The Lord of the Kings : A Christmas Movie Project - Part II




Three kings will see a great star in the bright blue sky,
Seven men will follow it and lead them far;
Nine days it shall guide them to the greatest King,
One whose kingdom shall have no end.
In the land of Judah, He shall lie,
One King to rule the world, one who'll redeem men;
One King to save the world, and from their sins release them,
In the land of Judah, He shall lie.


THE LORD OF THE KINGS
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING
PART II




MEETING WITH ELROND

The three are presented before ELROND
ELROND : Hmmnn...As I have more important concerns to think about, I will go directly to the point.  (Looks at the three menacingly) Who are you and what are you doing in my realm?

BALTHAZAR : I am Balthazar and this is Gaspar and Melchor. We are Kings from the Orient.

GASPAR : We take delight in the study of the stars. Last night we saw an exceedingly bright star. We knew right away that it is not an ordinary star for we observe the sky every night.

MELCHOR : What's more, one of its rays seems to be pointing to a particular direction. We decided to follow it to find out where it could lead us. We've been following it for two nights now and this is where it has led us.

ELROND : (Pensive) Are you sure of what you are saying? Are you not making up a story?
Deceit is punished by death in this realm!

BALTHAZAR : What we say is the truth.

ELROND : (Pauses, talks to himself) Strange indeed are these days! For here before my very eyes the prophecy is being fulfilled.

MELCHOR : Prophecy?

ELROND : Yes. I will explain in due time. In the meanwhile, cast your concerns aside and rest well while you await your companions.

GASPAR : But we do not have companions!

ELROND : You... shall have.

ARAGORN
Aragorn is seen battling 3 Ringwraiths with fire (or Uruk-Hai with sword) . Haldir comes to him from nowhere (riding on a horse?) to give him a scroll. He asks leave from the Ringwraiths/Uruk-hai as he reads the scroll. He then defeats his enemies and rides back with Haldir.

HARRY
Harry is seen flying a broomstick. (with electric fan effect, etc.), or fighting a Dementor, when an owl (or any bird) comes to him and gives him a letter. He reads it and flies off with his broom.

NEO
Neo is in the middle of his Kung-fu lessons with Morpheus. He gets a phone call and disappears.

ANAKIN
Anakin turns on a machine. A hologram of Elrond comes out.

ELROND : Anakin, save us. You're our only hope.


THE COUNCIL OF ELROND
In a huge open space, people of different races are gathered with Elrond presiding. A round table is in the middle. The three kings are seated. Harry enters flying on a broomstick; Neo enters in slow motion, his cape being blown by the wind; Aragorn enters on a horse or with sword in hand; Anakin enters with his light saber.

ELROND : Strangers of distant lands, friends of old. We are at the brink of that moment in history in which we are given an opportunity to see what Kings and the Great Men of Old wanted to see but never saw (pause); to hear what they wanted to hear (pause), but never heard (longer pause). 
Bring forth the crown, Haldir!

Haldir brings in the crown. Everyone looks at it with awe.
ELROND : Behold, the Crown of Prophecy!

NEO : So it is true! It's not a legend after all!

ELROND : Yes, it is true. (His voice becomes dreamlike) For ages now we have been waiting for the coming of the One (camera focuses on Neo, his face in disbelief) who will free us from our miseries, from our bondage. 
The following portion could be implemented as a flashback with voice-over: 
Our forefathers longed for the day of the coming of the Lord of the Kings, the Messiah. They wanted to give him a fitting gift and so they gathered all the gold and precious stones of the land and forged a great Crown. They waited for one year, then another, and another. Generations upon generations waited for this great coming. When and where it would occur, no one knew. No one, until one night, an angel appeared to the Keeper of the Crown and declared the Great Prophecy. It is written all around the Crown and it could only be read under the moonlight when the time is ripe for its fulfillment. (Focus on the crown, the letters begin to appear)

ELROND :
Looks closely at the Crown and begins reading the Prophecy slowly and loudly

Three kings will see a great star in the bright blue sky,
Seven men will follow it and lead them far,
Nine days it shall guide them to the greatest King,
One whose kingdom shall have no end.
In the land of Judah, He shall lie,
One King to rule the world, one who'll redeem men,
One King to save the world, and from their sins release them,
In the land of Judah, He shall lie.

ELROND : Yesterday, three Kings appeared in my realm claiming they saw a great star. It is now plain that the prophecy is being fulfilled, even as we speak.

ELROND : The task is to bring this Crown to the Messiah, the One to whom it was made for, as a fitting gift from the whole of Creation.

NEO : That's easy! Well, let's get on with it!

HARRY : (Quickly after Neo) I can take it and fly with it with my Firebolt!

ARAGORN : (Looks at Neo and Harry) Bringing the Crown will not be easy!  There is another king- Herod- who regards the Messiah as a threat to his throne. He will do everything in his power to destroy Him.

ELROND : And it is the task of the ones who saw the Great Star to bring the Crown to the Messiah. (camera shot at Harry looking dismayed)

Camera pans to the three kings, then zooms to Gaspar, looking worried)
GASPAR : We cannot do this alone!

ARAGORN : If by my life or death, I can protect you, I will. (kneels before the three Kings)
You have my sword

ANAKIN : And my light saber...

HARRY : And my wand...

NEO : If this is the will of the council, then I will see it done.

ELROND : Seven companions! So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the King!

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* Sweet potato is known as camote in the Philippines. A common Filipino/Tagalog expression for dismissing someone who is not doing well is to say : "Go home and plant camote!"


The Lord of the Kings
The Fellowship of the King
Script for a High School Christmas Movie Project 2005
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