I'm Glad That I'm Around For This One.....

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2003)

I don't know Peter Jackson, and I've never been to New Zealand, but after the experience of this film, I don't need to.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS is one of the greatest, perhaps the greatest, movies ever made.
Jackson wisely does not attempt to duplicate the books--that would be artistic suicide because Tolkien's trilogy is unfilmable. Jackson captures the essence and the excitement of the film with unbelievable integrity.

The Lord of The Rings is a story of good and evil, of dark forces battling the light, of heaven and hell. J.R.R. Tolkien had a profound Christian vision. Every character is a prototype.
Frodo is the hero on a great quest. Samwise Gangee represents everyman, essentially good and an unsung hero. Gandalf, a Christlike figure, dying and returning again to serve Middle Earth. Gollum is a tormented soul, evil, but an object of pity just the same. Aragorn, Gimli the Dwarf, and Legolas the Woodland elf, all have their place in this tale. The Orcs are the human/elf form corrupted beyond recognition.
The battle scenes in The Two Towers are exciting and some of the best every filmed. Computer animation works wonderfully with the Ents and Gollum.
I am thrilled that Two Towers had been so popular and has made money.
Bring on The Return of The King.