On top of Rohan, we also got to see more of Isengard, and the evils of Saruman’s sacking of the forest. Eowyn emerged as my favorite character in the film, her desire to protect her kingdom and her uncle the king from Wormtongue the most compelling. These people needed to survive, if only so Edoras could stand another million years. Because of that, it made the protection of it in the film seem all the more imperative. It just seemed so peaceful and serene and I wanted to live there. I would watch the establishing shot of Edoras over and over, listen to Howard Shore’s score on repeat. To put it mildly, friends, I was obsessed with Rohan. The people, the Rohirrim, are horse lords, their culture very Celtic in representation.
Edoras, the capital of Rohan, sits atop a gorgeous hill surrounded by mountains. Rohan, one of the kingdoms of Men, is in the middle of a beautiful, pastoral part of the country. While the Shire, Rivendell, and Moria are memorable locations, they don’t represent parts of the world directly affected by Sauron and Saruman’s plot. With three separate hero plots, we also triple the amount of time we spend in various parts of Middle-earth. The Two Towers Shows Us So Much More of Middle-earth
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Gollum’s duplicity makes the movie more intriguing, and it’s testament to how compelling he is that a scene where he’s effectively talking to himself feels both real and tragic.Īlso not for nothing, the song about the fish is a delight.
The Ring, as Gandalf says in the first part, wants to be found. Even those who have no desire to wield it for power, it mangles them and removes their agency. Through Gollum, we see the distorting, destructive power of the One Ring on its bearer. Gollum is very likely the reason the trilogy as a whole is as beloved as it is.Īndy Serkis’ performance is, and I only use this word when the situation calls for it, iconic. Despite the glorious realization of Middle-earth in Fellowship, and the superb makeup effects for Orcs, Dwarves, and Elves, if the performance capture technology of Gollum didn’t work properly, the movie-and the saga-would have failed. Gollum, My Precious New Line Cinemaīut what about Frodo and Sam? Well, we can’t talk about The Two Towers without talking about the Gollum of it all. Not to mention, we learn so much more about Aragon through his would-be romance with Eowyn. Aragon, Legolas, and Gimli get to get embroiled in the plight of the Rohirrim, meet the newly rejuvenated Gandalf the White, and play crucial roles in the Battle of Helm’s Deep. They meet the Ents, and Treebeard, and get to see the horrors of Saruman at Isengard. Getting Merry and Pippen away from Frodo and the One Ring allows their own journey to shine. It’s a great starting point for the movie. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli go on an Orc hunt to retrieve the two other Hobbits. While Frodo and Sam continue their trek to Mount Doom, Merry and Pippen are in the clutches of the Uruk-hai. As the second film begins, our heroes split off into three groups. None of them seem all that integral to the story.īut not so in The Two Towers. Heck, even Merry and Pippin just seem like goofy comic relief. Boromir is an antagonist Gimli and Legolas are grumpy accompaniers. However, it also makes everyone except Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, and “Strider” feel secondary. It’s a lengthy journey already, and one that introduces several key members of the story. After the outstanding prologue, we stay with Frodo for nearly the entire movie, all the way from the Shire, to Weathertop, to Rivendell, then to Moria, and finally Fangorn Forest. While The Fellowship of the Ring is a wonderful beginning to a saga, its sole focus is Frodo and the growing (and shrinking) of the Fellowship. New Line Cinema The Two Towers Makes the Fellowship Be tter 20 years on, the second chapter still feels the most immediate, the most engaging, and the most rewatchable to this viewer. I love all three of the movies, which feel so different from each other in great ways, but I’ve always connected more to The Two Towers, its focus on the light at the end of a long darkness, and the way it explores so much of Middle-earth. Everyone just acknowledged that The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King are masterpieces, but The Two Towers was merely okay. It was a joke for years after the culmination of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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