![]() The vast New Zealand landscapes are a perfect realization of Tolkien's Middle Earth. Every moment on screen is filled with masterfully handled detail. The Two Towers flings us from cliffhanger to (literal) cliffhanger, with mighty legions hurtling into battle. The first movie had a lot of thundering hoofs and meaningful looks and introduction of characters and portents of doom. The second film in the Lord of the Rings series will satisfy Tolkien devotees and those who are new to the stories looking for an epic with a heroic quest and a lot of action (and a little romance). In conclusion, a fine film and for me my personal favourite of the trilogy. Here Gollum is designed superbly, and Andy Serkis's performance is absolutely phenomenal and Oscar-nod worthy. Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee and Bernard Hill are also perfectly cast, but the real revelation in my view with this movie is Gollum. ![]() Viggo Mortensson is as strong and charismatic as ever. Elijah Wood is likable enough with a stronger-written character, while Sean Astin's bumbling persona suits Sam really well. People may disagree, but I think The Two Towers is the best directed of the trilogy too. The music is also darker and perhaps more complex, the story is richer and compelling and the dialogue is thought provoking. You can tell a lot of effort went into this and it showed. The cinematography is one of the strongest assets, while the scenery, costumes, lighting and make up(the orcs look amazing) are all gorgeous. When it comes to the scope The Two Towers is possibly the biggest in the trilogy. And some of the characters are developed more here than they were in Fellowship of the Ring primarily Frodo and Aragorn, who were played very well there but a little bland in comparison to here. Also the final battle is just breathtaking in the action, direction and in its scope, and very compelling and epic. For one thing it is less talky than Fellowship of the Ring, and the pace is a little more secure here. The Two Towers is my personal favourite of the three for several reasons. I do love all three films of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, all are visually stunning with wonderful music and strong narratives. Their victory depends upon Frodo the ring-bearer who, with. But these would-be rescuers are soon diverted to a different task: King Theoden needs help in saving his people before Saruman's orcs lay waste to his kingdom. Hobbits Merry and Pippin, abducted by orcs, are pursued by three companions: Gimli the untossable dwarf, Legolas the elf, and Aragorn, reluctant heir to the kingdom of men. Journeying to destroy a weapon of mass destruction - the Ring of Power - our dysfunctional fellowship of heroes has scattered in desperate quests. As the temperature rises, fires of spiritual conflict that ignited in Fellowship eventually explode into war. "It's getting heavier," Frodo says of the ring. Towers opens with a cliffhanger (literally), and when a hero falls, an adrenaline rush begins that never lets up. Such elemental plotting speaks to our longings, evoking both sorrow and joy. Further, we see reflections of God's grace, Christ's sacrifice, and the hope of resurrection. In Middle Earth, a world stripped down to essentials - earth, fire, water, wood, metal, flesh, spirit - we see our own dying world mirrored and clarified. Tolkien the Mythmaker knew that stories rooted in truth will endure. ![]() Exhilarated by Fellowship's cliffhanger ending, newcomers and old fans alike rushed to the books for resolution.Īs they line up for The Two Towers, some people may have an inkling that there is more to this mayhem than meets the eye. ![]() Tolkien's perpetually popular epic The Lord of the Rings is more beloved than ever, thanks to director Peter Jackson's shock-inducing 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring. Busing to work one morning last January, I counted four commuters with their noses buried in copies of a book first published in 1954.
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