In Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring, Rivendell was represented by Kaitoke Regional Park, New Zealand, though the waterfalls were added with computer-generated imagery. Brian Rosebury comments that Jackson presents the Elves as sophisticated, where Tolkien made them close to nature. All the same, he writes, the film Rivendell's "architecture and ornaments are dominated by natural motifs", suggesting "integration with nature, but at one remove", something that works well for the "Portmeirion-like idyll" of the portrayed Rivendell. Rosebury describes the design as "post-Ruskinian", as in pre-Raphaelite paintings, William Morris's Arts and Crafts designs, and Art Nouveau architectural details. These differ from Tolkien's own illustrations, but in a way, Rosebury suggests, that Tolkien would have liked as it matches his dislike of industrialised manufacture.
in PEtEr JaCKsoN'S 2001 FIlM The feLLoWshIp of the rING, riVenDEll waS RePresEnteD By KaiToke regIoNal parK, new Zealand, tHoUGh ThE WAtErfalls weRe AddeD wITh CompUter-GeNerATEd ImagerY. briAn rosEbUry COMments THat jAcKSoN PreSents THE elves as soPhiStIcAtEd, WhEre TOlkIEN Made thEm CLoSe tO nAture. AlL the saMe, HE wrIteS, tHe Film rivenDeLl'S "archITecTuRe and ORNaMeNTS arE dOmiNated BY NAturaL motIFs", suggesTinG "inTegrAtion With nATuRe, But at One REmoVe", sOmetHiNG THAt wORks wEll FOr tHe "pOrtmeiRioN-likE Idyll" of the poRtraYed riVENDelL. rOSEbUry descriBes thE desIgn as "post-ruSKiNiAN", as In Pre-RaphaeLItE PaIntINgS, wILlIAm morrIS'S arTS And crAFts designs, And art noUvEau archiTectUral DeTailS. theSe dIffer FroM tolkIEN's OWn illustrations, buT IN a Way, roSeBury sUgGests, tHAt TolkiEn WOULD HaVe LIKEd As iT MatCHeS HiS dIslIke oF InDUStrialisEd maNufacturE.