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The Two Towers 指环王:双塔奇兵

Basic information
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The Two Towers(双塔奇兵)is a 2002 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The movie was critically acclaimed, although the adaptation was more controversial than the first film. It was an enormous box-office success, earning over $900 million worldwide, outgrossing its predecessor, and is currently the 10th highest-grossing film of all time. The Special Extended DVD Edition was released on November 19, 2003 and is now discontinued.

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Produced by: Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Frances Walsh

Written by: Frances Walsh Philippa Boyens Stephen Sinclair Peter Jackson

Music by: Howard Shore

Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie

Editing by: Michael J. Horton Jabez Olssen

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Release dates:

December 5, 2002 (New York City premiere)
December 18, 2002 (United States)
December 19, 2002 (New Zealand)

Running time: 179 minutes

Country: New Zealand United States

Language: English

Genre: Action Adventure Fantasy

Cast
Elijah WoodElijah Wood

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, the Hobbit who must destroy the One Ring, the burden of which is becoming heavier.

Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee, Frodo's loyal Hobbit companion, better known as Sam.

Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, the heir-in-exile to the throne of Gondor who has come to the defence of Rohan.

Ian McKellen as Gandalf the White, the Wizard who fell fighting the Balrog, who has now returned, more powerful than ever, to finish his task.

Orlando Bloom as Legolas, the Elven archer and one of Aragorn's companions.

Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc Brandybuck, the Hobbit captured by the Uruk-hai, Pippin's best friend, better known as Merry.

Billy Boyd as Peregrin Took, the Hobbit captured by the Uruk-hai, Merry's best friend, better known as Pippin.

Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen

John Rhys-Davies as Gimli, the Dwarf warrior and one of Aragorn's companions. 

Andy Serkis as Gollum, the devious Hobbit-like creature, owner of the Ring for centuries, who guides Frodo on his quest.

Christopher Lee as Saruman, the Wizard waging war upon Rohan and devastating Fangorn Forest, who allies himself with Sauron.

Hugo Weaving as Elrond, the Elven lord of Rivendell who expresses doubt over his daughter's love for Aragorn.

Liv Tyler as Arwen, Elrond's daughter and Elven princess. Aragorn's lover.

Orlando BloomOrlando Bloom

David Wenham as Faramir, the captain of the Ithilien Rangers, who captures Frodo, Sam and Gollum.

Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, the Elven queen of Lórien, who discusses the future of Middle-earth with Elrond.

Craig Parker as Haldir of Lórien, the leader of the Lórien Elves sent by Elrond and Galadriel to defend Helm's Deep.

John Leigh as Háma, the loyal doorwarden of the Golden Hall and a majordomo of Théoden.

Bruce Hopkins as Gamling, Théoden's chief lieutenant and a skilled member of the Royal Guard of Rohan.

John Bach as Madril, Faramir's closest aide, who informs him of battle preparations.

Plot
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The film begins with Gandalf battling the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. Gandalf and the Balrog fall down into the immense chasm. Still wrestling, the duo reach some forgotten lake down in the depths of the Earth. Frodo awakens from this dream and continues his journey with his loyal friend, Sam. They are then attacked by the Ring-obsessed Gollum. The Hobbits overcome him, binding him with Sam's Elven rope. Sam distrusts Gollum and wishes to abandon him, but Frodo understands the burden of the creature and takes pity on him. Realizing they are lost in the Emyn Muil and in need of a guide, Frodo persuades Gollum to lead them to the Black Gate of Mordor.

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Frodo, Sam and Gollum traverse the Dead Marshes, passing the undead fallen warriors of the Battle of Dagorlad and evading an airborne Ringwraith, riding a fell beast. When they finally reach the Black Gate, they find the gate shut and heavily guarded by Orcs. However, as they watch, an Easterling contingent arrives and the gate opens for them to enter. Sensing a chance, despite the high probability of capture, Frodo and Sam make ready to move. However, they are held back by a clearly distressed and worried Gollum, who confirms their fears of capture and insists that any attempt to get in via the Black Gate will only end with the One Ring returning to Sauron. He then reveals that there is another way into Mordor, hidden and unguarded. Sam is immediately suspicious, but Frodo gives him the benefit of the doubt, pointing out that he has remained loyal thus far. Meanwhile, Éomer(King Théoden's nephew)and his men ambush and kill all of the Orcs and Uruk-hai holding the two Hobbits captive at nightfall. During the battle, which takes place near the eaves of Fangorn forest, Merry and Pippin narrowly escape their captors by fleeing into the trees where they are aided by Treebeard, the oldest of the Ents of Middle-Earth.

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Éomer later encounters Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in Rohan. He tells Aragorn that there were no survivors of the battle the night before and that the hobbits are most likely dead. Upon arriving at the battle site, Aragorn picks up the tracks of the Hobbits and deduces that they must have fled into Fangorn. Gandalf realises that Helm's Deep's defences will not survive the Uruk onslaught that is surely to come. He leaves to find Éomer, promising to return within five days with the 2000 banished riders. As they lead the people of Edoras to Helm's Deep, Aragorn and Éowyn, Éomer's sister, form a close relationship. Aragorn tells Éowyn that Arwen, whom he loves, is leaving Middle-Earth to be with her people in the Undying Lands. In the meantime, Wormtongue has fled to Orthanc and informs Saruman of a weakness in the outer wall of Helm's Deep, which Saruman and his army of 10,000 Uruk-hai plan to exploit. Saruman dispatches his army to Helm's Deep, ordering them to spare no one.

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The 10,000 strong Uruk-hai besiege Helm's Deep. Having led the Hobbits south from the Black Gate to the land of Ithilien, Gollum is in inner turmoil. After an argument, his good half, Sméagol, ultimately banishes his "evil" half. The three travellers then play witness to an ambush of Southrons by Gondorian soldiers but Frodo and Sam are subsequently taken captive by them. Meanwhile, on the journey to Helm's Deep, the Rohirrim are attacked by Saruman's Warg riders. During the battle, Aragorn tangles with a Warg and is thrown off a cliff into a fast-flowing river below. Theoden, Legolas, Gimli and the others believe him dead and journey on to Helm's Deep. In Rivendell, Elrond comes to his daughter Arwen and implores her to leave on the ships departing Middle-Earth, escaping the troubles of these lands. When she refuses, Elrond, in a devastating speech, uses his powers of foresight and slowly tells her future if she chooses to remain in Middle-Earth with Aragorn. As he is mortal, even if he succeeds in defeating Sauron and becomes King of Gondor, Aragorn will die eventually and Arwen will be left to fade away with her grief when he is gone. Once again Elrond pleads with her and she yields to him. As she leaves Rivendell, the words of Galadriel, concerning the plight of Men to defy Sauron, come to Elrond in that moment. She questions whether the Elves should wash their hands of Middle-Earth and points out that the Ring has manoeuvred itself into the company of Men which it can easily corrupt. Galadriel asks if they should abandon Men to their fate, even if it condemns Middle-Earth to fall under Sauron's rule for all time.

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Frodo and Sam have been taken to Henneth Annûn, a stronghold for the Men of Ithilien, and brought before Faramir, the younger brother of Boromir. Gollum had eluded capture and in order to save him from death at the hands of Faramir's hunters, Frodo accepts that he and Gollum are bound to each other. Faramir investigates further and learns of the One Ring that Frodo carries. Seeking to prove his worth to his father the Steward, he decides the Ring shall go to Gondor. In Rohan, Aragorn washes up on the river bank and is nudged awake by the horse Brego, which Aragorn had set free before leaving Edoras. On the verge of collapse, he wills his horse to take him to Helm's Deep, passing Saruman's army of Uruk-hai on the way. His arrival at Helm's Deep is met with relief, but is short lived as the news of the strength of the approaching horde casts doubt upon the likely survival of the defenders. As night falls and in the midst of despair, a battalion of Elves arrayed in shining mail and led by Haldir, arrives from Lórien, bearing word of alliance and aid from Elrond. In Fangorn forest, Merry, Pippin, Treebeard and other Ents hold a council to decide on the role of the Ents in the war with Saruman.

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In the pouring rain, the battle of Helm's Deep begins with a flurry of arrows from the defending archers, cutting down dozens of Uruk-hai. Scaling ladders are thrown up against the Deeping Wall, and the Uruks swarm up to engage the defenders. Despite Aragorn's and Gimli's best efforts, the Uruk-hai manage to penetrate the main gate and soon the stronghold is overrun. Despite this, Pippin manages to cleverly take Treebeard to the section of Fangorn Saruman has recently decimated near Isengard. Treebeard is filled with rage at Saruman's betrayal and commands all the other Ents to seek vengeance. The Ents gather and embark upon 'the Last March of the Ents', straight into Isengard itself.

 

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Meanwhile, as Théoden despairs in the besieged Keep, Aragorn refuses to give in and, remembering Gandalf's words before he left Edoras, he takes Théoden, Legolas and the remaining Rohirrim on one last gallant ride to attack the Uruk-hai army in a desperate bid to allow the Rohirrim's women and children to escape into the mountains behind the stronghold. The riders storm out of the Keep and cut their way through to the fortress gate. As the riders emerge into the swarming mass of Uruks, the first rays of dawn fall down into the valley and there upon the eastern hill, Gandalf appears, accompanied by Éomer and his men. Meanwhile, at Isengard the Ents are taking control. They destroy the remaining Uruk population and release the dam placed upon the river Isen, which gushes forth into the plains around Orthanc, drowning the surviving Orc defenders, quenching the fires of its industry and stranding Saruman in his tower.

 

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Away in the East, Faramir has had the hobbits bound and taken to Osgiliath, a ruined city on the banks of the river Anduin between Mordor and Gondor. There a small battle ensues with the Orcs of Mordor, who are led by a Ringwraith. With the help of Sam, Frodo narrowly escapes the Ringwraith's efforts to capture him and the Ring. Approaching them from the throes of battle, Faramir overhears them and realises these unassuming hobbits have a high doom before them which he can no longer hope to interrupt. He sets them free and helps them on their way. Gandalf and the others now know that things have been set in motion that cannot be undone or avoided. Sauron will surely seek retribution for the defeat of his puppet Saruman and strike at Men again. Feeling betrayed by Frodo when he delivered him into the hands of Faramir's men, Gollum's darker self re-emerges and he decides to reclaim the Ring by secretly leading Frodo and Sam to a creature he refers to only as "her". As the Hobbits approach, he puts away his evil thoughts and acts his normal happy, obedient self, urging them on towards the Land of Shadow far away.

Production
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The screenwriters did not originally script The Two Towers as its own film, instead parts of it were the conclusion to The Fellowship of the Ring. However, as the two films became a trilogy under New Line, Jackson, Walsh and Boyens shuffled their scripts. The Two Towers is known as the most difficult of the Rings films to make, having neither a clear beginning nor end to focus the script. The most notable difference between the book and the film is the structure. Tolkien's The Two Towers is split into two parts: one follows the war in Rohan, while the other focuses on the journey of Frodo and Sam. The film omits the opening of the book, the death of Boromir, which was used as a linear climax at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring. Also, the film climaxes with the Battle of Helm's Deep, while the book ends with the Fellowship going to Isengard and Frodo's confrontation with Shelob, scenes which were left for the film adaptation of The Return of the King.

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On the way to Helm's Deep, the refugees from Edoras are attacked by Wargs. The scene is possibly inspired by one in the book cut from The Fellowship of the Ring where it is the Fellowship who battle them. Here, a new subplot is created where Aragorn falls over a cliff, and is assumed to be dead. Jackson added it to create tension. This scene also resonates with a new subplot regarding Arwen, where she decides to leave Middle-earth after losing hope in the long-term possibilities of her love. In the book, Arwen's role is primarily recorded in the Appendices, and she is never depicted as considering such an act.

Preparation
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When Alan Lee joined the project in late 1997, Helm's Deep was the first structure he was tasked to design. It was one of the first miniatures built. It was primarily drawn from an illustration Lee had once done for the book, though fellow illustrator and designer John Howe suggested a curved wall. Used in the film for longshots, Jackson also used this miniature to plan the battle with 40,000 toy soldiers.

As a crucial part of the story, Helm's Deep was built at Dry Creek Quarry with the Gate, a ramp, and a wall with a removable section and the tower on a second level. Most importantly, there was the 1:4 scale miniature of Helm's Deep that ran 50 feet wide. The film explores the armies of Middle-earth. John Howe was the basic designer of the forces of evil. The Uruk-hai were the first army approved by Jackson. Also created were 100 Elven suits of armour, with emphasis on Autumnal colours due to the theme of Elves leaving Middle-earth. 250 suits were made for the Rohirrim, which for Bernard Hill, even came with leather inside.

The film also provides a look at Mordor and Gondor, in terms of Frodo and Sam's story. Howe and Lee fully created the Black Gate, though a typo in the script made the miniature into two. The Rangers and Osgiliath, the ruined city reflecting London during the Blitz(a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment). The set on a backlot was based around a bridge.

Filming
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The Two Towers shared principal photography with The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King between October 11, 1999 to December 22, 2000. Mortensen(as Aragorn)broke his toe when he kicked an Orc helmet when he found the remains of the Uruk-hai and believes Merry and Pippin to be dead. Bloom fell off his horse and broke his rib. They spent two days of pain for the running sequence with these injuries.

Afterwards, they went on for three months filming the Battle of Helm's Deep. John Mahaffie handled most of the night shoots. Mortensen got his tooth knocked out during the nightshoots, and Bernard Hill also got his ear slashed. They did get annoyed by the craftsmanship of the Art Department: the Gates were too reinforced for the Battering Ram scene. Mortensen greatly respected the stunt team, and head butting them became a sign of respect. Wood and Astin were joined by Serkis on April 13, 2000.
In total, the staff of the film would produce 73 minutes of digital effects with 799 shots. The film would feature their first challenge in creating a battle scene, as well as creating two digital characters who needed to act rather than be a set piece.

Music
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The musical score for The Two Towers was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore. While the scores for its predecessor and sequel won the Oscar for Best Score, the soundtrack for The Two Towers was not even nominated. The funeral song Éowyn sings during her cousin Théodred's entombment in the Extended Edition is styled to be a traditional song of the Rohirrim, and has lyrics in their language. The soundtrack was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack has a picture of Peter Jackson, the composer, and two producers crossing Abbey Road, referencing the Beatles album of the same name.

Mistakes
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At times the character Gimli is as tall as Aragorn's shoulders. At other times, he is much shorter.

When King Theoden is having his armor strapped on, his aide fastens the left shoulder strap, then we see the leg greaves being strapped on, and gloves being tied. In the next shot, the aide goes to fasten the left shoulder strap again, and there are no greaves on his legs or gloves on his hands.

During the battle of Helms Deep, when Legolas starts fighting with his knives you can clearly see there are no arrows left in his quiver. Later in the battle he's shooting arrows from his bow again.

When Gamling and Hama ride ahead of the Rohan civilians to scout, and Hama's horse starts to get nervous and Gamling asks what's wrong, Hama is on the right and Gamling is on the left. Then in the next shot they switch places. And when the warg jumps at Hama they switch places again.

Reception
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The Battle of Helm's Deep has been named as one of the greatest screen battles of all time, while Gollum Gollum(a fictional character)was named as the third most favorite computer generated film character by Entertainment Weekly in 2007.

Public

This second installment of the story is a masterpiece in every sense, forget your prejudices about the books, they are another way of looking at this beautiful story. I know this is slightly against the rules, but a I cannot resist saying that a previous writers comment - a comment that compared the Lord of the Rings Films and Books to the difference between Romeo and Juliet in screenplay and ballet formats - was entirely accurate.

Viggo Mortensen goes from strength to strength. His performance is visceral and yet sensitive. The overriding emotion that Tolkiens vision of Aragorn induced was awe at his heroics. Mortensen's portrayal in Jackson's frame brings new aspects to the Aragorn character. Mortensen's Aragorn is emotionally dextrous to go with his physical dexterity, he is sensitive, seemingly empathic, warmer and more fundamentally human, and yet super-human in presence and charisma. "Definitive" is not strong enough of a word.

Awards and Nominations

Nominations

Academy Awards

Best Picture
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration
Best Editing
Best Sound

Awards

Academy Awards

Visual Effects
Sound Editing

British Academy Film Awards

Best Costume Design
Best Special Visual Effects
Orange Film of the Year

Empire Awards

Best Picture

Hugo Award

Best Dramatic Presentation — Long Form

MTV Movie Awards 2003

Best virtual performance

Saturn Awards

Best Fantasy Film
Best Costume (Ngila Dickson),
Best Supporting Actor (Andy Serkis)

 

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