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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the second installment of The Lord of the Rings series and the fifth one over all of Middle-earth.


Summary[]

The company of the Fellowship has split up. Frodo and Sam have went on to complete the mission. Meanwhile, Merry and Pippin are being taken to Isengard. The Orcs are being presued by their companions, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. Instead, the trio comes across Gandalf, who has returned from the dead as Gandalf the White and leads them for the battle against evil.

Synopsis[]

Note: This is a summarization to the film's extended version.

Prologue[]

In a  flashback of the previous film, a view of Moria's mountains is seen and the sound of Gandalf's cries. Frodo again witnesses Gandalf fall into the abyss with him attacking Durin's Bane and falling into a cavern of water. However, Frodo wakes up alarmed and shouts Gandalf's name. Sam went to check up on Frodo, who replied that it was just a dream. 

Hunt continues[]

They believe them to be dead with Aragorn kicking in anger that they failed them. Legolas giving out a prayer in Elvish for believing Merry and Pippin are dead. However, Aragorn tracks their movement in the grass and notices that they laid together and Merry unhatched his dagger belt and they were chased by the Orc attacing them. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli make it to the edge of the scene, with Aragorn concluding they ran in there. Gimli questions what madness drove them in there.

Fangorn forest[]

Treebeard[]

In a flashback, the hobbits make it into Fangorn forest at first believing the orc chasing them is gone. Merry and Pippin are thrown onto the ground by Treebeard, both surprised when they face the white figure.

Gandalf reborn[]

Back in the present time, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli enter the forest. Gimli notices the orc blood spilt on a leaf. Then, Legolas feels the white Wizard approach

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • David Wenham was cast as Faramir due to his striking resemblence to Sesan Bean, who portrays Faramir's brohter, Boromir.
  • Viggo Mortensen broke two of his toes when he kicked the Uruk helmet while filming and actually, people thought he was acting
  • It would take six hours to render Gollum for six shots. Instead, Weta had to render Gollum in a shot or more.
  • The 10,000 Uruk-Hai battle chants for the Helm's Deep battle sequence were provided by a stadium of 25,000 cricket fans, who chanted the war chants, "Derbgoo, nashgshoo, derbgoo, dashshoo," spelled out on the Diamond Vision screen, with Peter Jackson himself leading the crowd.

Set Notes[]

  • Parts of the Helm's Deep building are later re-used for Minas Tirith's building parts.
  • The Dead Marshes were filmed at a water filled-parking lot, thus allowing others to see Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Andy Serkis performing on set.
  • The Main Door of Helm's Deep was built so heavily and so well that the real battering ram that was built to knock down the gates failed to do so until the door was weakened.

Prop notes[]

  • There were Christmas lights placed on set when Galadriel was on screen and her eyes glowed.

Film chronology[]

  • The events take place after The Battle of the Five Armies and The Fellowship of the Ring and before The Return of the King

    • Film connections[]

    • Frodo and Sam departed from the Fellowship in The Fellowship of the Ring.
    • Merry and Pippin were kidnapped by the Orcs and Uruk-Hai in the previous film
    • Gandalf fell with the Balrog in Moria in The Fellowship with the Ring.
    • Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn began hunting for the Orcs near the end.
    • Boromir was killed defending Merry and Pippin in The Fellowship of the Ring moments before dying.
    • The company separated in The Fellowship of the Ring and later reunite in The Return of the King.

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