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RiderOfRohan:

--- Zitat von: DieWalküre am 28. Jan 2016, 23:10 ---
--- Zitat von: hoho96 am  7. Jan 2016, 14:46 ---The Lord of The Rings trilogy (The Two Towers is slightly above the other two).


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This comment of my colleague hoho96 (about his favourite film) caught my attention, and offered me a valuable point from which I could start this interesting debate  :)

I read many times throughout the Internet and a lot of reviews that the Two Towers is widely recognised as the best chapter of the trilogy.
I believe that it might be due to the film's characteristic atmosphere and tone; an almost perfect representation of the true Anglo-Saxon motive (closed to one of Tolkien's most appreciated interests) that permeates the core of the whole story and the 'wilder' essence of Rohan.
Along with that, an incredible and superbly scripted cast that is added to the stable one of the previous chapter.

Do you think that the second film was concretely superior among the other two?
Why do you think critics have made this judgement, and what reasons did they base their considerations on, in your opinion?

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Well I do agree that The Two Towers is the best film, it had a balance in character development with enough action to keep you on the edge of your seat at times.
The Battle of Helms Deep was extremely well done. The whole movie feels evenly paced and the extended edition improved it even further.

Walküre:
Hi RoR  :)

Yes, the Battle of Helm's Deep can truly be considered the apex of the film's structure.
They magnificently created the climax via an even and gradual path through the story.

I mean, I always regarded that battle much more particular and 'intimate' than the other final clashes of ROTK.
Intimate means that the main context was obviously restrained within smaller boundaries of geography and lore.
But, it is nonetheless displayed in a sole film a sort of rebirth of Rohan and its King, which ends with the unexpected victory against Saruman.

In simple words: a more reserved and specific context, that it functions really well though, for the film's purposes.

VectorMaximus:
I absolutely adore the entire trilogy, but my personal preference goes for Return of the King. You final see everything culminating, the gambits and plans that have been moving since the start of the story. The ending is such a bittersweet one, and I've always loved those. Arwen and Aragorn are together, and he's crowned. Gimli and Legolas are now lifelong friends. Isengard is cleansed. Sauron's realm and all his works have been thrown down and destroyed. Peace at last has come to Middle-Earth. But Frodo is wounded too deeply to know peace in Middle-Earth, and the age of the Noldor in middle-earth is at an end, with the rest of the elves soon to follow. The dwarves are doomed to fade, and the memory of the glory of the Eldar Days will end. The last scene at the Grey Havens is always so powerful for me.

hoho96:

--- Zitat von: RiderOfRohan am 28. Jan 2016, 23:23 ---
--- Zitat von: DieWalküre am 28. Jan 2016, 23:10 ---
--- Zitat von: hoho96 am  7. Jan 2016, 14:46 ---The Lord of The Rings trilogy (The Two Towers is slightly above the other two).


--- Ende Zitat ---

This comment of my colleague hoho96 (about his favourite film) caught my attention, and offered me a valuable point from which I could start this interesting debate  :)

I read many times throughout the Internet and a lot of reviews that the Two Towers is widely recognised as the best chapter of the trilogy.
I believe that it might be due to the film's characteristic atmosphere and tone; an almost perfect representation of the true Anglo-Saxon motive (closed to one of Tolkien's most appreciated interests) that permeates the core of the whole story and the 'wilder' essence of Rohan.
Along with that, an incredible and superbly scripted cast that is added to the stable one of the previous chapter.

Do you think that the second film was concretely superior among the other two?
Why do you think critics have made this judgement, and what reasons did they base their considerations on, in your opinion?

--- Ende Zitat ---

Well I do agree that The Two Towers is the best film, it had a balance in character development with enough action to keep you on the edge of your seat at times.
The Battle of Helms Deep was extremely well done. The whole movie feels evenly paced and the extended edition improved it even further.

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First of all; Welcome, my lord, to the kingdom of Ed... oh never mind. Welcome to the forum  xD
Back to topic. The reason I place Two Towers higher than RotK is because I feel it's that bit closer to the books (ok, forget the Elves) in depicting the struggles of Rohan and the development of the characters. It has almost no cheesiness whatsoever (much unlike RotK with the whole ghost army thing). You don't feel any rush in the events. Everything was well set up; from the build up of Isengard, to the flight of Rohan, to the council of Ents, to the battles of Helms Deep itself. The battle was one of the most "realistic" and best movie battles of all times!

Then the moral side of the movie; despite the awesome heart-breaking conversations of Sam and Frodo on the slopes of Mount Doom, the character development of Sam Frodo and Smeagol was one of the best. Andy Serkis depicted Golum/Smeagol sooooo perfectly; he managed to show us the struggle of Smeagol to hold to what's left of his humanity (hobbity?) and how was that reflected on the thrio. Sam man! He must be the best speecher ever! At Osgiliath he showed his true metal and moral and his unshakable loyalty to his friendship with Frodo.

The_Necromancer0:
I found this on 9gag so I'll just leave it here

If you find the pic a bit small click here

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