism between fantasy races. Elves vs. dwarves, orcs vs. everyone else. Orcs are said to be "tortured, mutilated" forms of elves.
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Does an LGBT person die?
14 supporters
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Are there homophobic slurs?
18 supporters
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28
Yes
1
No
22
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
9 supporters
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13
Yes
0
No
36
29
Corellon
Bold of you to assume Lord of the Rings has black characters. :(
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jdpamv
No, but Tolkien once stated that the orcs are based on “Mongols.” This knowledge is a little uncomfortable when you consider their designs and whatnot but I assume Peter Jackson distanced his portrayal of orcs from such implications as almost nobody has complained about them in the films.
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Are there n-words?
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Race
Is there blackface?
7 supporters
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3
Relationships
Yes
4
No
5
1
Dr.Teatime
Arwen is about 2,600 years older than Aragorn but they're both adults. It's fine.
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Sex
Is someone sexually objectified?
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7
Are there incestuous relationships?
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26 supporters
Yes
4
No
31
1
Corellon
Arwen is the niece of Elros, Aragorn's half-elven ancestor who went to join the Numenoreans an extremely long time ago. However it states in the Silmarillion that a relationship involving people more distant than third cousins isn't considered incest by the Numenoreans.
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Is there bestiality?
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5
Yes
0
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36
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MeerKAB
There’s no sexual content shown, although intimate displays of affection are shared amongst friends and lovers alike in this movie (eg hand holding, hugging, kissing, face caressing etc)
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Are there nude scenes?
6 supporters
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0
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9
Sexism
0
CaitlinSnowLeopard
Men and women alike are both freely allowed to express their emotions in all three films.
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
9 supporters
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1
No
6
Does someone have a chronic illness?
4 supporters
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Yes
1
No
5
Does someone have a stroke?
3 supporters
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0
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7
Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
10 supporters
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0
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3
Are there fat suits?
7 supporters
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0
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4
Is someone homeless?
2 supporters
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2
No
4
Spoiler
Yes
33
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0
7
sunflowersystem
It doesn't have a definitive ending because it continues onto the next two movies. The story in total has a happy ending, but Fellowship of the Ring has a semi-unhappy, cliffhanger-ish ending
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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32
Does a car crash?
4 supporters
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33
Does a car honk or tires screech?
3 supporters
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7
Is someone hit by a car?
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32
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
0 supporters
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Does someone drown?
4 supporters
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4
No
27
14
Corellon
A character who can't swim runs into the river and nearly drowns in a very tense, dramatic scene.
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Is there blood/gore?
16 supporters
Yes
40
No
0
4
Anonymous
An infected stab wound is shown.
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Yes
0
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33
2
Anonymous
No, but people are shot with arrows
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