There is no doubt that The Lord Of The Rings is an epic trilogy which translates well to film. It was brought to the big screen by Peter Jackson back in the early 2000s. The Fellowship Of The Ring came first in 2001, followed by The Two Towers in 2002 and finally The Return Of The King in 2003.

All three movies were highly rated on Metacri🍷tic and Rotten Tomatoes as well as by cinema-goers. This is reflected in the box office takings of $2.91 billion across the three movies.

The Fellowship of the Ring was the first movie in the trilogy. It was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won 4 of them alongside a string of other awards including a BAFTA for Best💮 Film.

With such a prestigious history you may think The Fellowship Of The Ring is above mistakes. However, you’d be wrong. All three movies were filmed back to back and out of sequence and this has led to many technical and continuity errors. From shots which expose the camera trickery and special effects to some major mistakes in🅰 the placing of props, the movie is not immune to error. There are also some big plot holes in the story that many of us gloss over.

So just how bad is it? I’ve explored the continuity errors, plot holes and technical slips to bring you 30 of the biggest mistakes in The Fellowship Of The Ring that we all overlook.

30 🔯 Filming Error: The Mysterious Tree

In the scene where the hob𝔍bits are hiding under the tree from the Ringwraith there is a clear mistake in how they appear.

Elijah Woo𝔍d himself spotted this one and points it out on the DVD commentary saying “It kind of magically comes out of the tree.”

The tree has empty space on each side of it but yet the riders are visible just on the left. This leads to the Ringwraith appearing to have come from inside the tree rather than passing behind it from one side to the ܫother.

29 Continuity: Aragorn’s Sword Is S꧂wiped Twice

In the Amon Hen battle Ara🐻gorn loses his sword, twice. The first time is atꦉ the beginning of the fight when he is slammed backward against a tree by Lurtz and his sword is knocked out of his hand.

The scene then cuts to Lurtz throwing his shield at Aragorn.

As the action pans back you see Aragorn pinned against a tree, with his sword back in his hand, until the shield’s im🔯ꦍpact knocks it out once more.

28 ꦜ Storyline - Visions Of ꧃Sauron

When Frodo takes possession of the ring he begins to see vi✅sions o🔴f Sauron almost immediately. These continue throughout the movies. They also allow Sauron to begin to sense Frodo.

So if the ring gives theseꦓ 🐭visions to hobbits why did Bilbo never see anything? He wore the ring for half his life but yet no mention is made of this huge power, which is apparently very specific to Frodo.

Never is there an explanation given for why and🐎 how Frodo is so special. The entire premise of the movie revolves around him being “just a hobbit” but yet he has this very specific drama inducing power.

27 🐎 Filming Error: The Wonky Table

When Gandalf visits Bilbo in Bag End a tiny slip by Sir Ian McKellen exposes the camera trickery used to make the actors appear to be very different🌱 heights.

As Gandalf sits down he knocks the table but only the fron✱t half of it moves. This is because the line of cheeses and crockery is obscuring a gap between a small🧸 table and a normal sized one.

This trick means Gandalf appears much larger, being both closer to the camera 𝔍and sitt൩ing at a much smaller table. Camera angles and scale sets were frequently used to create similar illusions.

26 𓂃 🐽 Continuity: Tent Magic

At Bilbo’s party, we are shown Merry and Pippin setting off a dragon firework. They are inside a small tent which is crammed with dishes, boxes, sacks, and🦂 other miscellaneous cl🌄utter.

As the firework goes off it takes the tent with it.

You’d expect it to either scatter the tent's contents or leave them behind yet neither option happens. The tent takes off but as it does everything inside it seemin𒁏gly vanishes as Merry and Pippin are the only things left.

25 Storyline – Sec🍬ond Breakfasts ℱ

The hobbits have a lot of problems but their ridiculous appetites should be more of an issu𓃲e than they are. Beyond the jokes about second breakfasts there is no way they should be 𒀰able to physically eat as much as they do.

In particular they are shown eating Lembas bread, which can fill a man’s stomach with a single crumb, like it’s a tasty snack. When they are a great deal smaller than the average man how are they putting away so much of the stuff? They should all be huge 🐽with a range of obesity related health issu♋es.

24 💟 Filming Error: A Car In The Background

This error is a quirky one. In the✨ scene with Sam and Frodo in a field with a scarecrow, you could clearly see a car appear twice in the background. Despite this evidence, Peter Jackson claims to have never seen a car while the post-production team says they took 🔯it out.

The car appears on the National Geographic documentary, Beyond The Movie The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and the music documentary on the extended DVD. However it is removed from the DVD version of tﷺhe movie and instead, the visual effects cover up is just about visible if you know what to look for.

23 Continuity: Mysterious Envelope ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ

In the sequence where Gandalf seals an envelope and hands🐈 it to Frodo for🐼 safekeeping that seal is incredibly inconsistent. There are five shots of the envelope and in every single one the seal looks slightly different.

First, you see Gandalf seal the envelope. In the next shot, he hands a slightly different looking envelope to Frodo. This is followed by Frodo examining yet another envelope after Gandalf leaves. Later when Gandalf♍ reappears two more envelopes are seen both in the trunk and in Gandalf’s hands.

22 🍷 Storyline - Minas Tirith ꦚ

Minas Tirith is the biggest plot hole for me personally. The city consists of a castle built into a mountain with nothing much else around. They are under siege and preparing for war. So how come th💃ey see🍃m to have no issues with food or supplies?

They have no visible means of collecting food.

It looks like it would be the easiest city in the world to starve out. The rulers having banquets and everyone running around the plac⛎e being mildly concerned just doesn’t add up. External events and location should add up to one starving and desperate city.

21 Film🍬ing Error: The Staff Po𒅌wer Cable

Back when The Fellowship Of The Ring was filmed using cables for powering anything and eve🎃rything was the norm and Gandalf’s staff was no exception. It was powered by a long black cable which can sometimes be seen sneaking out of his robes.

One of the most noticeable instances of this is when the Fellowship are entering the secret door to Moria. As Gandalf leads 𒊎the way inside you can see the trailing power cord moving behind him. A short while later it is visible again as Gandalf climbs the stairs with Legolas.