I'd just read only several pages of this well-known(?) masterpiece and then saw the movie with my poor English hearing, i.e., no understanding of the story flow. At any rate, my only complain is why it doest not show any travel direction in the map shown (drawn?) by Bilbo at the beginning part of the movie. In my eyes, they (the fellowship of the ring?) are simply wandering from mountain to mountain, woods to woods, river to river even though they have a very strict target. Or, I just missed their wandering is caused by the power of the dark side, didn't I?