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In the second installment of the series, Frodo and Sam, now split up from the fellowship, continue their journey to destroy the ring. On their journey they meet an eccentric creature named Gollum who helps them on their journey. Meanwhile the remaining fellowship battle Sarumon's forces at Helm's Deep.
Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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In the second chapter of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the fellowship has now separated. Frodo, who has the powerful ring, meets the previous owner of the ring, Gollum. Argorn, Legolas, and Gimli meanwhile meet Gandalf again who has been ressurected. It all leads to a final half-hour battle at Helm's Deep between the humans, and the Orcs. This sequel actually is better then the first film in many ways. Not only has the acting and directing improved, but the screenplay is more intelligent. The special effects are wonderful, especially Gollum, and the talking trees.
Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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The Two Towers is a bridge film between The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King, in which three plots happen at once. Hobbits Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee journey to Mordor with the creature Gollum, or Smeagol. Aragorn, elf Legolas, and dwarf Gimli meet up with Gandalf the wizard and ride to the land of Rohan, where the battle of Helm's Deep is engaged. Hobbits Merry and Pippin find the ent Treebeard and participate in the flooding of Isengard. There is romance between Aragorn and the elf Arwen.
Beka, Resident Scholar
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Frodo Baggins and his friend Sam Gamgee keep heading towards Mordor, when they get captured. Aragorn, Gimili, and Legolas go to Helm's deep where they must fight alongside Elves against the enemy. Pippen and Merry go into a forest and meet Ents(tree creatures). The Ents take them to Saurmons tower and destroy everything. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Gimili, and Legolas defeat the enemy. But Frodo and Sam get misled by Gollum.
Emily Abbot, Resident Scholar
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In the middle episode of director Peter Jackson's marvelous realization of Tolkien's beloved trilogy, the ring fellowship have split up: Frodo and Sam carry the ring toward Mordor; Merry and Pippin are captured by the Uruk-hai and escape into the forest and refuge among the walking, talking trees; and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli team up with friendly humans in Rohan under aging king Theoden and head with them to their mountain fortress of Helm's Deep. The two towers of Mordor and Isengard (embodied by Sauron and the evil wizard Saruman) ally against the other lands, especially their human enemies, and Sauron's horrific troops move against Gondor as well as Rohan. McKellen and Mortensen are magnificent. Although it suffers from the "middleness" of having no beginning or end, and can be slow at times, coming in just under three hours (with short but not terribly useful obligatory appearances by the characters played by Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, and Cate Blanchett), "The Two Towers" features the same dazzling computer special effects and New Zealand landscapes as the first film, some stirring acting and battle scenes, and a little extra: the complex, startling character of Gollum/Smeagol, at whom we get a much closer and longer look. Exhausting but thrilling. On to part three . . . .
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 48%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 28%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 24%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- fighting across a fantasy world
Invasion from human defender POV?
- overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens)
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- coping with special powers/seeking enlightenment
War and Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- sword fights
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- English/British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- muscular (man)
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- killer
- mage/magician
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- skinny (man)
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity
- British
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Planet outside our solar system?
Yes
Mountains?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- depressed/sad
Non-American film?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exotic aliens
- exotic alien landscape
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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