"One ring to rule them all."
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Peter Jackson's children, Billy and Katie, appear as young hobbit children listening intently to Bilbo Baggins's troll story during his birthday party.
This is a common practice for directors to include their family in their films in small, personal ways. It adds a layer of personal history to the creation of the film.
On the Special Extended Edition DVD, there are hidden bonus features. One is an MTV Movie Awards parody of the Council of Elrond scene, starring Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
This hidden feature was a fun, comedic take on a pivotal and serious scene in the film, showing the production's sense of humor and its engagement with contemporary pop culture at the time of its release.
Another hidden feature on the Extended Edition DVD is the theatrical preview trailer for the next film, <i>The Two Towers</i>, which can be accessed through a hidden icon in the scene selection menu.
This allowed fans who purchased the DVD to get an early glimpse of the next installment of the trilogy, a common practice to build hype and reward dedicated viewers who explored the DVD's features thoroughly.
Legolas's eye color occasionally changes between blue and his actor Orlando Bloom's natural brown eyes in different scenes.
This was an unintentional continuity error. The blue contact lenses Bloom wore to portray the elf were uncomfortable and sometimes could not be worn, and the visual effects team occasionally missed correcting his eye color in post-production.