LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the second part of the trilogy, which is a a superb transition between the The Fellowship of the Rings and the future The Return of the King.  The begining is rather fragmented and it resembles the moment of losing hope that the broken fellowship is sensing.  Frodo is off on his quest with Sam trying to find a way into Mordor to destroy the ring while they are being stalked by Gollum.  In a different direction, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are trying to hunt down the uruk-hai and orcs that have kidnapped Merry and Pippen.  Meanwhile, Saruman is sending troops into Rohan and someone is clouding the thoughts of Rohan's King.  Many different subplots emerge and they all seem to lead towards one common threat, the evil within Mordor.  The Two Towers deals with many different issues such as immorality, love, compassion, hope, and many more in a very real manner while the looming war is drawing nearer.

DIRECTED BY

Peter Jackson

COUNTRY

New Zealand / USA

REVIEWED
12/18/2002
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