Now Let's Look At the Character Arcs for our Fellowship of the Ring in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

The Theme of This Movie and its follower express the them of Those Who Underestimate Power Are Destroyed By It.

First Character is Frodo when we first meet him he is quite indecisive about what to do with his life. But as stuff starts happening he starts making his own decisions that affect the others around. He choses to be the one to deliver the ring when the other members of the council cannot stop arguing, he chooses to have the group enter the mines of Moria after Gandalf encourages him to choose then after Lorien he chooses on his own with no encouragement from others to cross the river and finish the journey alone. This is Frodo's turning point in the movie of the Fellowship of the Ring it is the point of his finally being grown up enough to decide that changes his entire character from whence we first met him. Frodo doesn't get a strong climax in the first movie and in the later two movies he doesn't get more turning points.  Those turning points are given to other characters who didn't get to shine beforehand that were part of his traveling group.

Frodo's character goes through a Positive Change Arc from Indecisive to Decisive.

Samwise has two arcs his Flat Arc is being extremely through the roof loyal to the point of walking into his own climax of drowning. But Sam also goes through a Positive Change Arc because early on we know Sam is timid to even think of leaving the Shire, but then he rises up to the challenge and becomes Frodo's long time trustworthy companion with a very brave heart.
Sam's Positive Change Arc is going from Timid to Brave.

Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring does indeed have a flat arc throughout that movie and its continues movies Gandalf doesn't stray from the wisdom which he knows is right to believe and remains responsible and tries to warn others with his deep wisdom. That is his sold strength that is focus upon.

Merry & Pippin the other two Hobbits in the group also have a positive arc: Immature to Maturity

Their Flat Arc: They're goofballs in the first two movies and that is shown so well in the firework scene and in the scenes where they are singing to full grown men. They become mature in The Two Towers center section of the story but they do not lose their goofy side which has always been one of this duo's strengths from the beginning, Skylights.

So all the hobbits do have Positive Change Arcs in the Movies of The Lord of the Rings, now that's cool isn't it?! How often do we get to see three Positive change arcs in different individuals from the exact same cultural and life?! I'd say it's pretty cool and I think it makes Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin have way more in common when they return to the Shire at the end of their journey.

Boromir when we are first introduced to him he is portrayed as arrogant yet honorable he wants to protect the people of his city but his arrogance keeps him on a steep uphill road that he doesn't actually climb until it is too late, but despite his Negative Change Arc of Succumbing to his arrogance and his wants and needs he puts away all his selfish desires to defend Merry and Pippin and died in battle thus redeeming his actions by having to sacrifice himself so others can survive and fix the things he could not. He died an honorable death though he was a victim he chose to go out like a champion, precious Skylights.

Last but not least everybody's favorite pairing of friends from The Lord of the Rings' movies: Legolas & Gimili have Positive Change Arcs: Going out from Resentful of each other to accepting of each other when both being greeted by Galadriel and being treated equally fairly in her presence and after they leave her company they begin defending each other everyday.

Aragorn will be discussed in the next chapter I don't have pictures for his arc change yet.