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NEW ZEALAND · 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Synopsis
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas
Cinematic DNA
Peter Jackson studied Cy Endfield's Zulu to understand how to shoot a fixed fortification under overwhelming assault — the claustrophobia, the hopelessness, the small group of defenders holding ground against infinite odds. Helm's Deep mirrors Zulu's architecture: a fort, an inferior force, a superior enemy, mathematical certainty of defeat holding against will and courage. Jackson cites this in the Appendices. Zulu is available on Criterion Channel.
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