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Several movie critics have complained that the duration of Lord of the Rings (LOTR): The Fellowship of the Ring was nothing more than a dull 178 minutes; that the film was uneventful and repetitive in terms of its narration. The Fellowship of the Ring may seem “dead” in comparison to its sequel LOTR: The Two Towers, which has a more energetic and stunning action sequences than The Fellowship of the Ring. Even though The Two Towers contains more of the amazing special effects to make the film more exciting, The Fellowship of the Ring relies on humor and magic to bring life to its anti-climactic scenes. The Fellowship of the Ring fell short in the area of astounding battle scenes but, it possessed many humorous scenes that brought about an enthusiastic vibe to a “dull” tale. The first laughable scene in the film was when the six-foot tall Gandalf the Grey stepped into the low ceiling home of the four-foot tall Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf is forced to lose his composure as he hovers around Bilbo‘s home and hits his head on the candelabra. The audience finds amusement at his clumsiness so they automatically smile or even laugh. Many other comical scenes occur in The Fellowship of the Ring. The well-known troublemakers, Merry