We're going to assume you're asking this because you stopped watching halfway through this movie. Was there an earthquake? A flood? A burned bag of popcorn that set off the fire alarm? What was it that dragged you away from Tolkien and Jackson's immersive fantasy world?

This movie is called The Fellowship of the Ring because the book is called The Fellowship of the Ring. And the book is called The Fellowship of the Ring because it follows a group of people sent to escort the Ring bearer to Mordor, and they are called… the Fellowship of the Ring.